Stephen Turner, president of Stephen Turner Inc., and Gary Hebner, senior project manager and electrical lead, have earned Certified Commissioning Professional certification from the Building Commissioning Certification Board.
As the only two registered CCPs in the state of Rhode Island, the certification is an affirmation of their experience and expertise in executing all aspects of the commissioning process. CCP certification is the standard for commissioning providers, and is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and recognized by the Better Buildings Workforce Guidelines Program.

Join us as we team up with National Grid to host a one-hour tour of Brown University's recently opened new state-of-the-art School of Engineering building. The tour will focus on how the project met and exceeded Rhode Island energy code for building envelope, HVAC systems and lighting controls.

Take the tour, then stop over to Flatbread Pizza Company for our annual Holiday party for food and refreshments with the Stephen Turner Inc. team. Family and friends are welcome!

Register for the tour at: https://www.eventbrite.com

Do you or your project team have questions about the energy code? Call 1-855-343-0105 to request free guidance from Stephen Turner Inc. As part of the Rhode Island Code Compliance Enhancement Initiative, Stephen Turner Inc. is working with CLEAResult to offer the Code Compliance Circuit Rider program. Call the hotline to submit your question and request a free site visit and written guidance to keep your project moving forward. For more information, visit ngrid.com/rienergycode

Stephen Turner Inc. is pleased to announce that Joe Wagner is joining our team. His combination of controls, envelope, and project management experience make him a natural fit on our portfolio of high-performance commissioning engagements. A vastly experienced contractor and builder, Joe’s expertise in historic preservation, adaptive reuse, and building envelope will enrich both the new building commissioning and retrocommissioning sides of our practice. Prior to owning and operating Providence Restoration Company, Joe designed and maintained production machines and software controls.

We are very excited to be exhibiting at Greenbuild 2017! Come see us at GreenBuild 2017 in Boston on November 8-9. If you missed us at NESEA Building Energy Boston, now is your chance to learn more about our exciting projects, personnel, and service offerings. Booth 2311!!

Stephen Turner discusses the basics of building commissioning, why it's important to green building, and the future of sustainable building on Vertical City’s podcast. Listen: https://lnkd.in/ddWe66d. Vertical City interviews experts in architecture, urban planning, energy, agriculture and ecology to promote and develop solutions of sustainable living. They promote Vertical Cities that can save energy, support our growing population and preserve our land for food production, nature and recreation. Learn more at verticalcity.org.

Stephen Turner Inc. provided training on changes in the 2016 RI Energy Conservation Code and offered a tour of the just-completed 134,600 square foot URI chemistry building. The tour was part of the Rhode Island Code Compliance Enhancement Initiative, and with support from National Grid and CLEAResult, Approximately fifty people attended the training, which focused on building envelope and lighting and lighting controls, the areas of least compliance in Rhode Island. The tour highlighted the URI project team’s solutions to those issues, including daylighting strategies and wall assembly types, as well as the creative HVAC solutions required by a laboratory building of this size.

The Rhode Island Department of Education has awarded a Master Purchasing Agreement for commissioning services to Stephen Turner Inc. Granted after the state’s RFQ process, the contract extends Stephen Turner Inc.’s position as an approved commissioning provider for Rhode Island public school projects for an additional two years and streamlines sourcing of commissioning services for school districts. Having commissioned more than 20 RIDE projects in recent years, Stephen Turner Inc. has developed significant expertise in RIDE and NE-CHPS commissioning requirements. We are delighted to have the opportunity to continue investing in our communities and the future of our children.

The City of Cambridge has awarded the contract for the design, construction, turnover, and maintenance phases of the King Open and Cambridge Street Upper School and Community Complex project to Stephen Turner Inc. Having provided commissioning services for the feasibility and pre-design phases, we are grateful to continue working on this important and exciting project. Award on this Net Zero project, combined with the recent award of the city’s House Doctor contract, underline the effectiveness of our commissioning approach and the impact of commissioning on project success as a whole.