Prairie Pointe Townhomes, Greensburg, Kansas
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| Prairie Pointe Townhomes | |
| Designer | Putnam Architects, Burton, Washington, USA |
| Location | Greensburg, Kansas, USA |
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| Building Type | Small House |
| Green Certification | LEED Platinum Certified |
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| Building Details | |
| Client | Prairie Pointe Townhomes, L.L.C. |
| Cost | $2,496,200 |
| Area | 24,000 sq. feet |
| Stories | 1 |
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"Prairie Pointe Townhomes is an affordable rental development in Greensburg, Kansas. It consists of sixteen two-bedroom apartments and a community room. The development came about after the town was devastated by a tornado in 2007 and Manske & Associates, L.L.C. was contacted by Kansas Housing Resources Corporation to try to develop a project as quickly as possible. The project was completed in July 2008 and currently houses both families and elderly individuals on limited incomes."
"The project was an in-fill development on land that used to be the old high school in Greensburg. The buildings were built with 2x6 exterior walls with blown-in cellulose insulation. The concrete slab was constructed using a "floating floor" design to provide foam insulation from the inside concrete and outside stem wall. Compact Fluorescent Lights (CFLs), low-flow toilets, showerheads, and aerators were used in all apartments. Energy star appliances, when available, were used in the kitchen and laundry room. High efficiency air source heat pumps were used and the apartments achieved an overall HERS Index Score of 64. All interior walls of the apartments were painted with low-VOC paint and bio-based tile was used in the LEED certified 8-plex. Drought resistant landscaping and turf was used on the site as well as an efficient irrigation system."—Greensburg
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Project Description, Greensburg, viewed on 2009.0909 http://greensburg.buildinggreen.com/overview.cfm?projectid=1437
