• The National Renewable Energy Laboratory says Greensburg, Kan., is providing solid documentation of the benefits of incorporating green design to reduce costs.
• After a tornado tore up the town in 2007, and 13 new municipal buildings were needed, including a new LEED Platinum Kiowa County Hospital to replace a destroyed facility.
• The new structures save $200,000 a year in energy costs compared with their predecessors, NREL says.

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Building owners are gaining confidence in the long-term benefits of sustainable design and showing more willingness to invest in innovative measures to achieve energy efficient goals.

The town of Greensburg, Kansas’ decision to rebuild green after a tornado destroyed 95 percent of the small town in 2007 is a dramatic example. ...