Adaptive Reuse at U-Haul Moving & Storage of Dearborn

The 5200 building's origin in automobile manufacturing perfectly suits its location off of "Auto Club Drive". The site was originally built in 1979 for the Lear Automotive Corporation, formerly known as the Lear Automotive Group, a company known world-wide for its innovative automotive seating and electrical systems. Lear Corporation originated as the American Metal Products Company in 1917, founded by Frederick Matthai in Detroit. The company started manufacturing steel seat assemblies for automobiles and aircrafts, but evolved over the coming century to create a variety of items such as office furniture, plumbing fixtures, and automotive interiors for clients such as the General Motors Corporation and the Ford Motor Company. Lear Corporation's motto, "advance relentlessly", reflects their growth and success, they now have 270 facilities in over 34 countries and rank first in the world for seat systems. 

U-Haul acquired the Lear Corporation’s Dearborn location in 2016. Adaptive reuse building conversions allow U-Haul to promote infill development to meet citizens’ needs while preserving the natural resources and land normally required for new construction. Adaptive reuse also allows resources to be focused on integrating environmentally thoughtful features into the existing building rather than creating waste in the form of demolition and using valuable resources for new construction. 

Serving U-Haul customers since 2016, this facility was built through Adaptive Reuse of an abandoned building. Adaptive reuse promotes infill development in an effort to strengthen communities, with the following benefits achieved at this site:

• 264,410 tons of metal manufacturing & transportation prevented
• 4,522 tons of new concrete pours avoided
• 31,108 tons of construction and demolition debris prevented

Energy-efficiency and waste-reduction programs at this facility provide the following estimated benefits each year for this Dearborn community:

• 107,585,675 lbs greenhouse gas emissions prevented

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  Steel Production 264,410 tons (239,936 tonnes) of steel manufacturing and delivery saved to date

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  Energy 0 kWh annual energy savings

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  Concrete 4,522 tons (4,103 tonnes) of new concrete pours avoided to date

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  Emissions 107,585,675 lbs (48,800,542 kgs) of greenhouse gas emissions prevented

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  Landfill Debris 31,108 lbs (28,229 kgs) of construction debris prevented

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