Rowan Parris is the Regional Sustainability Manager for Turner Construction, leading efforts to integrate high-performance, low-carbon strategies across projects throughout Georgia and the Carolinas. With a background in commercial preconstruction and estimating, Rowan brings a practical, data-driven approach to sustainable construction and project delivery.

Previously, Rowan served on Turner’s headquarters sustainability team, where she helped develop and implement the company’s embodied carbon program, creating tools and resources to support decarbonization efforts across projects nationwide. Rowan holds a Master of Science in Appropriate Technology and a Bachelor of Science in Building Science with a concentration in Sustainable Building Systems from Appalachian State University.  

When she's not working in the Built Environment, Rowan prefers to enjoy her time outdoors and making progress on her section hike of the Appalachian Trail.