Mississippi Business Journal » Hattiesburg train depot http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 24 May 2013 20:36:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Renovation of historic buildings better for local economy than new construction http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/10/29/renovation-of-historic-buildings-better-for-local-economy-than-new-construction/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=renovation-of-historic-buildings-better-for-local-economy-than-new-construction http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/10/29/renovation-of-historic-buildings-better-for-local-economy-than-new-construction/#comments Mon, 29 Oct 2012 05:01:04 +0000 Becky Gillette http://msbusiness.com/?p=64353 Which building is the most “green?” A new, tightly sealed, energy-efficient building using modern building materials, or a historic building that has been rehabilitated? If you consider the energy imbedded in an existing building compared to the energy costs of mining, harvesting, manufacturing, transporting and installing all new materials, a case can be made that [...]

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