Green Roof Ford Rouge Plant

To the relief of most people in southeast michigan the factory remains open.

Green roof ford rouge plant.

All courtesy of ford motor company and xero flor america except for the illustration from william. Kevin described it in treehugger in 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. Within five days of the roof going down local killdeere had nested and laid their eggs in the sedum.

It s ten years since the start of construction of the green roof on top of the big river rouge plant. 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. A green roof is not at its most photogenic in a michigan winter. Visit the ford living roof and benefits page and plan your visit during the ford rouge factory tour call center.

The living roof s primary function is to collect and filter rainfall as part of a natural storm water management system. The 10 4 acre sedum roof insulates the building. 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. The idea made intuitive sense.

In fact it s hardly green at all more like gray and brown though it still insulates the building below just as well. A green roof was the most compelling solution to the stormwater problem at the rouge. Gordon wright executive editor. Ford s new rouge plant gets living roof.

July 01 2003. The soils and grasses that comprise functional living roofs absorb water just like the soil and plants in a healthy landscape.