Ford Dearborn Truck Plant Green Roof

At the time green roofs were virtually unknown in north america.

Ford dearborn truck plant green roof.

The rouge green roof marked its official tenth anniversary in april 2013. 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. Open 1 780 ford f 150 ford super duty f na dearborn truck. The result is a factory.

Exploded 3d of xf301 sedum standard lightweight low maintenance system that does not require loose growing medium. This makes it the largest green roof on a single building in north america and one of the five largest in the world. First decided to install the green roof on the dearborn truck plant nearly two decades ago after taking a meeting with a man called william mcdonough. The river rouge plant also known as ford dearborn truck assembly plant won the 2004 green roofs for healthy cities award of excellence in the extensive industrial commercial category.

Of all the innovations coming out of the revitalization of the ford rouge center nothing has attracted more interest than the living roof now growing on top of the new dearborn truck plant final assembly building. Open ford f 150 originally called dearborn assembly plant until production changed over from mustang to f 150 in my2005. Five years ago ford called in acclaimed eco architect bill mcdonough to help with the redesign of their rouge plant in dearborn which now makes the f150 pick up truck. A key element in the project s innovative landscaped system for stormwater management the ford dearborn truck plant s green roof is 454 000 square feet.

Facts about ford s truck plant green roof rouge facility in dearborn michigan by dr. On april 14 ford plans to start building vehicles at. Canada reopened 2009 820. Ford plans to resume production at it s hermosillo assembly plant on april 6 with one shift galhotra said.

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.