Greensburg Triumph
The business incubator project was built to LEED Platinum standards.
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Greensburg Greentown, a non-profit set up to aid in the reconstruction, has their headquarters located in the Silo Eco-Home. The Eco-Home has been built to withstand a tornado and contains many green features.
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Main Street, Greensburg.
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Main Street with bioswales to capture stormwater runoff.
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Part of the 10-turbine wind farm.
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The turbine field at sunset.
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Electric lines take power from the wind turbines back to Greensburg.
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Kiowa County School's rainwater collection system.
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Bioswale at Kiowa County School.
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Energy efficient lighting and passive solar lighting in Kiowa County School.
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Cafeteria in Kiowa County School.
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Passive solar in the gym.
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Kiowa County School.
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A view from the outdoor eating area of the school's wind turbine.
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The school's playground and outdoor classrooms.
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Playground and outdoor classrooms.
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Greensburg City Hall has been designed to minimize energy consumption.
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City Hall for Greensburg encourages biking as well.
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Rainwater collection system on the City Hall captures stormwater runoff.
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City Hall from the Big Well.
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The claim to fame of Greensburg is that the largest hand-dug well lies at the base of the water tower.
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