"Exactly. Building One is the critical path—we pour resources into getting the labs operational within 18 weeks. Building Two can lag by 6-9 weeks. Building Three might not fit out for weeks. But the site plan accommodates the full program from day one, which matters for master planning approval and financing."
"What about the architecture itself? BioLa's brand is all about transparency and innovation. Their marketing shows lots of glass, open labs, visible science."
"Which is mostly bullshit for recruiting purposes," I said bluntly. "Real research labs are closed environments with strict contamination control. You can't have floor-to-ceiling glass on a BSL-3 lab. But we can give them the impression of transparency."
"How?"
