Turner Building Science & Design’s full Architectural and Engineering services combine to provide exceptional indoor environments for learning. Architectural forms are tailored to deliver an appealing building while also incorporating the function of mechanical systems and natural lighting to enhance the buildings overall efficiency. A work of art that functions well.

A part of The H.L. Turner Group, Inc,. TBS has been designing school buildings with displacment ventilation and other low energy features since 1993, long before it became fashionable. Refined over the years the Advantage Classroom™ sets the standard for an enhanced learning environment.

View the The Advantage™ Classroom vs. Traditional Classrooms PDF

Turner Building Science & Design in collaboration with our sister company, the H.L. Turner Group, have completed a wide variety of commercial & industrial projects including class 10 cleanrooms, assembly lines, and warehouse spaces. The Turner Group has worked with a large range of client types from some of the largest companies in the world to small businesses who are just starting out. The one thing that these projects have in common is that TBS always works to include new and sustainable technologies that aid in the energy efficiency over the facility’s lifetime.

Our company has over 20 years of experience in residential design. We have completed many different types of residential projects ranging from modest additions to the expansive condominium project located at Sunday River in Newry, Maine. 

We believe that strong communication between the Owner, the Contractor and the Architect is the key for ensuring a successful design process. For this reason, we encourage our clients to actively participate in the design of their future home. We strive to take into consideration the ideas, interests, and concerns of each client and collaborate our ideas, in order to achieve the design of a home that will meet the client’s needs.

Our company also offers a wide range of services specifically for General Contractors. Some of these services include:

• Design build options
• Packages / prototypes
• Building science consulting

What is a Passive House?

The Passive House Concept is a comprehensive system developed in Germany that promises a decrease of heat consumption in buildings by 90%. This is achieved through a highly insulated and virtually air-tight structure that is primary heated through passive solar and internal gains.

What are the Passive House Requirements?

Performance Characteristics

• Airtight building shell ≤ 0.6 ACH @ 50 pascal pressure, measured by blower-door test.
• Annual heat requirement ≤ 15 kWh/m2/year (4.75 kBtu/sf/yr)
• Primary Energy ≤ 120 kWh/m2/year (38.1 kBtu/sf/yr)

Additional Recommendations

• Window u-value ≤ 0.8 W/m2/K  
• • Ventilation system with heat recovery with ≥ 75%  
• efficiency with low electric consumption @  0.45 Wh/m3
• • Thermal Bridge Free Construction ≤ 0.01 W/mK

Who is PHIUS?

The Passive House Institute US (PHIUS) is a non-profit organization that provides nationwide training and certification of Passive House consultants. They are also engage in the design guidelines for Passive Houses as well as the development of minimized mechanical systems for heating, cooling and dehumidification.

What is a CPHC?

A Certified Passive House Consultant is trained to use Passive House methodology for residential, commercial, and retrofit scenarios, and is prepared the meet the Passive House standard in all of North America’s diverse climate regions.

Please visit www.passivehouse.us or www.phaus.org for more information regarding the Passive House movement in the United States.