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Life Sciences |
Life sciences net zero,
planned in 12 weeks.
Sustainable facilities, decarbonized supply chains and net zero commitments for pharma, medtech and medical device leaders. Delivered by engineers, not general consultants.
Trusted By Leading Organizations
Challenges
Unique Sectorial Challenges
Life sciences sites combine 24/7 utilities, strict validation and planning constraints, and ambitious corporate targets that individual facilities are expected to deliver.
- Cleanroom HVAC, steam and chilled water systems running around the clock
- Multi-site portfolios at different maturity levels with no shared approach
- Growth and expansion plans that collide with emissions targets
- Scope 3 complexity across raw materials, logistics and travel
Solutions
How We Help
We design low-carbon utility systems that respect production continuity, validation and planning constraints, and we build the roadmaps that get them funded.
- FAST assessment: portfolio-wide strategy in as little as 12 weeks
- Energy Efficient Design studies in accordance with IS 399
- Heat pumps, heat recovery and electrification engineering
- ISO-aligned governance, measurement and verification
CASE STUDY 01
Global Medical Device Manufacturer
In 2023 this facility engaged Climeaction to deliver a comprehensive site-wide decarbonisation strategy through the FAST framework, supporting a 30% facility expansion while targeting a 35% reduction in Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions.
30%
expansion supported
40%
Boiler capacity gain
35%
Scope 1,2 & 3 reduction goal
The Challenge
Rising energy demand across a multi-building site, heavy reliance on steam and gas in the LPHW network, and significant cooling loads from ammonia chillers and open-loop cooling towers. Boilers were near minimum efficiency and could not support growth, strict planning restrictions ruled out new permanent structures, and no medium-voltage supply existed for new equipment.
The Solution
Energy Efficient Design study in accordance with IS 399:2021, modelling low-carbon heating and cooling pathways.
1.2 MW ammonia heat pump at 85 °C, three 1.2 MW ammonia chillers, two 1.5 MW cooling towers, 40 m³ buffer tank.
Boiler feed pipe relocation improving hydraulics and increasing boiler capacity by 40%.
Three-storey steel structure fabricated offsite to avoid planning constraints and minimise production disruption
CASE STUDY 02
Medical Devices Class III USA
A leading medical manufacturer in Georgia engaged Climeaction to run a full FAST assessment across its energy-intensive, multi-building campus, focused on steam, chilled water and HVAC systems.
$1.45M/yr
modelled savings
34.6 GWh
energy savings identified
4.8 yr
simple payback
The Challenge
Total 2024 site energy of about 80.7 GWh, with around 42 GWh of electricity and strong summer cooling peaks. Market-based Scope 2 was already eliminated through renewable procurement, leaving Scope 1 dominated by natural gas boiler steam across a multi-decade campus of mixed-vintage systems.
The Solution
FAST opportunity mapping across steam, HVAC, cleanroom air, chilled water and compressed air.
Portfolio of more than 25 decarbonisation opportunities with modelled savings.
Basis of Design for waste heat recovery displacing boiler steam.
ISO-aligned governance with measurement and verification routines
CASE STUDY 03
Life Sciences Sector
A life sciences client with over 10 facilities in Ireland engaged Climeaction to help achieve ambitious goals: 50% carbon reduction and a 50% water recycling rate within just a few years.
50%
carbon reduction goal
50%
Water reduction goal
12 Week
FAST strategy
The Challenge
Seven factories and three offices spread across geographies, each producing different products, each at a different maturity level in energy and water management, and each operating to individual standards with no regional approach in place.
The Solution
FAST Climate Action Strategy delivered in just 12 weeks.
300+ Scope 1 and 2 emissions sources and 250+ Scope 3 sources identified.
Scope 1 and 2 strategy centred on HVAC optimisation with heat pumps, electric boilers and heat recovery.
Scope 3 strategies: sustainable travel, nearshoring raw materials, track and trace for a high-emission raw material.
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FAQs
Your questions, answered.
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How quickly can we have a net zero plan?
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Do you work with medical device manufacturers?Yes, including global device manufacturers and Class III device production in the United States.
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How do you work around validated environments and uptime?We treat GMP compliance and uptime as fixed constraints rather than variables. Cleanroom HVAC, process heat and utilities are assessed against them, and nothing is proposed that puts either at risk.
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What standards do your audits follow?EN 16247 and ISO 50002, carried out by SEAI Registered Energy Auditors. The same work supports the energy review stage of ISO 50001.
Let’s talk
Talk to us about your facility
Tell us about your site, your validated areas and the targets you are working to, and a member of our team will come back to you.
Through a combination of data-driven insights and innovative approaches, we work closely with you to reduce carbon, save energy, and increase profits.
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