Tag: Energy reduction lands Turner Construction EPA Climate Leadership award

Sources: Environmental Protection Agency; Turner Construction Co., New York; CP staff

Lower electricity consumption at fixed offices, contributing to a 5 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions over a five-year period, spawned a 2013 Climate Leadership Award for general contractor top gun Turner Construction. Installation of interactive, real time dashboards has allowed employees to see current power use and usage patterns, and compare their energy consumption levels against those of other Turner offices.

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Source: Turner Construction Co., New York

The Yale University Health Center in New Haven, Conn., brings another milestone to Turner Construction, the largest general contractor in buildings and one of the oldest players in reinforced concrete work. The 140,000-sq.-ft. facility in New Haven, Conn., is the contractor’s 200^th project to achieve LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification from the Green Buildings Certification Institute.

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