Ford Rouge Plant Roof

Ford rouge factory tour henry ford museum of american innovation and greenfield village.

Ford rouge plant roof.

Looking back ten years october 2013. Last month unveiled a huge green roof at its new truck plant in dearborn mich. Ford dearborn truck plant green roof at the rouge complex. 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.

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. 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. Can this man s chimney save the planet. The living roof s primary function is to collect and filter rainfall as part of a natural storm water management system.

First leed factory architecture week january 2002. Visit the ford living roof and benefits page and plan your visit during the ford rouge factory tour call center. High fashion factories fortune october 2004. One of the henry ford s 3 must see attractions.

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. The historic rouge plant the largest integrated factory in the world at the time of it s construction the henry ford museum dearborn s henry ford centennial library and fair lane henry ford s personal estate. 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.