Automotive Tier Supplier
IMEG provided industrial architecture and engineering design for the new IAV GmbH North American Headquarters and Test Facility.
As a “tier supplier,” the 40,000-sf, $21M research and development facility is devoted to basic or applied vehicle-related research, engineering, testing, and/or product development. (Tier suppliers range from multi-national, multi-industry conglomerates to one-shop, specialty enterprises and are responsible for significant innovation of vehicles around the world.)
The project included development of a 10-acre site, two-story, 20,000-sf office building, and a 20,000-sf test facility including:
- Prototype build
- Machine shop
- Heavy duty emissions test cell
- Gasoline, diesel and alternate fuel test cell
- Automated engine mapping/advanced test cell
- Hybrid-electric powertrain test cell