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. The result is a factory with one of the biggest green roofs in the world and many other eco-innovations. Watch the video to see Roger […]
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Stay on top of the Greenroof & Greenwall World by subscribing here: http://bit.ly/1HAbujW. In 2000, the 600-acre, billion Ford Rouge Center near Dearborn, Michigan, underwent major redevelopment of its 1917 complex, laying the groundwork for sustainable manufacturing at one of the world’s largest and oldest industrial icons. With William McDonough + Partners as design architects, […]
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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. At 10.4 acres — the size of eight football fields — the living roof sustains a diverse ecosystem, removes CO2 from the atmosphere and reduces energy use at the F-150 assembly […]
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