NREL Helps Greensburg Set the Model for Green Communities (Fact Sheet)

NREL Helps Greensburg Set the Model for Green Communities (Fact Sheet)

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Abstract

After a massive tornado destroyed or severely damaged 95% of Greensburg, Kansas 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 rural community. To help achieve that goal, experts from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) arrived in Greensburg in June2007.

Original language	American English
Number of pages	2
State	Published - 2010

NREL Publication Number

NREL/FS-6A42-48935

Keywords

alternative fuels
EE
electric vehicles
energy efficiency
energy modeling
energy options
energy-efficient homes
Greensburg, Kansas
high-performance commercial buildings
hybrid-electric vehicles
integrated energy solutions
Kansas
leadership in energy and environmental design (LEED)
LEED Platinum
renewable energy resources
renewable energy technologies
tornados
wind turbine

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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UN SDGs

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