JOPLIN, Mo. — Darin Headrick has seen damage like this before — in Greensburg, Kan., in 2007, when an EF-5 tornado destroyed 95 percent of the rural town.
Headrick is superintendent of Kiowa County Schools in Greensburg. He toured the tornado damage on Wednesday with Joplin superintendent C.J. Huff and others. The Joplin school district is faced with rebuilding three schools and repairing six damaged schools and the administration building.
Greensburg this year opened a school building that is LEED-Platinum certified, the highest level of sustainability and energy-efficiency. LEED is Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council.
Headrick said with public, taxpayer-funded buildings, considering the overall life-cycle cost is important. He said by spending more to build an energy-efficient building, the building can cost more over its life. He said money that would be spent on utilities can be spent on other things, like computers and textbooks.
Headrick is superintendent of Kiowa County Schools in Greensburg. He toured the tornado damage on Wednesday with Joplin superintendent C.J. Huff and others. The Joplin school district is faced with rebuilding three schools and repairing six damaged schools and the administration building.
Greensburg this year opened a school building that is LEED-Platinum certified, the highest level of sustainability and energy-efficiency. LEED is Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council.
Headrick said with public, taxpayer-funded buildings, considering the overall life-cycle cost is important. He said by spending more to build an energy-efficient building, the building can cost more over its life. He said money that would be spent on utilities can be spent on other things, like computers and textbooks.
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