There's no place like a green demo home (in Greensburg)

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There's no place like a green demo home

Innovative Greensburg project would serve as museum, tourism draw

By Edie Hall - The Hutchinson News - [e-mail]

Greensburg is again, peaking interest around the globe.

This time, though, it's not because of what the town lost, but what it's gaining.

Greensburg GreenTown, a nonprofit organization charged with leading the town's green initiatives, has announced a major step in the effort toward making Greensburg an ecotourism destination: the building of a dozen "green" demonstration homes that will double as a living science museum and lodging for residents and visitors.

The homes - the first of which are slated to be completed by spring - will be constructed using a variety of "green" methods, such as insulated concrete forms, solar energy, wind-generated power and more.

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