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As a leading designer and supplier of cleanroom wall and ceiling systems, PortaFab offers a number of helpful articles on specifying and building a cleanroom.

Must-haves vs. nice-to-haves:  Selecting the Right Cleanroom Construction Materials
An informative article that discusses factors like the construction site, project schedule, costs, and regulations one must consider when specifying a cleanroom.

Effect of ISO on Microelectronics Cleanroom Design
This movement is an international effort in which the U.S. has participated and which has resulted in a multiple part document that in the opening years of the millennium may very well become the guiding document for cleanroom design in the U.S. and throughout the world. ISO 14644 CLEANROOMS AND ASSOCIATED CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENTS will most likely become very familiar to those of us who design cleanrooms.

Bio-Pharmaceutical Cleanroom Design Guideline
The purpose of this guideline is to provide design and constriction suggestions for cleanrooms housing bio-pharmaceutical processes.

The Successful Cleanroom Project
While there are discrete steps in the design and construction of a cleanroom, those projects deemed successful incorporate certain practices that promote flow of the construction process toward completion on time and within budget.