As featured in the New York Daily News, Bronx edition on October 11, 2012, "Lehman College officially opens a new 70 million, 69,000 s.f. Teaching & Research Center."

Lehman College, Science Hall: First CUNY Building to Achieve Top Green Building Rating- "(Lehman) earned *platinum status for an array of environmentally sustainable technologies, such as a rainwater/greywater system to clean and recirculate water for use in restroom flushing fixtures and rooftop solar panels to heat the building’s water. It is also equipped with a rooftop teaching and research greenhouse....The state-of-the-art facility was designed by architectural firm Perkins+Will and built by the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY). Contractors included construction manager Gilbane Construction Corp., general contractor Calcedo Construction.."

Calcedo's contract included all slabs on metal deck, all exterior skin
construction-comprised of brick, precast, sliding and curtain wall. Included also was teaching laboratories & prep area, research laboratories, environmental growth chambers, radiant floor heated rooftop green house and support offices for faculty and administration. The building also features a Main Atrium Area, four stories tall, with a cantilevered structural stair with glass panels & stainless steel lighted handrails, surrounded on two elevations by curtain wall.

Calcedo worked closely with the other prime mechanical contractors and the Construction Management Team in coordinating all mechanical systems, with their complexities. 

*The building is the first LEED certified building in the City University of New York with a PLATINUM certification, the highest green building ranking.

Owner:
Dormitory Authority of New York

Architect:
Perkins & Will

Construction Manager:
Gilbane Building Corp.

Contact:
John DiBiase     
          
Location:
2990 Goulden Ave. Bronx, NY
               
Project Cost:
$70,000,000

General Contractors Cost:
$29,000,000