Location: 400 West 117th Street
Completion :2009
Owner: Columbia University Dept. of Capital Project Management
Square Footage : 38,000 SF
Construction Manager: Sciame
Architect:Bogdanow Partners Architects
Sustainable Consultant: Sustainable Design Collaborative
Structural Engineer of Record: Radhi Majmudar PE of DMP
LEED Rating: Gold.

"The restored, renovated Columbia University Faculty House exudes the graciousness and beauty befitting its 1920s McKim, Mead & White design and the hospitality befitting its role as community gathering place.” Sam G. White, great grandson of architect Stanford White and a principal in the New York architectural firm Platt Byard Dovell White. It involved hiring LEED-accredited professionals, including Sciame Construction Co., Bogdanow Partners Architects, and Sustainable Design Collaborative. Their attention has focused on exterior restoration, as well as interior renovation of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, lighting, plumbing, and electrical systems; reuse of existing materials; use of local materials - many with recycled or low-emitting content; recycling of construction debris; use of non-toxic cleaning materials; implementation of a green education program; and donation of the old kitchen equipment to a non-profit educational program in Honduras.

As Engineer-of-Record, Ms. Majmudar was responsible for the structural engineering renovations for this 38,000 square foot red brick and limestone building originally constructed in 1923, which serves as a gathering place for social and intellectual interaction among University faculty as well as alumni and graduate students. Structural renovations included interior beam and column modifications, new addition to the fourth floor, new entryway system, and two new elevators (dumbwaiters) for food transport. LEED Certified with its energy efficient lighting, energy efficient windows, and recycling of construction debris. The structural renovations were completed in 2009.