Two Michigan manufacturing facilities stand among an elite group of automotive facilities as recipients of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Green Building System certification. For meeting the highest environmental standards, LEED designations were given to the FCA US Sterling Heights Assembly Plant (SHAP) body shop and the ZF Axle Drives Marysville plant, operated in partnership with ZF Friedrichshafen AG.
“The SHAP body shop and Marysville Axle Plant were designed and constructed to be leaders in sustainability and in the preservation of the environment,” said Brian Harlow, vice president – manufacturing, FCA North America. “From the start, this was the primary objective of both designs. Our goal was to achieve the highest LEED rating possible based on the challenges of each project and building site. We are proud to once again be recognized for our commitment to having a positive impact on the health of our employees and a minimal impact on the environment.
LEED, administered by the United States Green Building Council, is a comprehensive system to define, measure and validate green buildings. Certification in the national recognition program is based on strict standards in five key areas: site planning, water management, energy, material use and indoor environmental quality. Based on the number of points awarded in each category, a project can achieve a LEED certified silver, gold or platinum status.
In addition to the SHAP body shop and ZF Axle Drives Marysville, two other FCA U.S. facilities have been LEED Gold-certified – the body shop at the Belvidere Assembly Plant in Illinois and the Trenton South Engine Plant in Trenton, Michigan, which builds the Pentastar V-6 engine.
