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Designing a cleanroom requires careful consideration of various factors to ensure the highest level of cleanliness and contamination control.

Cleanrooms are specialized workspaces for critical processes and operations. They are designed to maintain strict standards of cleanliness for certain types of manufacturing and product preparation. Cleanrooms are commonly used for some applications in the manufacture of electronics, semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and aerospace equipment, as well as in labs and research settings.

Cleanroom design is a critical component of maintaining a sterile and contaminant-free environment. The design of a cleanroom is essential to ensure that the required level of cleanliness is achieved and maintained. Cleanroom design requirements and best practices vary depending on the industry and application.

Our experienced cleanroom design teams can support you with all aspects of the design and specification requirements of your cleanroom project, bringing experience and knowledge of traditional and specialist cleanroom panel systems. We can assist from project conception to facility handover and validation, with feasibility studies, Capex / budget costs, design for tender process or as part of a design and build project.

In the United States, ISO 14644-1 is regarded as the gold standard for cleanroom construction. Cleanroom standards help define and measure expected outcomes but do not always provide a clear roadmap on how to achieve them. In parallel, GMP, IEST, USP, EU, and ASHRAE standards may provide more specific methodologies for air quality classification, testing equipment, and validation methods.

If you arrive here for the first time, you should know that this article takes part in a series of design considerations for cleanroom HVAC calculations. Previous considerations you should have clear to proceed with the cleanroom air balance are the following:

There are a number of best practice guides and benchmarks for cleanroom air change rates (ACR). Many of which reference charts dating back as far as 20+ years. Most commonly referenced are ISO 146144-4 for hourly air changes and air velocity rates, and Federal Standard 209E for fan filter ceiling coverages.

Cleanroom fan filter coverage is an important consideration when designing and constructing a cleanroom. Fan filter coverage is largely determined by cleanroom air flow requirements. A room with faster air change rates requires more airflow, thus will also require additional fan filter units to achieve the desired air flow velocity and room air change rates.

We will certify its cleanrooms to guarantee “as built” compliance with cleanliness standards. What matters, though, is how the cleanroom performs in real world applications—in your application, with your personnel and processing equipment.

How to make sure your industrial cleanroom is built on-time, on-budget and meets your cleanroom classification needs.