Turner Construction Praised in Greening the School

New York, N.Y., September 19, 2005 - Turner Construction Company, the nation's leading general builder, received an accolade this weekend from former President Clinton at the Clinton Global Initiative Conference, held in New York City. The nonpartisan conference, made up of innovative leaders in the international and national, business, academia and political communities, focused on immediate and pragmatic solutions to some of the world's most pressing problems. Turner was praised for its pioneering work in sustainable building and for its co-sponsoring, with the National Building Museum, of the first-ever green conference promoting leadership in sustainable construction for both the K-12 and Higher Education sectors. Turner's half-day conference, entitled "Greening the Schools," will be held at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC, on October 24, 2005. The conference will explore the changing design and building trends of sustainable construction in education and encourage innovative ways to create and implement sustainability in high performance and energy efficient schools. "Turner Construction Company continues to be a leader in sustainable design and construction, while simultaneously raising awareness with the first-ever green conference focusing primarily on the U.S. education system," said Thomas C. Leppert, chairman and chief executive officer of The Turner Corporation. "With more than 75 LEED½ Accredited Professionals and over 130 Green projects totaling $9 billion dollars, Turner continues to demonstrate its broad commitment to Green building." Keynoter Randy Croxton, FAIA, principal of Croxton Collaborative Architects in New York City, an award-winning educational facility planning and design firm, with over 25 years' experience in sustainable design, will address recent trends in the growing industry of environmental design and construction. Additional speakers include Edwin Pinero, Federal Environmental executive from the Office of Federal Environmental Executive and Stephen Kellert, a Yale University professor in the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. The two panel discussions titled "Building Green at the K-12 Level" and "Building Green in Higher Education" will include innovators and distinguished leaders in the field of sustainable design, building, and policy-making. The panelists will offer their views on sustainable construction, environmental responsibility and the future of green building and design in the U.S. education community. Following the conference, the annual 2005 Turner Prize for Innovation in Construction Technology will be presented to the U.S. Green Building Council, the nation's leading coalition of corporations, builders, universities, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations that work together to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible. The USGBC will be accepting the award for among other things, its development of the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating SystemT, which evaluates the impact of buildings on their surroundings. Furthermore, LEED promotes new strategies for sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection, and indoor environmental quality. "The afternoon Green Conference lays the perfect foundation for the Museum's evening program honoring the U.S. Green Building Council as the 2005 Turner Prize winner," said Chase Rynd, executive director of the National Building Museum. "The participation of the panelists and all those who will be attending demonstrate the importance and value of building responsibly for our future." Registration for the conference begins at 12:30 p.m. To register and for more information, including a complete list of speakers, please visit: www.turnerconstruction.com/greenconference

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