GES provided mechanical, plumbing and fire protection engineering services for the phased renovation of 15,000 sf, spanning two floors. Spaces included equipment rooms, tissue culture labs, cold room, dark room, microscopy lab, zebra fish lab and procedure lab for the renovated vivarium. Prior to the start of design, GES’ conducted detailed planning and programming sessions with the NEI user groups to understand their mission as well as their requirements for specialized equipment and laboratory facilities, including requirements for bioresearch laboratories and vivaria.