 Education: Greensburg, KS
under the Green Umbrella
"The rebuilding of Greensburg presents a historic opportunity. One rural town on the plains of Kansas vividly demonstrates that sustainable, eco-friendly building is an imperative path to the future. This story of survival and recovery is important, not only to the people of Greensburg, but also to the rest of the world.”
— Planet Earth, Discovery Channel
Before the school was designed, the community had already decided that the new KIOWA school facility would be built to meet LEED Platinum specifications. The building features a wind turbine, water reconciliation system, Green Umbrella Engineered Polished concrete floors, and has safe rooms capable of withstanding an F5 tornado. For this small town community school they saw the LEED Platinum construction techniques as an opportunity to save money on energy and maintenance costs.
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