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 |
NLR 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
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