Projects  /  Parachute Plasma Lab · Kentucky
Ground-up · Biomedical

From raw woods to a working plasma lab.

A 6,500 square foot plasma lab on a wooded lot in Radcliff, Kentucky. Cleared, graded, built and opened by one team.

Delivered by Spire's principals, Bill Breunig and Gary Kerber, before founding Spire in 2025.

6,500 SFGround-up, new construction
Radcliff, KY169 S. Wilson Road
Raw landTaken all the way to open
MEPMedical-grade mechanical, electrical and plumbing
The project

We started with nothing but trees.

No road. No pad. No utilities. This was a raw, wooded lot at 169 S. Wilson Road in Radcliff, Kentucky, and our team took it the whole distance. We cleared and grubbed the land, cut in the site and all-new infrastructure, and delivered a finished, code-compliant plasma lab of about 6,500 square feet, ready to open its doors.

A biomedical facility demands precision at every step: durable, sanitary finishes, medical-grade mechanical and electrical systems, and a layout built around a clinical workflow. Our team self-managed the job from clearing to opening, which is how quality and schedule held from the first tree felled to the day the doors opened.

  • Land clearing & grubbing
  • Site, grading & stormwater
  • Underground utilities
  • Foundations & concrete slab
  • Structural steel & framing
  • Envelope & TPO roofing
  • Full mechanical, electrical & plumbing
  • Interior build-out, casework & finishes
  • Paving, striping & landscaping
Finished plasma lab interior with suspended wood-slat linear lights and counters along both walls
Start to finish

From the woods up.

01 · Raw land

Just trees and dirt

The project began with an untouched, wooded lot. No road, no pad, no services. The first step was simply to walk the raw land and see what we were working with.

Bare hardwoods on the wooded lot before clearing, road at the left edge Brush and tree line across the raw site at dusk
02 · Clearing

Clearing the lot

We cleared and grubbed the site, removing trees and stumps and opening up the footprint for the new facility.

Felled trees and stumps on the ground during clearing Excavator on the stripped lot after clearing, bare earth to the tree line
03 · Earthwork & infrastructure

Cutting in the site

Grading, stormwater and all-new underground utilities turned raw ground into a build-ready pad, the infrastructure everything above would connect to.

Crew on the graded red clay pad with the excavator behind them Excavator digging the underground utility trench Compacted gravel sub-base spread across the building pad
04 · Foundation

A solid base

Forming, rebar and a full concrete slab, including a night pour to beat the heat, set the foundation for everything to come.

Rebar tied inside the slab edge formwork Night concrete pour with the pump truck boom overhead and crew under work lights Cured concrete slab with the first steel going up behind it
05 · Structure

Steel goes up

Structural steel and roof decking defined the building, going vertical fast once the slab cured.

Steel columns and roof joists with a scissor lift working below Exterior metal stud walls framed against the sky Boom lift at the roofline as the metal roof deck goes on
06 · Envelope & roof

Sealed against the weather

Sheathing, weather barrier, exterior panels and roofing dried the building in, protecting the work inside and setting up the interior trades.

Inside the steel frame as sheathing and weather barrier go on the walls Roofers on the TPO roof beside a rooftop unit curb Scaffold on the exterior as the finish panels are installed
07 · Systems & interior

Built for a clinical workflow

Medical-grade mechanical, electrical and plumbing, interior framing and drywall brought the precise layout a plasma lab requires to life.

Interior metal stud framing for the front counter Electrical service panels and gas piping on the exterior wall White exterior panels along the side elevation with the new concrete apron
08 · The finish

Doors open

Finishes, casework, signage, paving and landscaping closed out the job. The building was handed over complete and ready to operate.

Finished storefront with the Parachute sign and dark glass entry Finished interior looking down the room toward the side window
The full build

Every step, start to finish.

A deeper look behind the scenes: clearing, infrastructure, structure, systems and finish-out. Tap any photo to enlarge it.

Bare trees on the wooded lot, roadside view Wooded lot before clearing, tree line at last light Lot cleared and rough graded, excavator at the tree line Roller compacting the graded pad Stone base spread along the site drive, dozer in the background Graded red clay pad after rain, tree line beyond Gravel sub-base placed over the pad Skid steer beside an open utility trench Skid steer grading beside the spoil pile Crew forming footings in the excavated trenches Footing forms and rebar cages laid out in the trenches Continuous footing formed and poured Plumbing stub-ups rising out of the gravel pad Precast manhole set in the trench with the survey instrument behind Concrete storm structure with corrugated pipe connections Slab rebar mat on chairs, ready for the pour Night slab pour under work lights, crew placing concrete Fresh slab being finished, edge form still in place First steel columns and beams seen from the site drive Steel frame with roof joists, looking through the bays Under the new roof deck inside the steel frame Steel frame and roof deck from the parking side Telehandler parked at the exterior stud walls Exterior metal studs rising against a blue sky Metal roof deck seen from above Pink exterior sheathing panels going on the walls Sheathed wall with the exterior louver installed White TPO roof membrane with safety flagging Scaffold at the dark panel section of the exterior Exterior envelope finished in white, scaffold coming down Interior metal stud framing at the front counter, plywood base in place Scaffold inside the building for overhead work Scaffold on the storefront elevation at the corner Insulated ductwork run under the roof deck Conduit runs bent up the wall and across the ceiling Evaporator fans mounted inside the walk-in cold room Drywall hung and taped through the interior Electrical panel with breakers and wiring landed Copper piping and water heater in the mechanical closet Ceiling grid going in with the roof deck open above Ceiling grid and ductwork over the main room near the windows Suspended ceiling grid across the main room, tiles not yet set Corridor with door frames set and the ceiling still open Front desk framing with the plywood counter base Finished ceiling tiles and lighting in the main room Wood casework and countertop below a pass-through window Finished corridor with two doors and casework on both sides Finished building seen from the entry drive
The finished facility

Built to a higher standard.

Wood-slat linear pendants over the finished main room Front elevation of the finished plasma lab with signage lit Finished building corner and new paving from the parking lot Finished room with counters and the corridor beyond Finished corridor with doors and built-in casework Finished ceiling and windows in the main room

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