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Construction Costs to Decline Further in 1st Quarter

The Turner Building Cost Index, which measures non-residential building construction costs in the U.S., has decreased by 0.5% from the Fourth Quarter 2009 and decreased 7.74% from the First Quarter 2009.

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Turner Is First Construction Management Firm To Set Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Goal

The company has made a commitment to reduce the company’s carbon emissions by 5% over the next five years.

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BIM Used In Study Of Product Performance

New York-based Turner Construction recently conducted a study with Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC to gauge the scheduling–and therefore financial–benefits of using Dens™ Brand paperless, moisture-resistant gypsum products.

Paperless gypsum panels are designed as a replacement for paper-faced panels in commercial and residential buildings. Dens Brand panels from Georgia-Pacific Gypsum have fiberglass mats front and back that provide superior moisture and mold resistance compared to traditional paper-faced panels.

In the study, Turner used advanced Building Information Modeling (BIM) software to model an assisted living facility in the Northeast to identify and show how significant efficiencies in the sequence and construction process

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