The project provides research space for the National Institute on Aging. The design included single-story modular construction with open concept labs to reduce costs and maximize available space on the $33.7-million project.
With its new headquarters and hotel in Bethesda, Md., Marriott International has a new home to host thousands of employees, welcome guests from around the world and research possible future hotel amenities.
Boston Dynamics’ autonomous dog-shaped robot, Spot, is known for its ability to traverse complex terrain and is now being used by construction companies for inspections and LiDAR site scans.
Construction software giant Autodesk has doubled down on a commitment it made two years ago, when then-new CEO Andrew Anagnost said it was a construction software company first, so making its tools work in an automated construction workplace is its future.
By going beyond owner-mandated minimum standards and using digital tools to enhance safety measures and outcomes, the team building the $157-million Benjamin P. Grogan and Jerry L. Dove Federal Building in Miramar, Fla., made sure to sweat the project’s numerous, complicated details. Named for two FBI special agents killed during a 1986 shoot-out in Miami, the complex, four-building facility—located on a 20-acre site near the Everglades—totals 383,000 sq ft and includes executive, private and team offices, conference space, a fitness center, computer-training facilities and an armory.
