Turner Construction:
Turner is a North America-based International construction services company and is a leading builder in diverse market segments. The company has earned recognition for undertaking large, complex projects, fostering innovation, embracing emerging technologies and making a difference for their clients, employees and community.
With staff of over 5, 200 employees, the company completes $11 billion of construction on 1,500 projects each years. Turner offers clients the accessibllity and support of a local firm with the stability and resources of a multi-national organization.
History:
Rising to Meet the challenges of a future bright with possibility Henry Turner founded Turner Construction Company 111 years ago based on the core values of teamwork, integrity and commitment. Today, the company’s reach is global, and each of its offices upholds its founder’s vision to provide valuable services to clients, build partnerships in the community and deliver important resources such as schools, hospitals, workplaces, and social and cultural centers.
Henry Turner’s insistence on quality of service, hard work, and responsiveness to client needs remains the company credo and has led to its success in a competitive industry. The company’s ability to address changing conditions and demands, find and serve diverse markets and expand its services has resulted in the company to growing far beyond its founder’s dreams. But the world is changing, and so is Turner. Even though business as usual has meant adhering to the highest of standards, it is no longer enough. There are a multitude of obstacles, including increased competition and more complex and demanding technology, and Turner must address these challenges. The construction industry is filled with buzzwords and phrases: “We want to do things differently,” or “We have to be innovative,” or “We need more teamwork and collaboration!” Turner transforms these vague concepts into concrete ways of doing business. The company uses sustainable systems and practices while implementing new and better approaches to deliver client projects.
Using the principles of Lean construction, Turner finds ways to minimize waste and maximize use of time, labor, and materials. Planning is integral, collaboration is key, and the result is an uninterrupted workflow, which helps deliver a project to the full satisfaction of the client. Turner has become the leading industry exponent of the transformational construction tool and process building information Modeling (BIM), with more than $30 billion in BIM project experience. With BIM, the company builds its project twice: the first time digitally, so that every member of the building team can see a fully detailed, 3D model of the project before ground is broken; the second time in the field, after construction activities are fully coordinated.
As a founding member of the U.S. Green Building Council, Turner has long been involved in environmentally sensitive building practices. Turner now has more than 400 green projects either completed or in progress.
In addition to building green, Turner has implemented sustainable company practices, including reducing
greenhouse gas emissions, seeking LEED Certification for Turner offices, establishing a set of sustainability standards for field offices and jobsite trailers, and implementing a Construction Waste Management plan that has resulted in the diversion of more than one million tons of construction waste from landfills since 2005.
On June 4, 2013, the National Building Museum awarded Turner its Honor Award, which recognizes Turner’s 111 years of leadership in the construction industry. The Museum created the Honor Award to recognize leaders that have shaped our heritage, defined our culture, developed our communities, and crafted our built environment. Turner was honored for making remarkable contributions in these areas for more than a century. In announcing the selection, the Museum stated, “Turner first made its mark on the industry by pioneering the use of steel-reinforced concrete for general building, which allowed our company to deliver safer, stronger, and more efficient buildings to clients. Turner continues to embrace emerging technologies, update and refine processes, and offer an increasingly diverse set of services. By remaining responsive to the needs of its employees, clients, and the communities it serves, Turner is recognized around the globe for the value the company brings to a project team.”It is striking how much Turner has changed over the years, and how much it has stayed the same. “A promise made is a promise delivered,” rings as true today as it did in 1902. By investing in leading-edge technology, updating and refining processes, Turner has adapted to the needs of a changing world, and risen to meet its challenges. One hundred and eleven years after its inception, Turner looks toward a future, bright with possibility.
Turner Construction Company:
Turner is a North America-based International construction services company and is a leading builder in diverse market segments. The company has earned recognition for undertaking large, complex projects, fostering innovation, embracing emerging technologies and making a difference for their clients, employees and community.
With staff of over 5, 200 employees, the company completes $11 billion of construction on 1,500 projects each years. Turner offers clients the accessibility and support of a local firm with the stability and resources of a multi-national organization.
Turner's projects span across the healthcare, K-12, higher education, residential, data centers and the commercial office building markets. Seismic upgrades and site renovations are also performed. More than 60 percent of our business comes from repeat clients. This continuity is testimony to our strong commitment to building long-lasting foundations with our valued clients.
Turner Construction Company – Northern California:
Turner started building in California in 1962 and our strong presence in Northern California began in 1968 with the Ordway Building, in Oakland, CA; the same year we opened an office in San Francisco. Our Sacramento office opened in 1984 followed by our San Jose/South Bay office opening in 1987.
Turner has since constructed and expanded many of Northern California’s buildings and is recognized as the leading general contractor and construction manager in the area. Local work includes the LEED Gold certified Levi’s Stadium, LEED Gold certified SFO Terminal 2, LEED-Platinum certified San Jose Civic Center, LEED-Platinum certified Stanford Graduate School of Management, and LEED-Platinum Golden 1 Center Arena.
Recent Project:
• 300 Santana Row, San Jose, CA -
Retail/Office Building and Parking Garage 300 Santana Row is a new and exciting marquee building in the prestigious Santana Row neighborhood. The project consists of a five-story core and shell, mixed-use retail and office space with an adjacent three level Parking Garage. The building is comprised of approximately 15,000 square feet of Premium Ground Floor Retail Space and 65,000 square feet of Class-A Office Space on floors two through five.
Project at a glance:
• Stanford University, Architect Bohlin Cywinski & Jackson, Location Palo Alto, CA
The Knight Management Center encompasses approximately 360,000 square feet in eight buildings on a 12.5 acres campus, replacing the current 260,000 square feet Business School facilities. The project is designed to give the sense of being in a small village, and showcases the collaborative culture of the Graduate School of Business while still being connected to the Stanford campus.
Current Project:
• San Francisco 49ers Stadium, Santa Clara, CA
Turner/Devcon, A Joint Venture (“TDJV”) is a joint venture between Turner Construction Company of New York, NY and Devcon Construction Inc. of Milpitas, CA. TDJV has been retained by the Santa Clara Stadium Authority (“SCSA”) as the Design-Builder for the New Santa Clara Stadium for the San Francisco 49ers, currently being constructed in Santa Clara, CA.
National Projects:
• Arrowhead Stadium, Client Kansas City Chiefs, Architect Populous , Location Kansas City, MO
The one million square feet of improvements to Arrowhead Stadium consisted of renovations to all levels of the stadium. At the field level, there were renovations to team facilities, locker rooms and support areas. In the concourse increased fan amenities: 80 percent more restrooms and 50 percent more retail and concessions.
The concourse areas more than doubled in width and feature open party decks on the upper level.
• World Financial Center Courtyard and Tower 4 Lobby, Client Brookfield Financial Properties, L. P. , Architect Pelli Clarke Pelli, Location New York, NY
Renovations to multiple areas at 4 World Financial Center for Brookfield Properties include build out of a 98,000 square foot public retail courtyard and a 3,000 square foot lobby.
• Terranea Resort, Client Lowe Enterprises, Inc. Architect HKS, Inc. Location Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
The Terranea Resort project includes102 acres of infrastructure and site improvements including construction of a 360-room luxury hotel tower, 13 casitas, 10 villas, five bungalows and related public facilities. The project also included construction of a 55,000 square foot conference facility and a 20,000 square foot spa.
• Harrah's-Cherokee Casino and Hotel - Creek Tower, Client Tribal Casino Gaming Enterprise of EBCI , Architect Cuningham Group , Location Cherokee, NC
This multi-phase project for Harrah’s Cherokee Hotel and Casino includes the Creek Tower which is being delivered in two phases. The first phase includes build out of the lobby, common areas and all guest-room floors. The tower is a 21-story, 500,000 square foot hotel with 68 end suites, 10 suites on the twenty-first floor - the largest of which will be approximately 2,400 square feet - 460 guest rooms, a port cochere and extensive landscaping, a skybridge and renovations to original back-of-house areas.
Management Team:
Michael J. Kuntz
Executive Vice President
Mike is an executive vice president of Turner with responsibility for global sales and the market segment groups, and serves as the senior leader for the Southwest, Northern California, and Northwest regions. Mike joined the company in 1987 as an assistant superintendent in Boston. Mike was promoted to vice president and director of the Pharmaceutical Group in 1998. In 2003, Mike was named vice president and general manager of the Philadelphia office. In 2010, Mike was promoted to senior vice president responsible for global sales and the market segment groups and in 2013 Mike expanded his leadership to additionally serve as the senior leader for the Southwest, Northern California, and Northwest regions.
Michael E. O’Brien
Senior Vice President
Mike joined Turner in 1986 in Washington, D.C. and transferred to San Jose, CA in 1989. Prior to joining Turner, Mike worked in design and construction in Minnesota, Puerto Rico, and San Francisco, and served in the U.S. Peace Corps in Togo, West Africa. Mike has a BS degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Minnesota and a MS in Construction Management from the University of Michigan.
Lisa A. Ballantyne
Vice President, General Manager
Lisa joined Turner in 1998, spending 14 years working in Turner’s Boston Office, holding various management roles. In 2007, Lisa was appointed SPD General Manager and became a Vice President in 2008. In 2012, Lisa became VP, GM of the Risk Management Department. Lisa recently relocated to lead these efforts as the VP, GM for San Francisco Bay Area.
David R. Steffens
Vice President, Business Manager
Dave joined Turner in 2004. He has worked in many different regions of the United States and on many different project delivery methods from General Contracting to Program Management. He became Vice President and Regional Operations Manager in 2011. In 2015 he became Vice President and Business Manager focused on the South Bay and large complex projects in the greater Bay Area.
For additional information about Turner Construction Company, please visit www.turnerconstruction.com