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JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE’S GOLF COURSE GETS AUDUBON CERTIFICATION

December 25, 2009 on 12:08 am | In Fascinating Information, Fun, Green, Uncategorized, WOW, all |

THE GREENEST GOLF COURSE GETS AUDUBON CERTIFICATION

By Jodi Summers

Who has a great voice, umpteen million dollars, their own golf course and is socially conscious? Justin Timberlake, mega successful solo artist and all around good guy has opened up the nation’s first eco-friendly golf course in Memphis, Tennessee.

Originally called Woodstock Hills, the golf course is said to be the first place golf-enthusiast and former member of ‘NSYNC learned to hit a golf ball.

“…Last year we found out they were going to auction it off and turn it into a development,” Justin revealed. “So we thought it was such a landmark for the community, we’d scoop it and save it. And we did. We were able to before it was auctioned off.”

A couple of decades and $16 million later, the newly renamed Mirimichi Golf Course is the “greenest” golfing destination in the U.S….

“I’m excited about every aspect of the course,” Justin confessed. “We basically created a whole new course. It’s a completely different track and doesn’t look anything like what it did. It’s exciting. There’s literally a creek around the whole course. We’ve dug 7 new lakes—the construction we’ve done lengthened the course by almost 1000 yards. We’ll have a great first tee program for kids and families. We’ll have a 9-hole executive course, but it’s really to use for the first tee program out there. We’ll have junior tournaments to get more young people into the game. I like the values the game teaches like honesty, patience, focus, and tenacity. Also, it’s close to my house. And my parents had their wedding reception there.”

The Mirimichi Golf Course is the first project in the U.S. to receive the Audubon International’s Classic Sanctuary certification.The course features irrigation systems that maximize the use of rainwater, native landscaping and solar-powered electric golf carts.

“I love my new course Mirimichi,” Justin confessed. “I love it for so many reasons. I feel like we did something great for the community. And we ended up doing something great for the world—a lot of people will pay attention to how eco-friendly this establishment is and I hope it will make some waves.”

When asked about who his idea golf foursome would be, Justin confided,” Bobby Jones because he never took a dollar for the game and always loved the purity of the game. Tiger Woods because he’s without a doubt the best golfer of all time. And has taken every dollar for the game! And my dad because he taught me how to play. He’s my favorite person to play golf with.”

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Justin Timberlake is sooo cool!

Comment by Mariah — December 26, 2009 #
Jodi Summers has a great voice, umpteen million dollars, and her own golf course… Yet you have not asked me to play golf with you on this golf course?

Comment by Keith Lambert — December 26, 2009 #
7 of the greenest sports complexes in the world

Sports arenas are not the first thing that comes to mind when you think of green buildings. With their flashing light displays, tons of waste from vendors and food services, and the occasional case of Astroturf, stadiums have a lot to overcome when it comes to going green. Even so, there are a number of big sports complexes making a real effort to help the environment rather than hurt it. Here’s our list of seven of the greenest sports complexes in the world.

http://www.mnn.com/business/commercial-building/photos/7-of-the-greenest-sports-complexes-in-the-world/get-your-hot-dog#image

Comment by Bryan Nelson — February 5, 2010 #
The article, “Risk of LEED Decertification Looms Large for Real Estate,” stated that “… a little known provision in LEED 2009, which allows LEED certifications to be challenged and removed at any time after they have been certified, presents a threat to all existing and future LEED 2009-certified projects.”

“The idea that there is this new thing call decertification is inaccurate,” says Scot Horst, USGBC’s senior vice president for LEED. “The way LEED works is we have a rating system; you send us information about your project, and we certify to that. But let’s say that there was someone out there who lied about the prerequisite information or unintentionally provided inaccurate information. We have always had a policy to go back and say this wasn’t what it was represented to be. That is nothing new.”

Potential ramifications of not meeting LEED’s prerequisites include losing a credit and potentially dropping to a lower LEED certification level. The only way you would ever lose a certification that you’ve already been awarded is if you didn’t meet the prerequisites of the system; USGBC currently does not evaluate or monitor the ongoing operations of a building, Horst adds.

Comment by MULTIFAMILY EXECUTIVE 2010 — February 18, 2010 #
Mirimichi is already shaping up to be the greenest Memphis public golf course in history. It is nice to see that Mr. Timberlake is exerting all of his efforts to make an environmental-friendly facility to accommodate the city’s favorite pastime.

Comment by Joseph Buckner — March 31, 2010 #
Terrific work! This is the type of information that should be shared around the web. Shame on the search engines for not positioning this post higher!

Comment by study abroad scholarships — June 9, 2010 #