Ford Rouge Plant Roof

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Ford rouge plant roof.

In 1999 architect william mcdonough entered into an agreement with ford motor company to redesign its 85 year old 1 212 acre 490 ha rouge river facility. Ford rouge factory tour henry ford museum of american innovation and greenfield village. The living roof s primary function is to collect and filter rainfall as part of a natural storm water management system. Visit the legendary ford factory making america s most iconic truck the ford f 150 and experience the assembly plant walking tour innovation theatre and living roof.

One of the henry ford s 3 must see attractions. The roof of the 1 1 million square foot 100 000 m 2 dearborn truck assembly plant was covered with more than 10 acres 4 0 ha of sedum a low growing groundcover the sedum retains and cleanses rainwater and moderates the internal. And as large as it is the 10 4 acre living roof is just one part of an extensive natural storm water management system surrounding the dearborn truck plant. By contrast rain and snow at the ford rouge center falls on acres of soft surfaces like the living roof where storm water is captured and cleansed.

High fashion factories fortune october 2004. Working together the living roof porous pavement underground storage basins natural treatment wetlands and vegetated swales significantly reduce the amount of storm water flowing into the rouge river while also improving water quality. Last month unveiled a huge green roof at its new truck plant in dearborn mich. First leed factory architecture week january 2002.

The roof is covered with 10 4 acres of sedum a genus of perennial plants that tops a 3 in thick four layer system incorporating a root resistant membrane a drainage layer a fleece mat and a vegetation blanket see schematic. Visit the ford living roof and benefits page and plan your visit during the ford rouge factory tour call center. Ford dearborn truck plant green roof at the rouge complex.