CENTRIA Products Contribute To Merck & Co., Inc.’s Facility Of The Year Award
Building Uses Formawall® Dimension Series®, Formavue™ Integrated Window Systems For Its Global Clinical Supplies Manufacturing, Packaging And Warehouse Expansion
Moon Township, PA - CENTRIA’s high performance, aesthetically-pleasing, sustainable products were used extensively for Merck Inc.’s Global Clinical Supplies Manufacturing, Packaging and Warehouse Expansion project, which recently won the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering’s (ISPE) 2011 Facility of the Year Award. A clean, sleek look was created across three buildings by using Formawall® Dimension Series® wall panels and Formavue™ Integrated Window Systems, C/S Sunshades and C/S Louvers.
“CENTRIA’s products played a key role in helping us successfully execute our hybrid design approach,” said Eric Bohn, Principal, Jacobs/Wyper Architects, LLP, the design firm responsible for the project. “This project included three radically different buildings—an existing decommissioned warehouse that was renovated for improved clinical manufacturing and development, a new three-floor operations support facility, and a modular pilot plant for primary manufacturing operations. We needed lightweight products that could be easily installed on varied substrates and that would aesthetically unify these buildings.”
Merck Inc.’s goal for this facility, and what the design needed to accommodate, was the expansion, enhancement and integration of their core drug product development, manufacturing processes and packaging capabilities.
Working on three buildings simultaneously required careful coordination by the project team to construct new buildings that would meet Merck’s strategic need to increase productivity and efficiency, as well as renovating and adapting an existing structure.
“It was important for us to choose versatile exterior building products that would maintain continuity between the buildings,” said Bohn. “While the new office building required application to a conventional steel structure, the 30-40 year-old-warehouse included a wide range of masonry due to expansion and repairs over the years. The project also included modular building construction for the primary manufacturing operations and a support facility. We were able to install CENTRIA’s lightweight, flexible products on these diverse structures without any structural impediments.”
Known for aesthetics, performance and sustainability, CENTRIA is an industry leader in the design, development and manufacture of architectural metal wall and roof systems. This particular project used CENTRIA’s Formawall® Dimension Series®, which provides both advanced thermal efficiency and moisture control in a single panelized component. Compared to traditional multi-component wall construction – typically requiring up to seven separate components such as a rainscreen, an air barrier, exterior gypsum sheathing, fiberglass insulation and a vapor barrier – Formawall Dimension Series only requires one component, making it one of today’s preferred wall systems. CENTRIA Formavue™ Integrated Window Systems, C/S Sunshades and C/S Louvers (joint creations of CENTRIA and Construction Specialties, Inc.) integrated seamlessly with the Formawall panels, and are attractive, weather-resistant and feature a standard thermal break that provides enhanced efficiency.
The ISPE Facility of the Year Award recognizes state-of-the-art pharmaceutical manufacturing projects that utilize innovative technologies to enhance the delivery quality of a project and reduce the cost of producing high-quality medicines. Now in its seventh year, ISPE has received award submissions from more than 25 different countries and territories, marking its competitive international nature.
About ISPE
ISPE, the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering, is the Society of choice for 22,000 technical professionals working in or serving the manufacturing sector or drug development in the pharmaceutical industry in 90 countries. ISPE aims to be the catalyst for "Engineering Pharmaceutical Innovation" by providing Members with opportunities to develop their technical knowledge, exchange practical experience within their community, enhance their professional skills, and collaborate with global regulatory agencies and industry leaders. Founded in 1980, ISPE offers online learning opportunities for a global audience and has its worldwide headquarters in Tampa, Florida, USA; its European office in Brussels, Belgium; an Asia Pacific office in Singapore; and its newest office in Shanghai, China. Visit www.ISPE.org for additional Society news and information.
About Merck
Today's Merck is a global healthcare leader working to help the world be well. Merck is known as MSD outside the United States and Canada. Through prescription medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies, and consumer care and animal health products, Merck works with customers and operates in more than 140 countries to deliver innovative health solutions. The company also demonstrates its commitment to increasing access to healthcare through far-reaching policies, programs and partnerships. For more information, visit www.merck.com.
About Jacobs/Wyper Architects
Jacobs/Wyper Architects LLP is an architectural, planning and interior design firm with a focus on designing projects for corporate and educational clients. The firm is registered in 14 states and works primarily in the Mid-Atlantic and northeast regions of the country. Several Jacobs/Wyper architects have been certified by the US Green Building Council as LEED Accredited Professionals, and the firm is working on projects in adherence with the USGBC’s LEED Rating System. For more information, visit www.jacobswyper.com.
About CENTRIA
CENTRIA innovations in architectural metal wall and roof systems are helping building teams around the world reimagine the building envelope. From inspiration through installation, CENTRIA provides the highest level of expertise including service and support from an elite Dealer Network. Based in Pittsburgh (Moon Township, Pa.), CENTRIA's metal architectural systems are the perfect combination of science and aesthetics, offering advanced thermal and moisture protection, the broadest spectrum of design options, truly integrated components, and superior sustainability. CENTRIA invites you to explore the limitless possibilities metal provides for your next project and to reimagine metal at CENTRIA.com/ReimagineMetal or find CENTRIA on Facebook.