SLIDE 1 Greensburg High School on May 8th, 2007
“There are two big forces at work, external and internal. We have very little control over external forces such as tornadoes, earthquakes, floods, disasters, illness and pain. What really matters is the internal force. How do I respond to those disasters? Over that I have complete control.”
Leo F Buscaglia
SLIDE 2 Community art center
Kiowa County Medical Center
Greensburg Wind Farm Greentown Greenhome
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GREENSBURG, KANSAS... HOME OF THE MAVERICKS!!! Classification: 2A Campus: K-12
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An Interview with....
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July 2010 August 2010 Making a plan... where do we start? United States Green Building Council
SLIDE 6 L E E D
- L eadership
- E nvironmental
- E nergy
- D esign
Classifications
design by the U.S. Green Building Council
SLIDE 7 LEED Ratings
2009 for Schools new Construction and Major renovations 100 base points
Certified 40–49 points Silver 50–59 points Gold 60–79 points Platinum 80 points or more
Kiowa County Schools
http://www.usgbc.org/ShowFile.aspx?DocumentID=8872
SLIDE 8 Going Green!
Lets take a closer look! Procedures used by USD #422
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All teachers utilize various opportunity to learn through “green” curriculums Reduce Re-use Recycle
SLIDE 10 7th grade students exploring water rockets as part of a lesson in alternative fuel sources
HIGH SCHOOL GREEN CLUB Vision Statement: As The Green Club, we aspire to impact our community, nation, and world, by educating, inspiring, and involving people. Our aim is to help people become more efficient and to help bring balance to their inner and outer environments in order to help them into a greener future.
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Junior High Students are trained to give “Green” Tours of our Campus
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All classrooms have paper recycle bins available
SLIDE 13 bins in teacher’s workspace
Bins throughout school Janitor cleanup bins
Staff promotes recycling
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Use of laptops and paperless assignments at the High School save paper waste Printer in each classroom allows teachers to better monitor printing by students
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Library contains selections promoting the “green” movement
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Healthy meals Paperless cleanup Compost of waste food
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One of 13 wind generators used by Kiowa County
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State of the art synthetic turf... no.... painting, watering, seeding, fertilizing, or mowing
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Synthetic turf allows for unlimited use by the community
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Galvanized water collection system!
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Natural limestone rocks from Kansas provide landscapin
SLIDE 22 Holding tanks for captured rain water. We can house
- ver 120,000 gallons of water for irrigation purposes!
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ll cabinets are made from recycled wheat board product
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Junior high science garden... Utilizing natural weed barriers and manure for fertilization. Watered with captured rain water
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All classrooms feature Promethean boards and wireless internet connectivity
SLIDE 26 Paperless hand washing
Water-Free Urinals
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No paper towels here!!!!!
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Recycled Cypress wood... Reclaimed from destruction by Hurricane Katrina
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Polished concrete floors... Low Maintenance!
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Both of our Gymnasiums feature natural light. During normal school hours no electric light is used! Entire building features natural lighting for energy conservation!
SLIDE 31 Motion Lighting
with motion
- 2. Turn off after pre set
time of inactivity *Imagine how much your home electric bill would be lowered if your kids never left the lights on!
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Outdoor classroom: featuring natural light and clean air environment
SLIDE 33 Greensburg boasts more LEED platinum-certified buildings and geothermal wells per capita than anywhere else in the world. Our campus features 43 underground wells that heat and cool our building
SLIDE 34 Saving Fuel
Many of our school vehicles feature Hydrogen fuel boosting systems which increase fuel efficiency by up to 30%
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We hope you’ve enjoyed your tour of our school!
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Thank You!
Kirk Miller Teacher USD #422 Kiowa County Schools kmiller@usd422.org
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Websites: http://www.greensburggreentown.org/ http://www.usd422.org/ http://www.greensburgks.org/ http://www.usgbc.org/
