Ford Rouge Plant Roof

One of the henry ford s 3 must see attractions.

Ford rouge plant roof.

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. In the surrounding area you ll find a variety of other ford related hotspots. 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. Visit the ford living roof and benefits page and plan your visit during the ford rouge factory tour call center.

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. Ford rouge factory tour henry ford museum of american innovation and greenfield village. 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. Can this man s chimney save the planet.

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. Ford dearborn truck plant green roof at the rouge complex. Looking back ten years october 2013. High fashion factories fortune october 2004.

Last month unveiled a huge green roof at its new truck plant in dearborn mich. 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. The living roof s primary function is to collect and filter rainfall as part of a natural storm water management system.