Green Roof Ford Rouge Plant

Ford s new rouge plant gets living roof.

Green roof ford rouge plant.

Gordon wright executive editor. To the relief of most people in southeast michigan the factory remains open. The 10 4 acre sedum roof insulates the building. It s ten years since the start of construction of the green roof on top of the big river rouge plant.

A green roof was the most compelling solution to the stormwater problem at the rouge. Last month unveiled a huge green roof at its new truck plant in dearborn mich. 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. The idea made intuitive sense.

Ford rouge plant in 2019 green roof in 2019 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 s 1 100 acre river rouge plant opened in 1918 and began to turn iron and other raw materials into completed cars. All courtesy of ford motor company and xero flor america except for the illustration from william. Visit the ford living roof and benefits page and plan your visit during the ford rouge factory tour call center.

Within five days of the roof going down local killdeere had nested and laid their eggs in the sedum. Visit the ford motor company media website. A green roof is not at its most photogenic in a michigan winter. July 01 2003.

Kevin described it in treehugger in 2004. The soils and grasses that comprise functional living roofs absorb water just like the soil and plants in a healthy landscape.