Quantcast
Search
Become a Member

Click here to read about Individual Membership Benefits

Click "Donate" below to become a member today.

Click here for more information if your business is interested in becoming a GreenTown Sponsor.

Eco-Lodging Opportunities

Call us for information on Tours and Eco-Lodging opportunities in our B&B Suite at 620-723-2790!

Take a Tour of Greensburg!

To view our tour book of Greensburg and learn more about all the exciting projects, click here.

Support Our Work

Purchase a GreenTown Water Bottle!

Brought to you by Pura.

Stay Connected With Us
Email Newsletter icon, E-mail Newsletter icon, Email List icon, E-mail List icon Sign up for our Email Newsletter
For Email Marketing you can trust



Find us on Facebook!

 

Follow us on Twitter!

 

Subsrcibe to our RSS Feed!

Get Involved

Do you have an idea you would like to share with us? Submit it here.

Are you looking to volunteer? Fill out this form and let us know how you would like to help.

Or, become a member today!

Who We Are

Greensburg GreenTown is a charitable nonprofit organization working in Greensburg, Kansas to rebuild the town following the devastating tornado in May of 2007. The town has made a remarkable comeback, reinventing itself as a model for sustainable building and green living now recognized around the world. GreenTown works to make green building and living easily understood, appealing and accessible to all.

For contact info, click here.

 

Participating member:

Login
« GreenTown the Recipient of Generous Gifts of Land | Main | Discovery Series is on the Air! »
Thursday
Jul032008

Greensburg Cubed Project Built by KSU is on Display

Students from KSU’s College of Architecture and Design completed their project to design and build several 10’x10’x10’ modular buildings (in the shape of cubes), which are on display at the Green Town lot just off the highway in town. Each cube has both a practical function, and serve as “education station's” informing users about green technology and products.

The following are now available for touring:

* ICE CUBE - a source of drinking water for residents and workers during the rebuilding process, with a cooling feature in summer. This cube educates users about water conservation techniques, and serve s as a rain water collection station. (designed by Jacob Henley and Melody Meek)

* GREEN HAUS - a cube depicting models of various types of sustainable building materials and techniques; it includes a LEED checklist.

* RECYCLING BIN - serves not only as a portable collection site, but educate s users about the recycling process with an interactive learning system. (designed by Laura Wilke)

* Watering Can- a restroom featuring a composting toilet and a shower using recycled water.

KSU Professor of Architecture Larry Bowne and his students worked long and hard to realize the vision of these great learning tools and fun displays Greensburg. Special thanks to students including; Adrienne Stolwyk (Greensburg Community Liaison), Aaron Vanderpool (PR Director), Malcolm Watkins (Construction Manager), Jessica Williams (Materials Sourcing Director), Sally Maddock, Melody Meek and Laura Wilke.

The Cube project is in part funded by Waterlink, a program of the Kansas Department of Health and the Environment, whose mission is to improve water quality through partnerships between universities and local communities.

Visit their creative and upbeat website here.

Reader Comments

There are no comments for this journal entry. To create a new comment, use the form below.
Member Account Required
You must have a member account on this website in order to post comments. Log in to your account to enable posting.