CPL partnered with Atrium Health Wake Forest University School of Medicine to design and construct an ABSL-3 Research Facility in an eight-month timeframe.
Photographer: Jim Roof Creative
Client
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist School of Medicine
Location
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Total Project Cost
$4 M
Project Type
Academic, Science & Technology
Completed
2021
Size
2,800 sq. ft.
Services
Architecture, Planning
Originally intended for vaccine research and testing, this facility begins with a dedicated vestibule, featuring a Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) room for dressing and undressing. Inside, it houses two process labs, a holding room for various animal species such as swine, sheep and non-human primates, as well as a procedure and monitoring space and a necropsy room. The holding room can be effortlessly converted to accommodate individually vented cage racks for future rodent studies.
To prioritize environmental sustainability, the facility incorporates a chemical effluent decontamination system with redundant capacity to treat and assess liquid biological waste and an alkaline hydrolysis system for efficient animal carcass disposal. Decontamination can be conducted room-by-room or centrally with a vaporized hydrogen peroxide system.
Comprising three modular units, constructed and outfitted off-site, this ABSL-3 research facility was seamlessly transported and connected to pre-installed utilities on-site. Equipped with highly advanced equipment and research capabilities, it stands ready to support the university’s T2 translational research programs, dedicated to tackling complex disorders and diseases.
