Why McKinstry Leader Matt Allen Is Betting on Clean Nuclear, Geothermal …
Date posted: 08.24.2026
Matt Allen wasn’t sure he wanted to pursue a career at McKinstry, the Seattle-based company his grandfather co-founde…
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McKinstry and Lumen Field Honor 2026 Zero+ Champions of S…
Covington Water District and the cities of Seattle, Redmond and Renton recognized for advancing sustainability, reduc…
McKinstry Launching Building What Matters Podcast Hosted …
New series explores the people, partnerships and decisions behind the schools, hospitals and infrastructure that shap…
From Heatwaves to Haboobs: Planning for Weather Risks
Effective weather planning not only protects workers, but also supports project continuity by helping teams anticipat…
Five Ways Facility Owners Can Stay Ahead of Rising Utilit…
As utility rates increase to fund growing electricity demand, infrastructure investments and grid modernization, orga…
Heavy Metal Summer Experience Jumpstarts Careers in the T…
While most teenagers took a break from learning this summer, a group of rising seniors and recent graduates from High…
Remembering Juneteenth: What We Are Honoring
Though the Emancipation Proclamation declared freedom for all Black Americans on January 1, 1863, it took several yea…
Projects
Built on Trust: The Safety Culture Behind the Lumen Field…
More than 44,000 hours of work. Zero recorded safety incidents. That outcome didn’t happen by chance. It was the r…
Modernizing Lumen Field With Zero Disruptions
At Lumen Field, there is rarely a pause. The stadium is hosting, preparing for or transitioning to another event near…
From Groundbreaking to LEED Platinum: How UNLV Built a Mo…
McKinstry helped University of Nevada, Las Vegas prepare the Kirk Kerkorian Medical Education Building for long-term …
Partnership and Planning Drive Clean Buildings Compliance…
Puyallup School District (PSD) did not wait for the deadline, and it paid off. By engaging with McKinstry, 22 of 34 s…
Aspen School District Achieves Historic Geothermal Drilli…
District drills to 1,000 feet, creating one of Colorado’s deepest ground source geothermal bores and advancing a $5 m…
Western Washington Cities Launch Joint Effort To Support …
Bellevue, Issaquah and Redmond Align Services To Help Owners Navigate State Standards As Washington’s Clean Build…
People
Kyra Hughes: Building Better Solutions Through A Broader …
The best facility service solutions rarely come from a single perspective. They come from understanding how engineeri…
Lauren Frugé: Leading with Values and Purpose
Lauren Frugé spent her career turning a lifelong passion for environmental stewardship into action. Today, as regiona…
Martin Naydenov: Advancing Electrical Engineering through…
McKinstry prides itself on embodying the values of putting people first, building trusted partnerships, being constan…
Videos & Photography
o At Lumen Field, a stadium that rarely stops, McKinstry delivered a multi-year HVAC overhaul. It was so seamless, fans and guests never knew the work was happening.
o McKinstry’s Heavy Metal Summer Experience gives Highline School District students hands-on trades training. This year, several walked away with direct entry into union apprenticeships before even graduating high school.
o Members of McKinstry’s Texas team partnered with the City of Garland to fill backpacks with school supplies for local children in foster care, helping them start the school year feeling prepared and supported.
o A building that trains future physicians for generations deserves to perform for just as long. That belief shaped UNLV’s Kirk Kerkorian Medical Education Building from day one. The work recently earned its LEED Platinum Operations and Maintenance certification.
o Ensuring every person goes home unharmed isn’t a slogan. It’s a daily practice that carried the Lumen Field HVAC modernization through more than 44,000 hours with zero recorded safety incidents.
“We do this because we care about our communities and we love giving back.” — Daniel Shaw, Senior Energy Engineer, Portland
In The News
Colorado Drill Test Finds Clean Energy Pay Dirt — 1,000 Feet Under High …
Date posted: 08.11.2026
Thanks to a relatively easy and extremely rare drill test down to 1,000 feet under the high school football field, As…
Aspen School District Sees ‘Groundbreaking’ Success With 1,000 Foot Geo …
Date posted: 07.22.2026
The Aspen School District has reported a successful test bore dug into the ground beneath the football field that rea…