Ford Dearborn Truck Assembly Plant Green Roof

Mcdonough s proposed sustainable design elements was a vast living roof to cover a new vehicle assembly plant.

Ford dearborn truck assembly plant green roof. Facts about ford s truck plant green roof rouge facility in dearborn michigan by dr. Exploded 3d of xf301 sedum standard lightweight low maintenance system that does not require loose growing medium. Chicago city hall and gap hq in san bruno ca both designed by wm p so its consideration was quite a leap for mr. 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.

Located at 672 dupont st production moved to danforth assembly plant. Ford s max ford galaxy green island plant. Open ford f 150. Get an inside look at the making of america s most iconic truck the ford f 150 and immerse yourself in modern manufacturing s most progressive concepts.

Green island ny u s. 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. 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.

Walk the elevated walkway above the dearborn truck plant s lean and flexible final assembly line where the aluminum body f 150 is made. Installed in 2003 the living roof on top of ford s dearborn truck plant is flourishing as an environmental touchstone amid the iconic rouge center. 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. Below left is a photo from the 1930 s of what the plant used to look like compared to the plant in july 2004 right.

Building currently has commercial retail on. This makes it the largest green roof on a single building in north america and one of the five largest in the world. A green roof is a roof that is covered with plants rather than being traditional roofing material alone. Building roof was used as a test track for the model t planters peanuts canada till 1987.

Living or vegetated green roofs were virtually unknown in north america with few examples.