Tuesday 3rd June 2003
Ford installed the World’s Largest Living Roof on its new Dearborn truck plant in Michigan. About 454,000 square feet of assembly plant roofing was covered with sedum and other succulent plants. The roof reduces stormwater runoff by holding an inch of rainfall. Also, the living plants absorb carbon dioxide as part of photosynthesis, so oxygen is emitted and greenhouse gases are reduced. In 2004, the 10.4 acre Ford Truck Plant green roof was recognized in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s largest living roof and helped jump-start the early North American green roof industry.
