The University of Maine broke ground today on the Green Engineering and Materials (GEM) building, a 50,000-square-foot facility designed to house the cutting-edge Factory of the Future (FoF) incorporating digital manufacturing technologies and fully adaptive, immersive learning spaces for students at UMaine and across the University of Maine System.  Scheduled for completion in 2026, GEM read more Construction begins for the first-of-its kind, cutting-edge sustainable manufacturing research facility at UMaine