Vaccine Manufacturing Airlock Addition

Location: West Point, PA

Client: Merck and Company

Value: $600,000

Precis Engineering provided architectural and engineering design to retrofit an aseptic vaccine manufacturing facility with new Grade B and C people and material airlocks. Additional doors and segregation airlocks were also provided between liquid and lyophilized production areas to meet regulatory requirements. Key components of the project included:

• Modification of eight existing air-handling units and controls
• Addition of new fan-powered HEPA filtration units and controls
• Pressurization monitoring and control to maintain differentials between spaces
• On-site testing, balancing, and commissioning support
• Phased plan for implementation within a fast-track, four-week construction window