Confidential Pharmaceutical Company : Quality Control Laboratory

Project Features
Photovoltaic*
Chemistry
Fume hoods
Pure water
High efficiency heating and cooling
Boiler plant
Emergency power

Services Provided
Electrical
Mechanical
Plumbing

Size
23,000 sf laboratory
3,000 sf central plant

Completion Date
2008 Estimated

Construction Cost
$10,000,000

*Design and installation of photovoltaic panels is being managed by SDG&E

For the past ten years this pharmaceutical company has been dedicated to the development of medications for the treatment of diabetes and other related conditions. One of their current developments is a treatment for Type II diabetes. After years of clinical trials, the company is ready to begin production of this prescription therapy. Syska is providing the engineering design for the FDA-validated quality control and stability testing laboratory for production.

Syska has been challenged to complete engineering services for the new laboratory and central plant within an aggressive 12-month schedule. The laboratory space is located within an existing facility with rooftop load capacity limitations. The team is evaluating potential solutions to provide the complex systems necessary for the state-of-the-art facility while limiting the renovations to the existing structure. The plans also require flexible building systems and central plant capacity capable of supporting the facility's current program and future unknown uses. Additional design considerations include economizers, heat recovery and VAV systems to support energy-efficiency.