Campus Lighting Retrofit and Upgrades

As part of Sustainable Columbia’s Plan 2030 and NYC’s Local Law 88, the existing fluorescent light fixtures throughout several CUIMC campus buildings will be upgraded and replaced with LED light fixtures beginning in late August 2024. We anticipate this work will continue through late 2025.

Project Fact Sheet

• Project Locations: 
  • Allan Rosenfield Building
  • Hammer Health Sciences Center
  • Irving Cancer Research Center
  • Mary Lasker Biomedical Research Building 
  • Russ Berrie Medical Science Pavilion
  • Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons Building
  • Vagelos Education Center
  • William Black Building
• Project Scope: Replacement of existing fluorescent light fixtures; new light switch controls with dimming capabilities will be upgraded as well 
• Contractor: Pearl Street LED Lighting Systems
• Status: In progress

Project Updates

As we continue this project, lighting replacement schedules will be shared with each floor’s occupants before work starts, and printed signage will also be placed on each floor before work starts. For questions about this project, contact Gabriel Villegas, senior project manager, at gv2328@cumc.columbia.edu.

Activities listed here are subject to change based on approvals, University events, other requirements, and unforeseen circumstances.