McKinstry Co. Launches ‘Building What Matters’
Date posted: 10.08.2026
Contractor and energy-efficiency systems manufacturer McKinstry Co. has launched a new podcast, “Building What Matter…
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News and Insights
Seattle Colleges Recognized as a Zero+ Champion of Sustai…
McKinstry and Lumen Field honor Seattle Colleges for transforming campus infrastructure into a living laboratory for …
Central Valley School District Recognized as 2026 Zero+ C…
McKinstry and Lumen Field honor Eastern Washington district for modernizing more than 1.1 million square feet of scho…
Western Washington University Recognized as a 2026 Zero+ …
McKinstry and Lumen Field honor the university for pairing a zero-energy building with a plan to transition to low ca…
Federal Way Public Schools Recognized as a Zero+ Champion…
McKinstry and Lumen Field honor district for expanding solar, reducing energy costs and investing savings back into s…
McKinstry and Lumen Field Honor 2026 Zero+ Champions of S…
Central Valley School District, Federal Way Public Schools, Western Washington University and Seattle Colleges recogn…
Building Trust Through Partnership in Indigenous Communities
In rural Montana, a school is where students learn, but it’s also where communities gather to mourn and celebrate, fi…
Projects
Adams State University Brings First Darcy Geothermal Syst…
Innovative technology reduces land use and cost, expanding access to geothermal energy for communities across Colorad…
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…
People
Rob Malvaney: The Art and Science in Facility Operations
To many, facility operations and maintenance are about keeping systems running efficiently. For Rob Malvaney, directo…
Lauren Sadler and Alejandro Mercado on Celebrating Hispan…
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 – October 15), two McKinstry team members sat down for a Common Thr…
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…
Building What Matters Podcast
Videos & Photography
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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…
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…