WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY NEC RESEARCH FACILITY

Situated at the heart of Wright State University’s campus, the new Neuroscience Engineering Collaboration (NEC) building brings together preeminent neuroscientists, neurologists, engineers, and students who will be trained as the next generation of innovators and healthcare providers — all focused on the diagnosis and treatment of neurological diseases and disorders. HEAPY provided engineering design for this modern center for translational research and collaboration, which features highly integrated labs, core resources, and interactive student spaces.

The four-story building features a central atrium surrounded by collaboration spaces, office suites, and an auditorium. Branching from the central atrium are two wings filled with laboratories, designed to be efficient, flexible, and adaptable to support a variety of research endeavors.

Lab spaces include: biomedical, CLEAN ROOMS (CLASS 10,000, 1,000, 100), molecular and cell biology, medical instruction, secure observation rooms for behavioral studies and kinematics, vibrationfree areas for sensitive laser and magnetic resonance imaging and electrophysicology, secure surgery and dissection areas, and secure hazardous material bulk storage.

A Laboratory Animal Resource (LAR) facility, located in the basement of a nearby building, is connected to the NEC via a fully secured access tunnel. The LAR supports observation, surgery, testing, ultrasound/ microscopy, and behavioral rooms, as well as manages animal waste and carcasses from the core histology laboratories.

The building was designed with a rooftop mechanical penthouse, regular and emergency power systems, a new electrical substation, purification systems to provide R0 and DI water, CO2 and vacuum systems, and fume hoods and specialty exhaust systems.

TECHNOLOGY DESIGN featured a secure local network linking data acquisition instruments to offline workstations, as well as back-up mechanisms to ensure the integrity and security of sensitive and valuable research data.

SERVICES

Commissioning

SIZE

116,000 SF COST

$24,031,990