Project Name:
Henry Ford Community college
Dearborn, MI.
Completion Date: 2010.

Project Team:
Client – Henry Ford Community College
Landscape Architect – Beckett & Raeder Inc.
Irrigation contractors – Various companies

Irrigation Components:
Irrigation equipment – Rainbird
Control system – Rainbird stand-alone controllers and flow meters with Maxicom central control.

Irrigation Watersource:
Potable, four sources.

Design Objective:
Develop new irrigation for plantings throughout the entire campus.
Install vandal resistant components and extensive use of drip irrigation.
Include central control system with on-site weather station.

Challenges:
Installation of irrigation in an active campus environment.
Coordination with new utilities and site amenities.

Additional Work/Phasing:
None at this time