Mar08
WATCH THE RECORDING: BROWN UNIVERSITY ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER VIRTUAL TOUR
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Couldn't make the virtual tour last Wednesday 3/3/2021? No worries - use the links below to view the recording or scroll through the presentation.

This interactive virtual tour, sponsored by National Grid, hosted by CLEAResult, and presented by Stephen Turner Inc., featured a commercial energy code deep dive into Brown University's Engineering Research Center Building located in Providence, Rhode Island. This 81,000-sf facility houses microelectronics and bio cleanrooms and highly flexible modular research labs flanked by flexible, loft-like workspaces.

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Feb23
KING OPEN/CAMBRIDGE STREET UPPER SCHOOL & COMMUNITY COMPLEX HAS RECEIVED LEED V4 SCHOOLS PLATINUM CERTIFICATION FROM THE US GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL (USGBC)
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Stephen Turner Inc. and the city of Cambridge are proud to announce the King Open/Cambridge Street Upper School & Community Complex has received LEED v4 schools Platinum certification from the US Green Building Council (USGBC). The project is only the second in the country, and third in the world to attain this certification.

Designed as the first Net Zero Emissions and first LEED v4 Platinum school in Massachusetts, the building uses 43% less energy than a typical Massachusetts school and 70% less than the average school in the United States. The building is a Learning Lab with sustainability features prominently displayed to create transparent learning opportunities. Exterior features include 3,600 façade and roof-mounted PV panels, sunshades, bioswale bridges, and a hand pump at the rain gardens. Interior features include digital dashboards in each lobby, custom educational graphics on the walls, exposed “purple pipe” water reuse system, display areas for student projects, daylight controls, and visible heating and cooling elements.

The City of Cambridge and its associates worked to leverage this entire complex into a fully utilized community resource, allowing for after-hours and weekend use of the facilities for both the surrounding neighborhood and the whole of Cambridge community. The 270,000 SF building includes an elementary school, middle school, school district administration, preschool, afterschool, public library, public pool, human services programs, an acre of open space, and parking garage.

Feb18
BROWN UNIVERSITY ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER VIRTUAL TOUR ROUND 2
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Join us for a free virtual building tour of Brown University's Engineering Research Center that provides a deep dive into commercial energy codes.

Date & time: 3/3/2021 9:00 am -11:00 am

Check out the sneak peak video and register the event using the links below!

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Dec21
SEASON'S GREETINGS FROM STEPHEN TURNER INC.
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Season's Greetings
Wishing you resilience and warmth through the Holidays!

Nov10
BCxA TOP 20 UNDER 40 RECIPIENT: JAYME ALLARD SITNIK
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We are honored to announce that our very own Jayme Allard Sitnik has been recognized by the BCxA in their inaugural list of the top 20 commissioning providers under 40. “This BCxA Award Program recognizes professionals under the age of 40 who are actively engaged in the building commissioning profession. [It] seeks to honor those young professionals who execute projects in accordance with best practices, show leadership, are innovative, and who work towards the goal of making commissioning business as usual…”


Jayme's work is nothing short of deserving of this award. Congratulations Jayme! Though we are not surprised, we are proud of your accomplishment and we appreciate all you do for this industry and our team.


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Sep29
BROWN UNIVERSITY ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER VIRTUAL TOUR
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National Grid's Energy Code Technical Support provides Rhode Island code officials, builders, subcontractors, and design professionals with free energy code trainings and support.

Please join us for a free webinar that provides a virtual tour and deeper understanding of the high performanceBrown University Engineering Research Center.

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RI COMMERCIAL ENERGY CODE VIRTUAL EVENTS
Brown University Engineering Research Center Virtual Tour


Aug10
RI COMMERCIAL ENERGY CODE WEBINAR ADVANCED COMMERCIAL BUILDING COMMISSIONING
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National Grid's Energy Code Technical Support provides Rhode Island code officials, builders, subcontractors, and design professionals with free energy code trainings and support.

Please join us for a free webinar that provides a deeper dive into Advanced Commercial Building Commissioning.

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Jul22
RECOMMISSIONING PROCESS FOR REOPENING
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Jun11
RECOMMISSIONING FOR REOPENING
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As states begin to loosen their stay-at-home orders in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, an increasing number of building owners, operators, and occupants are interested in ways to reduce risk of virus transmission in the buildings where they work, whether these facilities remained in use since the start of the crisis or are being readied for reopening.

As building owners and operators consider upgraded operations and procedures, modifications to their building’s ventilation systems to improve indoor air quality (IAQ) can be a key element in reducing the airborne risk of viral transmission and increasing occupants’ confidence in buildings, systems, and operations. Such IAQ improvements are only one part of a comprehensive safety plan. For example, at this time, return to work before widespread immunity in the population has been achieved — either by prior infection or immunization — presents risks that could lead to a second wave of infection. Having a workplace plan in effect if and when this rebound occurs is clearly prudent. This white paper focuses on IAQ improvements and does not attempt to address overall safety planning.

The IAQ improvements discussed here are rooted in three key IAQ concepts: High-Quality Air Filtration, Increased Ventilation, and Directional Airflow. For example, typical return-to-work plans now include reduced occupant densities, which can inherently help improve ventilation rates per person and IAQ to some degree and should be one of the considerations when exploring options to improve IAQ.

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