VHEC Veterinary Health Education Complex & Renovation
215,000 SF • FORT COLLINS, COLORADO
Colorado State University (CSU) has announced plans for a multi-phased upgrade and expansion of its current veterinary medicine and education facilities housed on the South Campus of CSU, in support of comprehensive, forward-thinking updates to the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine curriculum and cutting-edge clinical research activities.
Veterinary medicine is changing and growing, and Colorado State University’s top-ranked College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences is changing, too, with the future of the profession in mind. Livestock and tertiary care facilities will also be modernized, and clinical trials facilities will be expanded to serve CSU’s leadership in clinical and translational studies in advancing animal and human health.
The new veterinary health complex, is under construction and phase 1 will be completed in 2026. The project will transform the CSU South Campus as the site of professional training for all DVM students. The 215,000-plus square-foot expansion will include a veterinary education center and a primary care clinic. Renovations or expansions of current spaces will include a livestock teaching hospital, as an addition to the Johnson Family Equine Hospital, and an animal specialty hospital. In future phases, the existing James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital, originally constructed in 1978, will undergo a remodel and become the animal specialty hospital in support of clinical education and service.
The Tetrad Real Estate team is currently working closely with the user groups to define the program and help bring their vision to life though proper management of the design team and by ensuring the contracting partners were on time and on budget.