Steve Freihon/Related-Oxford
New York, New York
Ford Blue Oval City Assembly Building
One of America's top auto makers is planning a battery manufacturing campus to develop its first carbon-neutral vehicle, promising significant job creation in Western Tennessee.
Lead Contact
Project Details
Project Partners
Red Cedar Steel Erectors Inc.
Owner
Ford
Location
Stanton, Tennessee
Completion Date
Area
3,600 acres
Overview
Ford’s Blue Oval City in Stanton, Tennessee, will be a battery manufacturing campus in which Ford will develop its first carbon-neutral vehicle. The ambitious project, spanning 3,600 acres, promises significant job creation and environmental innovation. It will include three concrete plants, two water towers, a direct rail line and its own electric substation.
We provided erection engineering services to Red Cedar Steel on the switchgear buildings and the final assembly building. Our scope of work included an engineered stability plan outlining the steel erection sequence.
Highlights
- We reviewed temporary bracing, truss stability and column conditions while ensuring compliance with the Steel Joist Insititute (SJI) and OSHA.
- In addition, we evaluated truss erection stresses using a single choker rigging method for both tripping and hoisting conditions.