CLEANROOMS & CONTAMINATION CONTROL: SUSTAINABILITY


Jonathan Newell visits Connect 2 Cleanrooms in Lancashire to see how simulation, decentralised air handling and monitoring is bringing improved energy management to industrial cleanrooms


perators of cleanrooms in pharmaceutical, healthcare and advanced manufacturing operations are coming under increasing pressure to improve


MEETING THE STANDARD Different industries have varying


Similarly, in advanced manufacturing


the efficiency of their facilities to more sustainable levels. In doing so, facilities managers are faced with the dilemma of striking the right balance between high levels of cleanliness and a reduced carbon footprint. Achieving that balance can provide significant rewards relating to reduced operating costs and a more sustainable operation.


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approaches to clean air facilities depending on regulatory norms. According to technical manager Sam Armer at Connect 2 Cleanrooms (C2C), most of the time pharmaceutical and medical companies have stricter controls. This is because they take the normal ISO14644 standard for cleanroom design, build and testing then add a few layers of compliance on top, such as an at-rest acceptable level of contamination as well as an operational level, thanks to the required GMP standard.


there are various levels of stringency in the application of standards, particularly in highly regulated industries such as defence and aerospace. According to Armer, C2C’s model of being a design, build, install, test and monitoring/maintenance partner, as well as furniture, equipment and consumable supplier, is an advantage to such industries to ensure their clean facilities are installed within the specification and are operated in accordance with continuing compliance. On the issue of how sustainability fits


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sustainable approach


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