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| Turner promotes sustainable construction in education Turner Construction Company, the leading general builder in the US, held the third in the series of green conferences promoting leadership in sustainable construction for both the K-12 and Higher Education sectors. More than 700 attendees have joined the distinguished list of speakers for the three conferences, resulting from a commitment made at the Clinton Global Initiative Meeting in 2005. The three conferences have been held respectively in Washington D.C., cosponsored by the National Building Museum; Haverford Pa., cosponsored by the U.S. Green Building Council and Haverford College; and Los Angeles, Ca., cosponsored by U.S. Green Building Council and Global Green USA. The three day-long conferences focused in part on the economic rationale for green schools, in both the K-12 and higher education sectors, providing an in-depth analysis of costs and benefits, case studies, and a discussion of applied standards and tools to encourage innovative ways to create cost-effective, high performance, energy efficient schools. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Construction News :: home page |