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Satellite map pictures are not a measure of size. And yes, I misspoke, it will be the largest building in the world by footprint/square footage, not the largest

by tcoppi 10y ago

Satellite map pictures are not a measure of size. And yes, I misspoke, it will be the largest building in the world by footprint/square footage, not the largest factory. VW's plant is still in the conceptual stages, but if it ever happens it will indeed be impressive. But none of that makes the Gigafactory less impressive, especially once completed.

Someone 10y ago
Largest factory building, but according to https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_buildings_in_the_world#Largest_footprint https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_buildings_in..., not the largest building in footprint. The Aalsmeer flower auction beats it by the relatively tiny margin of 8,000 square meters By the way, the BBC recently had a documentary about the flower industry that I think is worth watching if you are interested in manufacturing and logistics. For Brits in England, it is on iPlayer at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07czwfd http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07czwfd, but Flora Holland seems to have it available for everyone at https://www.royalfloraholland.com/en/speciale-paginas/search-in-news/v40013/bbc-broadcasts-documentary-about-royal-floraholland/ https://www.royalfloraholland.com/en/speciale-paginas/search.... In particular the parts about an army of marching lilies (starts about 26:50 in) and the way the auction clocks work (about 34:00 in) may be of interest to those interested in automation and efficiency (it seems they manage to make a sale every 5 seconds or so on one clock, with seven of them in the room)
- tcoppi 10y ago
  That's a comparison with the Tesla Fremont factory, where they assemble the actual cars. The Gigafactory in Nevada will be 538,837 square meters(if my math is right, 5.8 million square feet for the Gigafactory is the number I have), handily beating the Aalsmeer flower auction at 518,000 sq meters.
  - Someone 10y ago
    Thanks. I guess I was wrong-footed because of limited knowledge of US geography and because Wikipedia (erroneously, I guess) states the Fremont factory is under construction.
    - billylindeman 10y ago
      Also, the Fremont factory is actually an old GM-Toyota factory.

by tcoppi 10y ago

Someone 10y ago

Largest factory building, but according to https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_buildings_in_the_world#Largest_footprint https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_buildings_in..., not the largest building in footprint. The Aalsmeer flower auction beats it by the relatively tiny margin of 8,000 square meters By the way, the BBC recently had a documentary about the flower industry that I think is worth watching if you are interested in manufacturing and logistics. For Brits in England, it is on iPlayer at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07czwfd http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07czwfd, but Flora Holland seems to have it available for everyone at https://www.royalfloraholland.com/en/speciale-paginas/search-in-news/v40013/bbc-broadcasts-documentary-about-royal-floraholland/ https://www.royalfloraholland.com/en/speciale-paginas/search.... In particular the parts about an army of marching lilies (starts about 26:50 in) and the way the auction clocks work (about 34:00 in) may be of interest to those interested in automation and efficiency (it seems they manage to make a sale every 5 seconds or so on one clock, with seven of them in the room)

tcoppi 10y ago
That's a comparison with the Tesla Fremont factory, where they assemble the actual cars. The Gigafactory in Nevada will be 538,837 square meters(if my math is right, 5.8 million square feet for the Gigafactory is the number I have), handily beating the Aalsmeer flower auction at 518,000 sq meters.
- Someone 10y ago
  Thanks. I guess I was wrong-footed because of limited knowledge of US geography and because Wikipedia (erroneously, I guess) states the Fremont factory is under construction.
  - billylindeman 10y ago
    Also, the Fremont factory is actually an old GM-Toyota factory.