Between 2000 and 2007, ZW assisted Carleton University in completing 17 separate new construction and renovation projects to expand and revitalize the campus. Many of the projects in this $250M program ran concurrently and on fast-tracked schedules. The National Wildlife Research Centre (NWRC) was part of this revitalization.

The NWRC is an outside Government organization that partners regularly with Carleton University on research endeavors.

The benefit of having the NWRC on campus was recognized and the project was started. The building consists of wet and dry labs and offices and has room for future expansion. The building attaches to the Nesbitt Building with direct access to the greenhouse and tunnel system on campus.