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1. www.energy.gov › eere › articlesA Tale of Two Cities: Greensburg Rebuilds as a National Model ...

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   Greensburg, Kansas, was like any rural community in America until a massive tornado leveled much of the town on May 4, 2007. Key leaders in Greensburg and Kansas made a crucial decision not just to rebuild, but to remake the town as a model sustainable community.

2. www.scientificamerican.com › article › greensburgPutting the "Green" in Greensburg: A Tornado-Ravaged Town ...

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   Greensburg's toehold on the wide-open prairie of western Kansas still looks tenuous to an outsider, but locals see things differently. The enormous piles of wreckage left behind by the storm...

3. www.smithsonianmag.com › science-nature › rebuildingRebuilding Greensburg Green | Smithsonian

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   Feb 27, 2009 · An architecture and design firm in Kansas City called BNIM showed town leaders what would be required to rebuild according to the U.S. Green Building Council's specifications.

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4. vibrantcitieslab.com › case-studies › smallSmall Community, Big Comeback: The Story of Greensburg, Kansas

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   The Greensburg plan to rebuild a more sustainable town was based on the commonsense principles of the prairie. Conserving precious natural resources, respecting the land and working in concert with it, harnessing the wind for energy — these attributes come naturally to the citizens of western Kansas.

5. slate.com › podcasts › placemakersAfter a Tornado, Greensburg, Kansas, Rebuilt Green. Was It ...

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   About: A decade ago, a tornado wiped out the small town of Greensburg, Kansas. But the town decided to rebuild—as a totally green community.

6. www.postcardsfromsurprisingplaces.com › homeGreensburg, Kansas: from a Big Well to the Nation's Model ...

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   A visit to Greensburg isn't just about seeing a really big well - it's about learning this town's powerful and inspiring story of rejuvenation after an incredible disaster to become something even better than what is was before.

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   How much did it cost to rebuild Greensburg Kansas?

   • Small Community, Big Comeback: The Story of Greensburg, Kansas Ninety percent of the buildings in this small, rural town were destroyed. But the town hung together, and rebuilt. In 2007, a powerful tornado nearly wiped out this town of 1,500. Six hundred homes were destroyed. Cost to rebuild was estimated at $500 million.

   Small Community, Big Comeback: The Story of Greensburg, Kansas

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   Did Greensburg's new BTI-John Deere dealership participate in commercial building partnerships?

   • Greensburg’s new BTI-John Deere dealership participated in Commercial Building Partnerships, a DOE-sponsored collaborative research project focused on improving energy eficiency in commercial buildings.

   A Tale of Two Cities: Greensburg Rebuilds as a ... - Department of Energy

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   How did doe and NREL help Greensburg?

   • Through energy modeling, education, training, and onsite assistance, DOE and NREL helped renovate and rebuild homes in Greensburg that on average, use 40% less energy than similar buildings built to code—surpassing the goal NREL originally set to achieve 30% energy savings in residential buildings.

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   Does Greensburg still have a grain silo?

   • GREENSBURG, Kan.— On the north side of this Midwestern town, an enormous white grain silo—one of few structures that survived a 2007 tornado—stands watch over construction in the business district along U.S. Route 54. This commercial strip is still being rebuilt, along with the rest of Greensburg. New low-slung, ranch-style homes line some streets.

   Putting the "Green" in Greensburg: A Tornado-Ravaged Town Reinvents

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   Could Greensburg make a difference?

   • Billman thinks the kinds of things Greensburg is doing could make a real difference: After all, in the U.S. buildings and their construction generate 43 percent of the nation's climate-altering CO2 emissions as well as consume 76 percent of its electricity.

   Putting the "Green" in Greensburg: A Tornado-Ravaged Town Reinvents

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   What kind of paper does Greensburg use?

   • Photo from Native Energy, Inc., eere.energy.gov/deployment/greensburg. Printed with a renewable-source ink on paper containing at least 50% wastepaper, including 10% post consumer waste.

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8. www.visitsouthcentralks.com › greensburg-stands-asGreensburg stands as a model of "green town"

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   Mar 27, 2024 · Greensburg, Kansas, was nearly wiped off the map in May 2007 when an EF-5 tornado nearly decimated the town destroying almost everything in its path. But the city’s resilience was amazing and today it is known as a “green town”.