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Water is the Most Important ESG Factor

Green Building Law Update

Appreciate that the City of Memphis’ wells pump 120 Million gallons of groundwater from that aquifer each day, which Mississippi articulated as, “pumping has taken hundreds of billions of gallons of water that were once located beneath Mississippi.” Nancy Hudes and I are now publishing a new blog at www.ESGLegalSolutions.com (.

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Proposals for changes to the International Green Construction Code are due by January 10

Green Building Law Update

The IgCC contains numerous jurisdictional and project electives that allow adopting jurisdictions and projects to customize code requirements to address local issues and selectively raise sustainability goals. The changes will be heard by two technical committees in open hearings to be conducted April 27th through May 4th in Memphis.

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FEATURE STORY: Logistics Clusters Are Jobs Magnets

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Examples of major logistics clusters include Memphis, home to hundreds of distribution centers and a major air freight hub with impressive land, water and rail logistics assets as well. The Memphis International Airport is home to the FedEx Superhub. He is an expert in systems optimization, risk analysis and supply chain management.

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Guide to Top 2023-24 Construction Conferences & Events

Autodesk Construction Cloud

There are over 200 educational sessions combined with another 400 industry speakers and keynotes discussing sustainability, networking and more. Get more details here NATE UNITE (Memphis, TN) February 19-22, 2024 Are you a NATE member? Green Building Council (USGCG), Greenbuild is returning again in 2023, this time in Washington, D.C.

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There Are Affordable Homes For Sale—Here's Where to Find Them

Pro Builder

It is unclear how long the hot housing market will continue, says Forbes, but metrics are generally seen as highly sustainable, which may worry some buyers looking for affordable housing. Still, though prices have increased by the double digits, there are several metros, such as Indianapolis, Memphis, and Pittsburgh that remain affordable.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Mississippi Looks To Energy Sector To Fuel Statewide Growth

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The company will move operations from its Memphis, TN, facility to the new Olive Branch location. Sustainable energy—especially biomass—is an emerging industry for Mississippi with high growth potential. million-square-foot distribution facility in north Mississippi. Helen of Troy also operates a 1.2

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State Focus: Minnesota’s Formula For Success

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Endeavor Airlines, an executive jet line and Delta Air Lines subsidiary, moved its corporate headquarters from Memphis, Tenn., Its highly educated and culturally connected workforce will create the business success, and its quality of life and social collaboration will sustain that success. to Bloomington, near the Minneapolis-St.