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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Research Facility

Scope

Convert an existing 31,000 sq. ft. shell warehouse space to satisfy the clinical quality research and manufacturing needs of the pharmaceutical customer. The completed facility contains two (2) clean room suites, a quality control center, an administration area, as well as a conditioned warehouse space.  The design incorporates various owner furnished equipment such as modular clean rooms, walk-in freezers, fume hoods, bio-safety cabinets, snorkels, autoclaves, and other laboratory-related equipment.

Owner
Visible Genetics

Mechanical Contractor
Mann Mechanical

Prime Consultant
Kohl, Gramigna Architects

Construction Cost
$3,500,000 (mechanical)

Special Circumstances

• Rush design build project completed in less than one year.

• Class 1,000 Clean Rooms contained within each Class 10,000 Clean Room suite including a cascading pressurization of laboratory/development spaces.

• Two (2) custom 27,500 air-handling units supply conditioned HEPA filtered air to the clean room suites.

• De-ionized water system.

• Strict room parameters – 68°F-72°F and 30%-50% RH - required to maintain under normal operating conditions.