upcoming events
march
**updated**
Green Drinks
w/ Sierra Club Cool Cities
Initiative
Thursday,
March 18th
Big River Engineering &
Manufacturing
85 N. Fourth St.
Memphis, Tennessee
5:00 - 7:00 pm
Steering
Committee Mtg
Tuesday,
March 23rd
Jason's Deli
3473 Poplar Ave.
Memphis, Tennessee
11:30 am- 1:00 pm
april
Green Drinks
Thursday,
April 8th
TBD
6:00 - 8:00 pm
Steering
Committee Mtg
Tuesday,
April 27th
Location TBD
11:30 am- 1:00 pm
upcoming workshops
The Big River Engineering & Manufacturing plant in downtown Memphis has achieved a LEED Silver certification.
The second certified project in the city of Memphis, BREM is the highest-scoring project locally, receiving 35 points. Congratulations to BREM and the entire project team!
Architect: Askew Nixon Ferguson Architects
Contractor: Montgomery Martin Contractors
Mechanical Engineer: Thompson Engineers
Electrical Engineer: Canup Engineering
MLGW Announces Grant to Improve Energy Efficiency of Homes
Up to $5,000 is available per house if income levels qualify. For more information, see the link below:
Green Drinks - Methodist Healthcare Women's Pavilion
Thank you to everyone who attended Thursday's Green Drinks at the soon-to-be LEED Certified Methodist
Healthcare Women's Pavilion in Germantown. Congratulations to Methodist Healthcare and the entire design
team on a wonderful, sustainable new project!
Architect: TRO Jung|Brannen, Inc.
Contractor: Flintco, Inc.
Structural Engineer: Burr & Cole Consulting Engineers, Inc.
Landscape Architect: Kersey Wike and Associates
MLGW Offers Incentives for Building Green
Through a grant provided by MLGW to foster awareness and encourage local green building initiatives, the
Memphis Chapter of the USGBC has incentive money to reward LEED Certified projects that meet additional
energy and water points. To see if your project meets the necessary requirements and for an application,
click on the link below:
MLGW grant info and application
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.
