diff --git a/models/ed/Dockerfile b/models/ed/Dockerfile
index f8edf578f4e..395c6fb664c 100644
--- a/models/ed/Dockerfile
+++ b/models/ed/Dockerfile
@@ -1,44 +1,40 @@
 # # this needs to be at the top, what version are we building
-# ARG IMAGE_VERSION="latest"
+ARG IMAGE_VERSION="latest"
 
-# # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-# # BUILD MODEL BINARY
-# # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-# FROM pecan/models:${IMAGE_VERSION} as model-binary
-
-# # Some variables that can be used to set control the docker build
-# ARG MODEL_VERSION="2.2.0"
-# ARG BINARY_VERSION="2.2"
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# BUILD MODEL BINARY
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+FROM pecan/models:${IMAGE_VERSION} as model-binary
 
-# # specify fortran compiler
-# ENV FC_TYPE=GNU
+# Some variables that can be used to set control the docker build
+ARG MODEL_VERSION="2.2.0"
+ARG BINARY_VERSION="2.2"
 
-# # install dependencies
-# RUN apt-get update \
-#     && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-#        build-essential \
-#        curl \
-#        gfortran \
-#        git \
-#        libhdf5-dev \
-#        libopenmpi-dev \
-#     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+# install dependencies
+RUN apt-get update \
+    && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+       build-essential \
+       curl \
+       gfortran \
+       git \
+       libhdf5-openmpi-dev  \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-# # download, unzip and build ed2
-# WORKDIR /src
-# RUN git -c http.sslVerify=false clone https://github.com/EDmodel/ED2.git \
-#     && cd ED2/ED/build \
-#     && curl -o make/include.mk.VM http://isda.ncsa.illinois.edu/~kooper/EBI/include.mk.opt.`uname -s` \
-#     && if [ "${MODEL_VERSION}" != "git" ]; then git checkout "v.${MODEL_VERSION}"; fi \
-#     && ./install.sh -g -p VM \
-#     && mv /src/ED2/ED/build/ed_${BINARY_VERSION}-opt /src/ED2/ED/build/ed 
+# download, unzip and build ed2
+WORKDIR /src
+RUN git -c http.sslVerify=false clone https://github.com/EDmodel/ED2.git
+COPY data-raw/include.mk.opt /src/ED2/ED/build/make/include.mk.pecan
+RUN cd ED2/ED/build \
+    && if [ "${MODEL_VERSION}" != "git" ]; then git checkout "v.${MODEL_VERSION}"; fi \
+    && ./install.sh -g -p pecan \
+    && mv /src/ED2/ED/build/ed_${BINARY_VERSION}-opt /src/ED2/ED/build/ed 
 
 ########################################################################
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # ED MODEL
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-FROM edmodel/ed2:gnu AS model-binary
+#FROM edmodel/ed2:gnu AS model-binary
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # BUILD PECAN FOR MODEL
@@ -51,7 +47,7 @@ FROM pecan/models:${IMAGE_VERSION}
 
 RUN apt-get update \
     && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-       libopenmpi3 \
+       libhdf5-openmpi \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 # INSTALL PEcAn.ED2
diff --git a/models/ed/data-raw/include.mk.opt b/models/ed/data-raw/include.mk.opt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..14c2a7032a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models/ed/data-raw/include.mk.opt
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#Makefile include include.mk.opt.ubuntu
+############################################################################
+
+# Define make (gnu make works best).
+MAKE=/usr/bin/make
+
+# libraries.
+BASE=$(ED_ROOT)/build/
+
+# HDF 5  Libraries
+HDF5_INCS=-I/usr/include/hdf5/openmpi
+HDF5_LIBS= -L/usr/lib/$(shell uname -m)-linux-gnu/hdf5/openmpi -lhdf5_fortran -lhdf5_hl -lhdf5 -lz -lm
+USE_COLLECTIVE_MPIO=0
+
+# interface
+USE_INTERF=1
+
+# gfortran
+CMACH=PC_LINUX1
+FC_TYPE=GNU
+F_COMP=mpif90.openmpi
+F_OPTS=-O3 -ffree-line-length-none -frecursive -fopenmp -static
+C_COMP=mpicc.openmpi
+C_OPTS=-O0 -DLITTLE  -g  -static
+LOADER=mpif90.openmpi
+LOADER_OPTS=-O3 -ffree-line-length-none -frecursive  -fopenmp
+C_LOADER==mpicc.openmpi
+LIBS=
+MOD_EXT=mod
+
+# using MPI libraries:
+MPI_PATH=
+PAR_INCS=
+PAR_LIBS=
+PAR_DEFS=-DRAMS_MPI
+
+# For IBM,HP,SGI,ALPHA,LINUX use these:
+ARCHIVE=ar rs