Construction Gigafactory 1

steve jurvetson on tour of tesla gigafactory 1

tesla had started brush clearing , grading during summer of 2014 (prior official announcement in september; permit date june 26), vertical construction reported in january 2015. tesla , partners intend complete facility 2018. on march 18, 2016 group of journalists allowed visit gigafactory under strict conditions , found 14% of final building area had been completed. april 2016 there around 600 construction workers. depending on season , building stage, number of construction workers has fluctuated between 250 , 1,800. on june 13, 2016, tesla filed $63m expansion section e on site. september 2016, building had grown 1.9 million sq ft (0.2 million m) further areas under construction. of january 2017 building s footprint 1.9 million sq ft (0.2 million m) 4.9 million sq ft (0.5 million m) of usable area across several floors. combined permit value of $322m registered in july 2016, , $1.2b in july 2017. gigafactory , other large companies affect local area increased needs in transportation (sr 439) , housing; house prices increased 17% in 2015 half of peak in previous 2008 building bubble. local businesses wary of building new homes, being done out-of-state companies.

design features

hvac equipment located between floors rather on walls , ceilings of floor. steel us. tesla own contractor on project, learning how build other factories should choose so.