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October 16, 2008

Turner turns a deeper shade of green

  • The contractor recently received a gold LEED rating on its renovated offices and is adding biodiesel trucks and providing bikes to employees to reduce its carbon footprint.
    • By JON SILVER
    Journal Staff Reporter

    Photos by Sam Van Fleet [enlarge]
    Many sustainable materials were used in the renovation of Turner’s offices, including certified wood, low-emitting finishes, and regionally extracted and manufactured materials.

    WHEN IT CAME time for Turner Construction to fix up its offices in Seattle's Sodo district, the firm decided to go green.


     
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