Sustainable Facilities COP Resources

These resources are just one of the many benefits of being a Sustainable Facilities COP Member. Join the Sustainable Facilities COP and ask questions in the community discussions and gain solutions to real-world problems. Also, share your experience and expertise by responding to inquiries.

Note that only ISPE Members can engage in these activities. If you are not an ISPE Member, join ISPE and take advantage of all the benefits that membership has to offer.

Best Practices

• Best Practice Register ( 131 KB)
  Case studies on continuous processing, building design, energy conservation, process optimization, construction methods, green chemistry, and green packaging
• Best Practice: Condensing Steam Boiler - Recover Every Last Drop (Pfizer Bornem Doc) ( 429 KB)
  This case study discusses the unconventional but successful use of a condensing steam boiler that can offer as much as 10% in fuel savings.
• Best Practice: GSK Innovative Manufacturing Initiative (GSK Doc) ( 438 KB)
  This case study discusses a novel means of pharmaceutical manufacturing that answers the need for sustainable manufacturing techniques: continuous processing or process intensification for the manufacturing of API.
• What is Sustainability? ( 932 KB)
  A presentation by the Sustainable Facilities COP explores the answers to this question through the eyes of customers, pharmaceutical companies, suppliers and designers, and engineers.
• Green Ideas ( 244 KB)
  Quick tips focusing on reducing air change rates, packaging material reduction, alternate fuel sourcing, gowning material re-use, and low VOC flooring.
• The Greening of Pharma Webcast: Saving Energy (and Money) in Manufacturing Facilities ( 10 MB)
  These are screen shots of the slides given during this free-to-watch webcast on October 15, 2009. This webcast focused on current best practices in energy management.
• Lessons Learned in Sustainability from Centecor’s Award Winning Project ( 1 MB)
  A presentation by Con Leddy of the PM Group looks at lessons learned, sustainability achievements, and sustainable energy engineering from Centocor Biologics Ireland’s BioCork project, Category Winner of the 2009 FOYA for Sustainability.
• Labs 21 Presentation - What is a sustainable lab? ( 181 KB)
• Labs 21 Presentation - Designing Sustainable Labs ( 9 MB)

Presentations from the ISPE UK Southern Region Seminar on September 09, 2009

• Sustainability Improvement in the Pharmaceutical Industry ( 2 MB)
  This presentation was given by Andy Gibson of Pfizer, UK and Nigel Lenegan of Energy and Carbon Solutions Ltd, UK.
• Legislation Task Team Presentation ( 6 MB)
  The presentation was given by Mr Rob Bowen of Facilties Integration in the UK.
• Best Practice Task Team Presentation ( 4 MB)
  The presentation was given by Mr Richard Larkin of Foster Wheeler in the UK.
• Technical Task Team Presentation ( 4 MB)
  The presentation was given by Mr David Mellon of Arup in the UK.
• Case Study Pfizer Building B530 3rd Floor Flexible Lab Fit-out ( 4 MB)
  This presentation was given by Paul Janssenswillen of SciTech Engineering Ltd in the UK on the subject of the flexible lab fit-out created within an existing building.
• Pfizer's approach to sustainability and energy reduction ( 4 MB)
  The presentation was given by Mr David Mellon of ARUP in the UK.

General Resources

• ISPE UK Annual Conference 2010 - Sustainable Facilities COP Update ( 2 MB)
  Presentation given to delegates at the ISPE UK Affiliate Annual Conference held on November 18. 2010.
• March 20, 2009 - Minutes of the Meeting of UK & Europe based Sustainable Facililties COP members ( 321 KB)
• Why Should I join the Sustainable Facilities COP? Overview Presentation 2009 ( 2 MB)
  A presentation by Nigel Lenegan, Chair of the Sustainable Facilities COP, gives an introduction and overview of this ISPE community. Learn about its purpose, goals, and action plans to meet those goals.
• UK Carbon Reduction Commitment: Preparing for a New Climate Changing Policy 2009 ( 41 KB)
• Pharmaceuticals Sector Carbon Emissions Study - Final Report' produced by the UK's 'Carbon Trust' organization ( 825 KB)
  This is the August 2009 release of the 'Pharmaceuticals Sector Carbon Emissions Study - Final Report' produced by the UKs 'Carbon Trust' organization.
• Future of Energy Legislation Presentation Sept. 2008 ( 1 MB)
  David Bleicher, AUE Conference 2008
• S-Lab Newsletter
  Link to the online newsletter from the S-Lab (Safe, Successful and Sustainable Lab), an initiative of the Higher Education Environmental Performance Improvement (HEEPI) project. S-Lab works in collaboration with the US Labs21 initiative.
• The Carbon Trust: Relevant Web Site for Sustainable Facilities
  Agency with the mission to accelerate the move to a low carbon economy by working with organisations to reduce carbon emissions and develop commercial low carbon technologies
• EnviroWise: Relevant Web Site for Sustainable Facilities, UK
  Envirowise delivers free, independent advice to UK businesses. This assistance enables companies to increase profitability and reduce environmental impact
  

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