Awards & Recognition

On October 21, 2009, Joe Ienuso accepted the Women Builders Council's (WBC) 2009 Champion Award at the Bank of New York Mellon. In this, the council's third annual event, attendees honored outstanding women in the field and also celebrated the Champion Award honorees, including Joe Ienuso. Joe was honored for his steadfast support of women in construction. Gary LaBarbera, president of the Building & Construction Trades Council of New York, presented Joe with his award. To view additional photos and a video interview with Joe, please visit: http://www.wbcnyc.org/

Baker Field Athletic Complex received a 2008 PGMS Green Star Award. The sports complex was honored in the category of athletic fields and is recognized as one of the best in grounds management. Click here to read more.  

Executive Vice President of Columbia University Facilities Joseph A. Ienuso accepted the leadership award on behalf of the University at this year’s Energy New York Awards (ENYA), organized by the New York Energy Consumers Council and presented on April 29. The awards honor organizations and/or individuals who demonstrate exceptional qualities of vision, innovation and leadership in strengthening the energy reliability and economic competitiveness of New York. A significant number of the campus sustainability initiatives that Columbia has taken on to conserve energy, build green and reduce greenhouse gas emissions—many of which have been highlighted in these e-newsletters—involve leadership, partnership or implementation across the University. Congratulations to all of the students, faculty and staff whose collective efforts are essential to our building a culture of environmental quality on campus. Click here to read more.

Columbia's Gary C. Comer Geochemistry Building on the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Campus recently received three awards for its design. The building was named Lab of the Year by R&D Daily and the Scientific Equipment and Furniture Association (SEFA). It also received a Merit Award for Excellence in Architecture for a New Building (one of only two projects recognized in this category) by The Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) and the American Institute of Architects Committee on Architecture for Education (AIA-CAE). The geochemistry building also garnered an Award for Design in the 2009 Sustainable Design Awards, sponsored by the Boston Society of Architects Committee on the Environment and the American Institute of Architects. For more information, click here. 

2828 Broadway won an Award of Merit as one of the Best New Mixed use buildings in New York from New York Construction. The building house The School at Columbia and faculty housing.

New York Construction has awarded Lenfest Hall with its Best of 2005 Award of Merit as one of the best new high rise residential buildings in New York. In 2004, the building also won an honorable mention as the best new student residence building in the country from Multifamily Executive Magazine. Lenfest, the Law School's dormitory, boasts 211 furnished apartments with their own kitchens and bathrooms. The 122,100-sq.-ft., 16-story structure was recognized for its design, which integrates with the surrounding neighborhood. Read more here.

(BALTIMORE) - The Professional Grounds Management Society (PGMS) recognized Columbia University in New York City with a Grand Award in the Society's 2007 Green Star Awards competition. The award was given in the Urban University Grounds category for exceptional grounds maintenance. Winners were honored during the Society's 2007 School of Grounds Management held in conjunction with the GIE+EXPO in Louisville, Ky., (Oct. 24-27). Read More here.

Columbia University was the recipient of an Engineering Excellence Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of New York (ACECNY) for the renovation of 615 West 131st Street, also known as the Studebaker Building.  The award, which recognizes engineering achievements that demonstrate a high degree of ingenuity, was presented during ACECNY's 2008 awards reception on March 29th at the Waldorf-Astoria.  Congratulations to Fran Fitzgerald, Ruth Shragowitz, Jo Donna Lamb, Irwin Lefkowitz and Doug McKean, the Columbia University Facilities project management team members.  The consulting engineering firm for the Studebaker project was Joseph R. Loring & Associates and the architect was The Switzer Group. Read More Here. 

The Educational Interiors Showcase award was awarded to  architect Stephen Yablon for his design of Columbia's Department of Industrial Engineering & Operations Research. Read more here.