Green Roof Ford Rouge Plant

Visit the ford living roof and benefits page and plan your visit during the ford rouge factory tour call center.

Green roof ford rouge plant.

A green roof was the most compelling solution to the stormwater problem at the rouge. The idea made intuitive sense. It s ten years since the start of construction of the green roof on top of the big river rouge plant. All courtesy of ford motor company and xero flor america except for the illustration from william.

Ford s 1 100 acre river rouge plant opened in 1918 and began to turn iron and other raw materials into completed cars. July 01 2003. To the relief of most people in southeast michigan the factory remains open. Kevin described it in treehugger in 2004.

The living roof s primary function is to collect and filter rainfall as part of a natural storm water management system. Visit the ford motor company media website. Ford s new rouge plant gets living roof. Last month unveiled a huge green roof at its new truck plant in dearborn mich.

A green roof is not at its most photogenic in a michigan winter. 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. In fact it s hardly green at all more like gray and brown though it still insulates the building below just as well. Within five days of the roof going down local killdeere had nested and laid their eggs in the sedum.

Gordon wright executive editor. 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.