Sartorius wins LEED Platinum certification for manufacturing facility in Puerto Rico

The $20m new eco-friendly building plant provides space for two new cleanrooms for filter and bag manufacture, labs and offices.

Using harvested rainwater and air-handling unit condensate for cooling cleanrooms and supplying gray water to facilities, as well as for irrigation purposes, the new plant facility saves 85% of water, claims the company.

The facility with a photovoltaic system on the roof, also uses climate control technology, special building materials, and perforated metal fins and diaphanous screen walls for reducing sunlight and saving energy.

Sartorius Stedim Biotech executive committee member Volker Niebel said the certification acknowledges the green building measures that the company has taken to ensure protection of the environment.

"Our innovative building sets new standards and proves that careful planning enables ecological and economical concerns to be reconciled," Niebel added.