COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO
Chicago, IL
With nearly 12,500 students and 22 buildings in the heart of Chicago’s South Loop, Columbia College Chicago is constantly updating its building systems to modernize the campus. Columbia College Chicago’s commitment to historic South Loop buildings presents a unique architectural and engineering opportunity. McGuire Engineers (MEPC) has been working closely with the college’s facilities department to plan and implement campus wide upgrades to its electrical services, boilers, cooling plants and fire prevention systems.
SERVICES PROVIDED
Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing Engineering
Life Safety Engineering
Building Automation
Feasibility Studies
ENGINEERING HIGHLIGHTS
- 623 S. Wabash, 10th Floor Arts & Design Workshop. Gut Rehab of floor to facilitate modernization of wood, metal, clay and paint shop for A&D Department.
- 623 S. Wabash, 8th Floor Arts & Design Lecture Room. Gut Rehab of floor for A&D workshops & lecture halls.
- 623 S. Wabash, Complete Renovation of Ventilation System. The project uses an existing light well to deliver conditional air to existing & newly renovated floors. The project was designed so that it can be phased over time allowing the college to renovate floors on their schedule.
- 1104 S. Wabash, Air Handling & Cooling System Modernization.
- 600 S. Michigan, Boiler Plant Modernization and electrical service upgrade.
- 618 S. Michigan, Boiler and Chiller Plant Modernization.
EXPLORE OUR WORK
THE MOMENTARY
McGuire Engineers provided MEP Engineering Design services to re-purpose a 7-year-old decommissioned Kraft food Processing plant into a 66,000 SF contemporary art space in Bentonville, Arkansas.
Confidential Global Manufacturing HQ
McGuire Engineers was tasked to redesign infrastructure systems for a Fortune 500 Confidential Global Manufacturing Client, for two (2), forty-five-year-old buildings to increase energy efficiency and upgrade to the latest technology.
NEW STUDENT CENTER, COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO
McGuire Engineers has provided engineering services for the mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection systems for several buildings within the Columbia College Chicago campus.
Theater Arts Building Renovation, COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO
McGuire Engineers has provided engineering services for the mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection systems for several buildings within the Columbia College Chicago campus.
THE DAYTON’S PROJECT
The project consists of the renovation and repositioning of the Macy’s building (formerly Dayton’s building) located at 700 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, Minnesota.
THE OLD POST OFFICE, 433 W. VAN BUREN ST.
McGuire Engineers, Inc. was hired by 601W Companies in 2015 and has been responsible for the complete renovation of all MEP/FP and Technology infrastructure for the building.
Uber Corporate Headquarters
McGuire Engineers was tasked to provide MEP engineering, LEED & Well services for 450,000 SF of office space for Uber corporation.
home chef Chicago office
McGuire Engineers has recently completed MEP & FP Engineering Services for approximately a 75,000 RSF office spaces including a 4,700 RSF test kitchen for Home Chef at 433 W. Van Buren.
IMC CHICAGO, 233 S. WACKER
IMC stands for International Marketmakers Combination and is a privately-held company founded in Amsterdam in 1989 by two traders working on the open outcry floor of Europe’s first options exchange.
LYCÉE FRANÇAIS DE CHICAGO
The Lycée Français de Chicago (LFC) educates children Pre K – 12 through a rigorous dual-language curriculum that integrates the French educational system with a strong American program and the International Baccalaureate.
