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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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…
Creating Clean Power from Everyday Infrastructure: Coving…
McKinstry, in partnership with Lumen Field, is proud to honor Covington Water District as a 2026 Zero+ Champion of Su…
Decarbonizing at Citywide Scale: Seattle Named a Zero+ Ch…
Decarbonizing a single building is complicated. Doing it across an entire municipal portfolio is a different challeng…
A 30-Year Plan for 1,800 Assets: Renton Named a Zero+ Cha…
Managing 62 public facilities and more than 1,800 individual assets requires more than responding when something brea…
Modernizing Public Safety: Redmond Named a Zero+ Champion…
A public safety building has to work around the clock. Its mechanical and ventilation systems can’t simply be upgrade…
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…
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
Building Better Health Systems: The Future of Pediatric C…
Seattle Children’s CEO has an ambitious vision: reaching one million patients across one million square miles. Achiev…
What 20+ Years Building Data Centers Taught Dave Sabey
Dave Sabey was building data centers in Eastern Washington before the rest of the industry saw any reason to be there.
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
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…