HIGHER EDUCATION

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With our higher education clients, our designs focus on the institution's ability to deliver on its academic mission. At the end of the day, a higher education facility's success is measured not just by the experience of students and faculty, but also by the real costs behind the scenes maintaining and delivering essential building services that support learning, research, and campus life.

While the institution's priority is always the student, the realities of operating a modern higher education facility are far more complex than they appear. Academic buildings must serve diverse and evolving program needs, from research laboratories and performance spaces to housing and athletic facilities, each carrying distinct engineering demands. ST+B's engineering team understands what it takes to make these facilities succeed in an environment where funding is hard-won, innovation is constant, and building systems must adapt to the changing needs of each new generation of students.

ST+B brings deep experience to higher education projects, where the pressure to deliver high-performing facilities on constrained budgets is a constant reality. We engage early in the process to help institutions make informed decisions about MEP systems before those decisions become costly to change. Our role doesn't end at design — we stay closely engaged through construction to ensure the systems we specify are built as intended. These are long-lived buildings that will serve students, faculty, and communities well beyond any single generation, and we take seriously the responsibility to design systems that are efficient, maintainable, and built to last.

“Other engineers ask us what we want and then proceed with what we say we think we want. ST+B Engineering provides necessary engineering option analysis with recommendations on which is the best. Refreshing and different. Our team appreciates the option debate driving to the best solution.”

Mike Bowker

Colorado School of Mines Director of Design and Construction

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Higher Education Experience - Projects List

  • Colorado School of Mines — Golden, CO

    • Campus Infrastructure

    • Utility Master Planning

    • Berthoud Hall Hazardous Exhaust Fan Replacement

    • Coolbaugh Hall Exhaust Fan Replacement

    • Alderson Hall Exhaust Fan Replacement

    • Jackson Building MEP System Improvements

    • CP6 Central Plant Buildout

    • CP5 Chiller Replacement

    • SC South AHU Replacement

    • GRL Annex Fuel Cell Lab Build-Out

    • EX Electrical Assessment

  • University of Colorado Boulder — Boulder, CO

    • North of Boulder Creek Utilities

    • Multi EDEP & WDEP Fire and Hazard Upgrades

    • PDPS Chiller to Chilled Water Conversion

    • Marine Court Buildings A, B & C

    • Willard Hall Maintenance

    • Norlin Library Gender-Neutral Restroom

    • ECEE 214 & 218 Lab Renovations

    • AERO Flight Simulator Feasibility Study

    • ARMR Boiler Replacement

  • CU Anschutz — Aurora, CO

    • A01 Office Addition

  • University of Wyoming — Laramie, WY

    • Wyoming Hall Utility Relocation

    • Prexy's Pasture Thermal Hot Water

    • Physical Science Magnet Lab Build-Out

    • Education Building Utility Tie-in

    • Merica Hall Steam Upgrades

    • Biological Sciences Evaporation Cooler

    • Animal Science Refrigeration Upgrade

    • Visual Arts Building Solar Thermal Demolition

    • East Campus Medium Voltage Study

    • Chilled Water Storage Tank Investigation

    • Hansen Building Heating Study

    • Aven Nelson Building Study

    • RMMC Direct Bury Steam Routing Study

    • Zoology Campus Generator Replacement

  • Laramie County Community College — Cheyenne, WY

    • Generator Replacements

    • Lighting Replacements

    • Fume Hood Renovations

    • ACC Heat Pump Renovation

    • SCI Fume Hoods Phase 2

    • Residence Hall Boilers

    • Service Gear Replacement

    • CCC Restroom Renovation

    • Hi-Bay Lighting Replacements

  • Eastern Wyoming College — Torrington, WY

    • Tebbet Hall Boiler Replacement

    • Lancer Hall Generator

    • Fine Arts Electrical Gear

  • Western Wyoming Community College — Rock Springs, WY

    • GRC HVAC Upgrade

    • Walk-In Coolers/Freezers Review

  • Pikes Peak State College — Colorado Springs, CO

    • Rampart Campus Engineering Lab Remodel

    • Downtown Campus Music Rooms

  • Northwest Community College — Sheridan, WY

    • Sheridan Tech Center Renovation

  • Morgan Community College — Fort Morgan, CO

    • Lab Remodel Spaces

    • Career Services Remodel

  • Eastern Illinois University — Charleston, IL

    • Utility Tunnel Repairs