G
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ECHANICAL
ONTRACTOR
Fall 2010
EDITORIAL OFFICES:
330 North Wabash Ave., Suite 2300
Chicago, IL 60611
EDITORIAL AND BUSINESS STAFF
Publisher
Dan Ashenden
312/840-8402 • Fax: 312/755-1128
dan.ashenden@penton.com
Editor-in-Chief
Robert P. Mader
312/840-8404 • Fax: 312/755-1128
robert.mader@penton.com
Associate Editor
Candace Roulo
312/840-8484
candace.roulo@penton.com
Senior Production Editor
Steve Spaulding
312/840-8492
steve.spaulding@penton.com
Contributing Editor
Lisa Murton Beets
Guest Columnists
Rhone Resch, Dave Viola
Art Direction
Cavedweller Studio
Assistant to Publisher
Jennifer Lugiai
312/840-8498
Production Director
Vince Potochar
216/931-9336
Director of Accounts
Eileen Callahan
216/931-9546
eileen.callahan@penton.com
Account Executive
Brandy Rollins
216/931-9733
Brandy.Rollins@penton.com
Production Manager
Shaun Kelly
913/967-1829
shaun.kelly@penton.com
Reprints
Joel Kirk
216/931-9324
joel.kirk@penton.com
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BY steVe leHtonen
McKinstry’s tag line, “For the
life of the Building,” is what
you should be doing.
10 GEOTHERMAL IN THE
LEARNING
BY lIsa MURton Beets
The Hocking college energy
Institute is a hands-on learning
lab for its students.
14 GREEN NEWS
16 ADVENTURES IN HEAT PUMPS
BY lIsa MURton Beets
smart homeowners and a
savvy mechanical embrace
an innovative technology.
22 URBAN GEOTHERMAL
WARFARE
BY DaVe Yates
Who says there’s no room
on the lot to drill a well?
28 DRIVING GREEN
BY canDace RoUlo
Green contractors have more options
than ever to cut their fleet fuel costs.
34 WATER CONSERVATION IN
CARWASH SYSTEMS
BY sHaWn MaRtIn
The professional carwash
industry has become part of
the water waste solution.
36 GREEN PRODUCT SHOWCASE
