Projects

Colorado College - Russel T.  Tutt Science Center
Colorado Springs, Colorado

Estimated Construction Cost:  $12,000,000

Cator, Ruma & Associates was selected to provide mechanical and electrical engineering design for the Russell T. Tutt Science Center at the Colorado College. The Center is a three-story 50,000 square foot classroom, office and science laboratory, which includes computer labs, chemical (wet) labs, animal labs, lecture halls and conference centers. High performance glass was used.  A LEED^TM certification was granted.  

General office and classroom spaces are equipped with operable windows. The heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) control system is interlocked with the windows to disable the HVAC system when the windows are open, allowing for natural ventilation. 

The building's mechanical, plumbing and lighting systems were designed as a learning tool for students to enhance their knowledge and study energy consumption and conservation methods. A state-of-the-art energy management system and lighting control system was designed and integrated with the Campus' main computer system. Digital monitoring of the various systems will be accessible from any computer station and will show the energy consumption for each individual system, plus energy consumption of the building as a whole.

Cator, Ruma & Associates received a Merit Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies for their design of this project in the 2004 Engineering Excellence competition.

This project also received First Place in the ASHRAE Region IX 2003/2004 Technology Competition.

• A LEED^TM Certified rating was received for the Tutt Science Center on February 25, 2005 with 26 points.  
• The Center is the first LEED^TM certified building in Colorado Springs.
• It is the fourth building in the State of Colorado to be certified under version 2.0.

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