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Media advisory: Satellite feed of KU work on ‘greenest’ building in Greensburg, Kan.

Attention TV news directors: Video of University of Kansas architecture students designing, building and relocating an Earth-friendly arts center for Greensburg, Kan., will be available via satellite feed on Wednesday, April 30. Students created the “greenest” building in Kansas for the tornado-damaged town using solar panels, wind turbines, geothermal heating, recycled materials and other sustainable systems.

B-roll video includes:

— Students in the classroom as they design the building collaboratively
— Students salvaging wood from abandoned structure for reuse
— Prefabrication work in a Lawrence warehouse
— Transportation by seven-truck convoy 325 miles to Greensburg
— Final assembly of the structure in Greensburg
— Time-lapse and sound bites also are included

Studio 804 will host an open house at the arts center — the first new public building in Greensburg — on Sunday, May 4, the one-year anniversary of the tornado. The building is expected to achieve LEED certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, the nation’s most rigorous benchmark for sustainable architecture.

The 7:30 minute video will be repeated twice in the 15-minute window. Here are the coordinates:

GALAXY 26 (C band) Channel (Transponder) 05
Date: Wednesday April 30
Time: 12:00-12:15 CDT (13:00-13:15 EDT)
Satellite position: 93° West Lat
Downlink frequency: 3800 (Vertical)

Background: Studio 804 is the award-winning design/build program at the KU School of Architecture and Urban Planning in Lawrence, Kan. Dan Rockhill, J. L. Constant Distinguished Professor of Architecture, leads Studio 804. Studio 804 has twice won Architecture magazine’s Home of the Year awards.

The 5.4.7 Arts Center is located at 204 West Wisconsin, Greensburg, KS 67054

View stories, photos and videos of Studio 804’s Greensburg project at www.features.ku.edu/greensburg/.

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