Post-tornado Greensburg, Kan., leads world in LEED-certified buildings per capita

By BD+C Staff | May 9, 2013

Six years after a tornado virtually wiped out the town, Greensburg, Kan., is the world's leading community in LEED-certified buildings per capita. The town is home to a half-dozen LEED-platinum certified buildings, including the new city hall and the new 48,500 sf Kiowa County Memorial Hospital. Renewable energy powers the entire community, and the streetlights are all LED.

(http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/greenhouse/2013/04/13/greensburg-kansas/2078901/

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