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Rebuilding Greensburg, Kansas

This project showcases the rebuilding of Greensburg, Kansas after a devastating tornado, with a focus on sustainable energy and community development. Learn about the renewable energy projects, energy-efficient buildings, and the city's green policies.

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Rebuilding Greensburg, Kansas

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  1. Rebuilding Greensburg, Kansas Lynn Billman NREL Project Lead 10/29/12 Sustainable Disaster Recovery Conference St. Louis, Missouri NREL is a national laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy operated by the Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC

  2. Greensburg, Kansas • Typical midwestern farming community • Population peaked at 2,000 in 1960; declined to 1,400 by 2006 • Older population: median age 45.6 • Low income population: $18,054 average per capita; 8.4% below the poverty line

  3. May 4, 2007 9:40 PM

  4. May 5, 2007

  5. Many Helping Hands the First Year

  6. National Renewable Energy Laboratory Only National Laboratory Dedicated Solely to Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy • Leading clean-energy innovation for 35 years • 1740 employees with world-class facilities • Campus is a living model of sustainable energy • Owned by the Department of Energy • Operated by the Alliance for Sustainable Energy

  7. DOE/NREL Work Scope in Greensburg Assist Energy Planning • Community Master Plan • High-Performance Homes • High-Performance Public and Commercial Buildings • Renewable Energy – Community Scale • Renewable Energy – Distributed Scale • Alternative Transportation • Biomass Utilization • Publications, Outreach Documents, Websites, Webinars, Conferences/Speaking Engagements, Journals • Onsite Coordination /Project Mgmt Reduce Building Energy Use Use Renewable Energy Reduce Gasoline/ Diesel Use Tell the Greensburg “Green” Story

  8. Planning for Energy: Community Master Plan (BNIM) http://www.greensburgks.org/recovery-planning

  9. Saving Energy: Residential Buildings • Gave residents info on saving money with efficiency • Provided onsite architect to help individual homeowners esp during biggest building period • Provided training and info for local builders, architects, engineers • Developed full set of free 50% efficient house plans Free Plans

  10. Greensburg Residential Building Efficiency Results • New homes rated averaged ~43% energy cost savings compared to code (HERS ratings) • Renovations rated averaged 25% energy cost savings • 32-unit townhome rentals; about 20 Mennonite Housing single-family; six followed NREL-designed plans for 50% energy cost savings Waters Home Mennonite Housing Prairie Point Townhomes

  11. Commercial Buildings Efficiency Results Thirteen Greensburg buildings are saving a combined total of $200,000 in energy costs per year

  12. Commercial Buildings: Proof in the Energy Bills

  13. Saving Energy: First Community in U.S. to Have (Mostly) All LED Streetlights • 40% more energy efficient • 70% less operating costs

  14. Using Utility-Scale Renewable Energy: Greensburg Wind Farm Class 5: 7.8 mps at 50 meters 9.1 mps at 85 meters • 12.5 MW (ten 1.25 Suzlon turbines) • About 4,000 homes • Kansas Power Pool is the purchaser • Greensburg receives the renewable energy credits for their usage • Funding through USDA, John Deere Renewables, and Native Energy

  15. Using Distributed Renewable Energy • Several ground source heat pumps on commercial and residential buildings • Photovoltaics on four buildings • 50-kw wind turbines at school, hospital (two), John Deere, and Best Western 7 kW Photovoltaics (roof, top right) on Sunchips Business Incubator Drilling geothermal wells at the Courthouse 2 kW Photovoltaics for GreenTown Eco-Silo Home

  16. Making Change Last: City Policies • Completed City RE policies • Interconnection agreement • Net billing policy • Wind ordinance • Solar ordinance • Detailed white paper on wind turbines in residential areas • Green Building Program • MOU with Kansas chapter of National Association of Home Builders • Training for Green Building Professionals held Nov 4-6, 2009 in Wichita; two Greensburg representatives attended • NAHB offered to train two Certified Raters to work in the area • Adoption of energy-efficient building codes (IECC 2009) – nope.

  17. Sharing the Lessons and Telling the Story

  18. Thank You! • Additional resources and websites follow for the web posting of this presentation • Greensburg • Sustainable Community Resources • This project was made possible by • U.S. Department of Energy funds. • Lynn Billman • lynn.billman@nrel.gov • 303-275-3048

  19. More Info: DOE Website for Greensburg http://www1.eere.energy.gov/office_eere/de_greensburg.html

  20. More Info: DOE Greensburg Publications, Webinars... • http://www1.eere.energy.gov/office_eere/de_pubs_greensburg.html

  21. Greensburg Publications for Residential

  22. More Info: Greensburg GreenTown www.greensburggreentown.org

  23. DRAFT – DO NOT CITE – DO NOT PUBLISH – DO NOT POST More Info: Greensburg Building Database http://greensburg.buildinggreen.com

  24. More Info: Sustainable Communities • http://www.nrel.gov/esi/campus_cities_communities.html • http://www.nrel.gov/applying_technologies/state_local_activities/

  25. More Info: Sustainable Community Planning • http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=148

  26. More Info: Community Energy Planning http://aceee.org/research-report/e123

  27. More Info: Residential Analysis Resources

  28. More Info: Energy Efficiency for Residential http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/index.html

  29. More Info: NAHB Green Homes: www.nahbgreen.org

  30. More Info: Energy Star New Homes (EPA/DOE) http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=new_homes.hm_earn_star

  31. More Info LEED ™ Green Homes http://greenhomeguide.com/program/leed-for-homes

  32. More Info: Financial Incentives: www.dsireusa.org

  33. More Info: Financial Incentives • Energy efficient mortgages: • http://www.eere.energy.gov/consumer/your_home/designing_remodeling/index.cfm/mytopic=10380 • http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/consumer/buildings/homes/ratings/eem/ • Xcel rebates: • http://www.xcelenergy.com/Save_Money_&_Energy/For_Your_Home

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