RSSDevastated town comes back green
I can't imagine losing my home to an act of God, but all of my neighbors, my entire town losing theirs at the same time, is just beyond comprehension. That's what happened to Greensburg, KS on May 4th of last year when it was hit by a Cat 5 tornado. 95% of the town was wiped out. In rebuilding, the town has decided to create for themselves a more energy-efficient, sustainable, "eco-friendly" community they hope will serve as a model for other towns faced with a similar natural disaster reboot, or those building/re-building under less apocalyptic circumstances.
Greensburg, Kansas: Extraordinary Transformation
Posted by Gareth Branwyn |
Apr 22, 2008 02:00 PM
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| Posted by: BigD145 on April 22, 2008 at 3:41 PM |
They're rebuilding above ground? They build their storm shelter below ground level, but they just can't seem to make the connection to do the same with their homes and businesses. At the very least, they wouldn't require much heating or cooling throughout the year. Some people just don't learn.
| Posted by: Cody on April 22, 2008 at 11:26 PM |
Well, it's nice but not totally out of the blue for an entire community to want to come back green... it's getting to be more mainstream..
but you'd be pretty hard pressed to convince them ALL to live in holes in the ground.
In this community that's not odd sounding at all, but most people have never even heard of such a thing... you just have to respect that they've come this far w/out being that interested in it like the rest of us are.
| Posted by: Michael on April 23, 2008 at 8:28 AM |
A tornado in Kansas? That's seems pretty far fetched to me.
They wouldn't even need to live in holes in the ground, but yer standard square box is just fodder for tornadoes. You'd think after rebuilding every year, they'd think a design change is necessary.
I also find it funny that the community is rebuilding their town with "intelligent design"...
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