Melody Spradlin is a design construction leader offering 23 years of experience, 13 focusing on Biotech/Hi-Tech Construction. She has led complex projects as an officer in the USN Civil Engineer Corp at Genentech. She also served as a consulting professor in the Design Construction Integration Masters program at Stanford University. Melody is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Stanford University and New Hampshire College.
There�s a new word in the construction industry, and it�s music to the ears of many companies in recession-impacted San Francisco Bay Area: Repurposing. Photo courtesy of Risk Management Solutions There�s a new word in the construction industry, and it�s music to the ears of many companies in recession-impacted San Francisco Bay Area: Repurposing. BioMarin�s conversion of a warehouse into a manufacturing facility Novato is a typical example of the new trend to repurpose facilities instead of constructing from the ground, which can cost significantly more than even the most complex renovation. Ralf Elsasser, biotech focus group leader with Dome