“Carnegie Mellon University is grateful to Gilbane Building Company and our joint venture partner, Mosite Construction Company, for the excellent work they have done in constructing our new Robotics Innovation Center at Hazelwood Green,” said Carnegie Mellon University President Farnam Jahanian.
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“We are thrilled to celebrate this construction milestone, which brings us one step closer to realizing a new era of innovation and commercialization. Carnegie Mellon University is grateful to Gilbane Building Company and our joint venture partner, Mosite Construction Company, for their outstanding work in building our new Robotics Innovation Center at Hazelwood Green. Their engagement with the Greater Hazelwood region throughout this project has been ongoing and meaningful, setting a higher bar in community-focused construction practices,” said CMU President Farnam Jahanian.
The 150,000-square-foot RIC will feature a large outdoor lab with flexible testing facilities, adaptable high bays and a 6,000-square-foot drone cage. The nearby Manufacturing Futures Institute and Mill 19’s Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) will further enable testing of new ideas and prototypes, accelerating the pace of research. These new facilities will provide CMU robotics researchers with unique, state-of-the-art space for research, integration, collaboration and commercialization.
“The construction of the RIC marks an important step for the Greater Hazelwood community,” said James Dadd, Pittsburgh operations manager for Gilbane Building Company. “The construction of this new building will help create jobs and develop a skilled workforce in Pittsburgh. The RIC will further the city’s ability to become a national leader in robotics research and development. We are committed to supporting this ambitious endeavor and are excited to partner with CMU in making RIC a reality.”
Local community engagement is a key focus of the project, with project goals of 20% Minority, Women, and Diversely Owned Business Enterprise (MWDBE) participation and 5% employee participation. The team hosted outreach and opportunity events for local contractors to generate interest from local diverse industries and provide opportunities to network with the project team. Beyond industry engagement, the team is embedded in the community through various volunteer activities and community events, including student tours of the Industrial Arts Workshop, repairing the “everyone’s garden” at the Hazelwood Initiative Community Garden, and supporting local restaurants. As part of the Fall 2024 STEAM event, the team will partner with Street Plan and the August Wilson African American Cultural Center to host a “Touch the Truck” event for elementary school students.
“RIC is an important project for CMU and the Greater Hazelwood community, inspiring partnerships between researchers, educators and industry leaders,” said Dean Mosites, CEO and president of architecture at Mosites. “With Gilburn as our partner, Mosites will continue the work for Carnegie Mellon University that we began in 1988. We are committed to delivering quality work safely, on time and within CMU’s budget. This project will provide resources for Pittsburgh’s robotics industry, connecting it to STEM education opportunities and fostering workforce and economic development in the local community.”
Construction of the RIC is scheduled to be completed in 2025.
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