The following describes the uses summarized in Table 1-1 above:
› Office - Employee work space for GE Headquarters functions and components of
GE business units.
› Maker Space:
Internal – work space for GE employees to work and co-create with invited
collaborators and visitors to prototype and develop new products/solutions.
The maker space is generally used for prototyping, 3-D printing, and smallscale
manufacturing from the lab to viable production quantities for both
physical and digital products.
External – hands-on classroom workspace to support GE educational and
outreach programs. The space will also feature maker equipment to display GE
technology and innovation. The GE outreach programs accommodated in this
space include: the GE Garages, a space for tech startups to collaborate with GE
and experience the company's cutting edge products, as well as the Brilliant
Labs—a program sponsored by the GE Foundation in conjunction with Boston
Public Schools. Located at the ground-level, this space will be open to the
community, including university and high school students, to explore careers in
Science Technology Engineering and Math.
› Bistro – A ground-level restaurant space open to the public.
› Employee Community Space – Community space for GE employees and their
visitors, including a cafeteria and other amenities.
› Museum – Publically accessible space intended to be an evolving display of the
inspirational story of the past, present, and future of GE, both from a technology
and human initiative point of view.
› Convener Space – Large assembly space for presentations/events where GE and
interested global and local community thought leaders get together to share
knowledge with each other and become a catalyst for innovation to solve
tomorrow's global challenges.
› Community Work Lounge – A visitor reception/check-in lounge furnished with a
variety of seating options for employees, customers, and public visitors to use as
a "co-work" area or gathering point.
› Lab – Laboratory space to include flexible space with hoods and shared support
space primarily for life sciences business. GE anticipates using this space to
engage 6-12 early stage companies to develop innovative co-created products.
› Coffee Bar – A ground-level quick service coffee bar with a variety of “grab & go”
options that will be open to the public.
The spaces detailed above can be categorized into the following function areas:
› HQ Functions – Office space that supports corporate functions, including
Finance, Legal, and Marketing.
GE Businesses – Office space utilized by business units within GE that focus on
key product segments including Current by GE, Healthcare IT, Power, Aviation
and Transportation.
› Innovation Network Space – Space provided by GE for GE, its partners,
customers, co-creators and the general public to innovate the future of industry.
This space focuses both on bringing innovation to scale and on the development
of the company's digital-industrial products.
› Internal Community Spaces – Spaces that can be utilized by all employees to
connect, collaborate, refresh, and relax.
› Public Community Spaces – Spaces open and accessible to the public:
Ground Floor: not less than 75 percent of the ground floor of both the Brick
Buildings and the New Building will be open and accessible to the public,
including the Museum, the Bistro, the Community Work Lounge, public
restrooms and the External Maker Space, including Brilliant Labs.
Upper Floors: The Museum in the New Building will expand onto the second
floor of the New Building. The Convener Space on the New Building's upper
floors will host conferences and networking events open to invited members of
the public.
› Infrastructure - Space within the Project dedicated to the delivery of program
elements. Infrastructure space includes space for building systems, mail rooms,
and security.
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