Preliminary
Budget Framework

A simplified estimation tool for IDNE 702. Costs are estimates only and intended for academic scenario planning.

01. Scope & Hard Costs $0

Total Square Footage (GSF) Estimated area of your facility

Construction Cost per SQFT New Lab: $400-600 | Renovation: $250-400 | Office: $150-250

Specialty Shielding / M.E.P. Upgrades Add lump sum for RF shielding (MRI) or vibration isolation

Imaging / scanners (MRI, CT, PET) Human 3T: ~$1.5-3M | 7T: ~$7-9M | Animal: ~$500k-1M

Microscopy & Optics 2-Photon: ~$300-500k | Confocal: ~$200-400k

Behavioral Rigs / Ephys Setup per rig: ~$20-50k

Computing / Server Infrastructure Data storage cluster, analysis workstations

Other Furniture & Equipment (FF&E) Benches, desks, chairs (~10% of construction cost)

Design & Engineering Fees Typically 10-15% of hard construction costs

Contingency Fund

Hard Construction $0

Equipment & FF&E $0

Soft Costs & Contingency $0

Total Project Budget $0

*This figure represents Day 1 Capital Expenditure only.