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last updated October 6, 2008

Get Your Walk Score!

With gas at $4 a gallon, there's never been a better time to live in a walkable neighborhood.
Walk Score ranks 2,508 neighborhoods in the largest 40 U.S. cities to help you find a walkable place to live.
Memphis ranks 35th out of 40 with a score of 43 - to view your specific neighborhood, view the complete rankings,
or find out how to improve America's Walk Score, visit http://www.walkscore.com/

The mission of the Memphis
Regional Chapter of the
USGBC is to educate the
Memphis Metropolitan and
Greater MidSouth community
in the art and science of
sustainable design and
construction practices, and
to guide the community into
the regular implementation
of such practices.


upcoming events		NEWS	links
october NEW! Sustainable Technologies Awareness Day Tuesday, October 7th U of M Student Plaza under the tent (Rose Theater if raining) 10:00 am - 2:00 pm LEED Study Session #1 (click for more info) Tuesday, October 7th Trane Co. 1775 Pyramid Place Suite 100 4:00 - 6:00 pm Green Drinks/ 2008 EcoBUILD Home Tour Thursday, October 9th Uptown Sales Office 534 N. Second St. 4:00 - 8:00 pm LEED Study Session #2 Tuesday, October 21st Trane Co. 1775 Pyramid Place Suite 100 4:00 - 6:00 pm LEED Study Session #3 Tuesday, October 28th Trane Co. 1775 Pyramid Place Suite 100 4:00 - 6:00 pm Steering Committee Mtg Tuesday, October 28th Askew Nixon Ferguson Architects 1500 Union Ave. 5:30 - 6:30 pm november LEED Study Session #4 Tuesday, November 4th Trane Co. 1775 Pyramid Place Suite 100 4:00 - 6:00 pm Green Drinks Thursday, November 13th Dan McGuinness Pub 4698 Spottswood 6:00 - 8:00 pm GreenBuild 2008 November 19th - 21st Boston Convention Center 415 Summer Street Boston, Massachusetts Steering Committee Mtg Tuesday, November 25th Askew Nixon Ferguson Architects 1500 Union Ave. 5:30 - 6:30 pm upcoming workshops LEED for Homes Coming in January LEED Commercial Interiors Coming in January		last updated October 6, 2008		USGBC Green Home Guide Walk Score Southface U of M Terra House Webcam
		U of M TERRA House Under Construction A High Performance, Healthy and Sustainable Home is Designed by the CSD Uptown, Memphis - 2008 The 1700 SF sustainable residence was designed by the Center for Sustainable Design at the University of Memphis. Using design criteria from USGBC LEED for Homes, the MLGW EcoBuild Program, and the American Lung Association Health House, the Center is producing a healthy, high performance house that embodies the principles of sustainable design. For more information, click here. Click here to view a webcam of the TERRA House
		TERRA Construction Photos - September, 2008 TERRA Groundbreaking - June 12, 2007 Renderings of the TERRA House
		Get Your Walk Score! With gas at $4 a gallon, there's never been a better time to live in a walkable neighborhood. Walk Score ranks 2,508 neighborhoods in the largest 40 U.S. cities to help you find a walkable place to live. Memphis ranks 35th out of 40 with a score of 43 - to view your specific neighborhood, view the complete rankings, or find out how to improve America's Walk Score, visit http://www.walkscore.com/
		Doug Thorton Office Tour Hernando, Mississippi - June 12th, 2008 The USGBC Memphis Regional Chapter took a tour of local architect Doug Thorton's office, a house converted to office space that is shooting for LEED Gold certification.

mission statement
	The mission of the Memphis Regional Chapter of the USGBC is to educate the Memphis Metropolitan and Greater MidSouth community in the art and science of sustainable design and construction practices, and to guide the community into the regular implementation of such practices.
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