Washtenaw County, Michigan
Healthy Home Assessments in Ann Arbor Township
Semi-rural ring township around Ann Arbor whose voters tax themselves to preserve farmland, home to one of the nation's most unusual corporate campuses. Dr. Jadan reads the whole indoor environment in one visit.
Ann Arbor Township, house by house
Worth knowing: Home of Domino's Farms, a half-mile-long Prairie-style 'groundscraper' built in the tradition of Frank Lloyd Wright.
The building stock
Census five-year estimates through 2023 put 60.7% of housing units in detached single-family homes and 69.2% of occupied units with their owners. Some 85.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
With detached stock at 60.7%, the walkthrough establishes the building type first and reads the air handling against it.
Ground that fixes Ann Arbor Township on the map:
- Domino's Farms Prairie House. Half-mile-long, four-story Prairie-style 'groundscraper' by Gunnar Birkerts in the manner of Frank Lloyd Wright, built 1984-2005 as Domino's Pizza headquarters.
- Domino's Farms grounds. Office park on former Zeeb family farmland bought by Tom Monaghan in 1983, keeping a semi-rural setting beside Ann Arbor.
- Preserved farmland belt. High-quality agricultural land protected through purchased development rights under the township's voter-approved program.
- Farmland and Open Space Preservation Program. 20-year, 0.7-mill program approved by voters in November 2003, matched by federal grants, the Ann Arbor Greenbelt, and county parks.
- Huron River corridor. River frontage and greenbelt lands ringing the city of Ann Arbor.