Here are a few images of where Greensburg School construction is currently and a little background information about our involvement with BNIM Architects in this project."Poignantly, the project features siding created from 3,600 board feet of cypress salvaged from trees destroyed during Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana. Using disaster recovered wood means less harvesting of live, new wood. PlanetReuse also sourced materials for interior slat paneling, exterior bridges and walkways, including 72,000 lineal feet of reclaimed hemlock fir, 22,000 lineal feet of Douglas fir and quantities of a 2x6 pine/spruce/fir mix from the St. Louis, Missouri area."
For more views of the structure throughout construction, join the PlanetReuse Facebook group and take a look at our work in the "Group Photos" section!
Nathan Benjamin visits with the King of Green on KCXL 1140AM/1160AM KCTO about,
"the brainstorm behind his company. You want reclaimed building materials in your project. Or, you have these materials to share. PlanetReuse finds the best ways to make the connection. Your schedule and budget benefit, and so does the planet."
Below you will find the entire interview with Gary and Trish Walker on Going Green With the King.
December 6, 2009 marked the ribbon-cutting dedication for the new city hall and downtown streetscape of tornado-devastated Greensburg, KS. The new streetscape included the following sustainable applications:
"Infiltration basins, raingardens, stormwater collection from roof, walk and street, irrigation system uses reclaimed water, high efficient lighting, reclaimed wood furniture, reclaimed brick pavers, community gathering nodes, runoff infiltration monitoring, underground stormwater cisterns, and native plants."
PlanetReuse helped to make this the "greenest Main Street in the country" by providing 86,000 reclaimed bricks. For more views of the completed streetscape, join the PlanetReuse Facebook group and take a look at our work in the "Group Photos" section!
Here are a few images of where Greensburg School construction is currently and a little background information about our involvement with BNIM Architects in this project.
