Understanding the Emissions Landscape
Pharmaceutical manufacturing has a clear emissions profile. Scope 1 covers on-site energy use and process emissions. Scope 2 covers purchased electricity and heat. Scope 3 spans upstream and downstream impacts, from raw materials to logistics. The structure is known. The challenge lies in execution.
M&E Systems: The Leverage Point for Emissions Reduction
Mechanical and electrical systems sit at the core of this challenge. HVAC, lighting, and power infrastructure drive the bulk of operational energy use. Their performance determines compliance, cost-efficiency, and carbon reporting accuracy. Each plant design decision has lasting implications.
Strategic Commitment in Action: Tritech’s Five-Year Plan
Pharma stakeholders now need engineering partners with environmental performance built into their operating model. Tritech’s 5-Year Business Strategy sets a technical direction aligned with national and European climate targets. The company has implemented ISO 14001 across its processes, reduced its own carbon footprint, and embedded decarbonisation targets into the delivery of every project.
Smart Systems, Lean Builds: Delivering on Decarbonisation Goals
On active sites, this strategy takes shape through design modelling, off-site fabrication, and precision-led system integration. In cleanrooms and production zones, BMS-controlled HVAC systems react to live data. Energy use follows demand. High-efficiency motors and intelligent lighting configurations remove excess load. Plantrooms arrive pre-commissioned, minimising on-site disruption and material waste.
Sustainability by Design: From Materials to Monitoring
Tritech applies a methodology known as “Sustainability by Design”. This begins in pre-construction, where engineers model the building using BIM tools and simulate energy performance using software like IES-VE and DesignBuilder. Material selection prioritises components with lower embodied carbon, while system specifications focus on high-efficiency equipment that supports long-term energy and water savings.
Data-Driven Scope 3 Reductions Through Integrated Design
Cleanrooms, laboratories and production zones are designed with optimised airflow and temperature regulation. Advanced HVAC systems, integrated with Building Management Systems, respond dynamically to real-time conditions. Variable speed drives on fans and pumps match output to demand. Efficient pipework and ducting reduce thermal loss, while smart layouts and resource recovery features support circular practices.
Engineering the Path to a Greener Pharmaceutical Sector
Scope 3 mitigation depends on accurate data. Tritech’s installations are embedded with smart sensors for temperature, humidity, pressure and occupancy, feeding into live analytics platforms. This enables pharma stakeholders to track resource use precisely, identify inefficiencies, and establish reliable metrics for ESG reporting.
By reducing both operational and embodied emissions, this approach supports full-lifecycle decarbonisation. Facilities benefit from greater energy control, reduced costs, and stronger reporting capabilities under frameworks like CSRD.
Pharma’s environmental future will be engineered. Success depends on technical clarity, measurable outcomes, and partners who design every system with long-term performance in mind.
Project Dunbrody – Integer Facility Expansion
Case Study – Project Dunbrody, Integer Expansion
- Off-site prefabrication (MMC)
Pre-built, pre-commissioned plantrooms reduced on‑site labour and waste
Accelerated phased handovers and improved QA control
- Comprehensive HVAC for ISO Class 7 cleanroom
Integrated AHUs, air‑cooled chillers, fan‑coil units, LPHW heating via air‑source heat pump + LPG boiler
Precision regulation of temperature, humidity, and air cleanliness
- Cutting wasted energy through advanced controls
Building Management System (BMS) with Motor Control Centre (MCC) for intelligent automation and monitoring
Real‑time responsiveness to shift conditions and occupancy
- Lean material use supports embodied carbon reduction
BIM-enabled clash detection ensured precision ductwork and pipework layout
Reduced rework and site disruption
- Resource-efficient services infrastructure
Domestic water, compressed air, process-gas and soil/waste systems specified for optimal capacity with minimal oversizing
These choices support lower energy needs and tighter resource oversight
- Environmental compliance with regulatory standards
NZEB and Part L regulations for energy efficiency were fully achieved or exceeded
Cleanroom technical compliance embedded in design and delivery
- Client-centric project delivery
Phased handovers allowed Integer to begin operations early
BIM co-ordination and LEAN principles ensured alignment with ongoing construction
To explore how engineered systems can reduce emissions and strengthen ESG performance in your facility, visit Tritech’s Sustainability Hub and speak with an M&E team committed to practical, measurable climate solutions, and discover how sustainability becomes a source of technical advantage.
