McKenney's, Inc. Helps the World's Largest School Accrediting Agency Earn LEED® Gold Certification

Online, March 21, 2014 (Newswire.com) - McKenney's, Inc. helped AdvancED--the world's largest school accrediting agency--earn LEED® Gold certification with an innovative rainwater and condensate collection system that harvests water for irrigation and cools the air conditioning system's coils.

The McKenney's team recommended and installed packaged rooftop air conditioning systems that use evaporative cooling on the condenser coils. Rainwater from the cistern was filtered and pumped to the rooftop units. McKenney's modified the rooftop units to use the water by spraying it on the condenser coils, which significantly reduced energy use.

Project Team
* Owner: AdvancED
* General Contractor: JE Dunn
* Engineer: McKenney's, Inc.

Specializations
* Building Information Modeling
* Design/Build
* LEED Certification

Using spray coils--versus a traditional HVAC installation--helped bump AdvancED to LEED Gold certification while redirecting $200,000 to other project aspects. AdvancED is now in an elite league of only three Georgia facilities with this type of rainwater harvesting system.

Since 1948, the mission of McKenney's has been to meet or exceed customer expectations on every job they perform. The company offers expertise in HVAC, process piping, plumbing, and building automation and control systems, as well as service and maintenance. They have their own in-house engineering, fabrication, installation, and commissioning resources to ensure cost-effective delivery of the highest quality solutions.

Services Offered:
* Preconstruction
* Engineering solutions
* New construction
* Tenant and special projects
* Automation and controls
* Commissioning
* Service and maintenance

McKenney's has developed services and expertise to serve their customers at every stage - Design, Build, Manage and Maintain. Self-performance of all trades, in-house shops and over 60 years of experience ensures top-quality solutions every time you work with McKenney's.

About Us:
McKenney's is the Southeast's most trusted name in facility construction, operation and maintenance. For more than six decades, our proven approach has ensured high-quality, energy-efficient solutions at every stage of a building.

Contact Us:
McKenney's, Inc.
1056 Moreland Industrial Boulevard
Atlanta, Georgia 30316
404-622-5000

3601 Performance Road
Charlotte, North Carolina 28214
704-357-1200

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http://www.mckenneys.com