Elizabeth Turner
AIA, NCARB

Elizabeth (she/her) loves engaging in hands-on projects, and worked over a decade with her husband, Brandon, to renovate their Minneapolis home landscape to conserve energy and water and bring beauty to the neighborhood. She loves spending time with her family traveling, hosting gatherings, and hiking, particularly among pine trees on rocky slopes.

Elizabeth believes resilient carbon-neutral architecture must be centered on equity and affordability and founded Precipitate in 2017 to accelerate change in the profession toward that goal. She is a 2020 recipient of the Energy News Network’s 40 under 40 recognizing her leadership in the transition to a clean energy economy. Elizabeth coaches client project teams in energy efficiency as a Passive Building Consultant (CPHC) and loves helping teams find the sweet spot between energy savings, cost, embodied carbon, and beauty. She teaches net positive architecture at the University of Minnesota and was a juror for the international Solar Decathlon competition hosted by the US Department of Energy. Elizabeth volunteers extensively with the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Minnesota, advocating for public policy with a focus on equity and inclusion toward truly sustainable communities for all.


