The Beehive project comprises state-of-art research and production facilities associated with the artificial repair of bone - in particular the development of a coagulant designed to stem the flow of blood in broken bones; previously beeswax was the only known effective solution, hence the reference to the “beehive project.”
Apatech’s beehive project comprised the fit out of a fallow area centrally located in a fully operational laboratory building. In this respect, it was essential that careful consideration be given to implementation of the works such that the close control environmental conditions within the existing laboratories were not adversely affected.
The new laboratories were designed to ISO 7 / ISO 8 standards, with close control required in terms of room temperature, relative humidity, HEPA filtration and air pressure regimes. Fortunately, the Plant
Room is located immediately above the new laboratories – subsequently this facilitated the design of supply / extract air handling units serving a number of similar type laboratories with the local / specific environmental conditions being controlled by dedicated heating / cooling trimmer batteries, constant and variable volume units. The latter VAV units are interlinked with the intermittent operation of LEV systems and fume cupboards, thus maintaining the required room pressure regimes whilst ensuring the correct directional cascade of air from clean to dirty areas.
