Peter Alspach

About Peter Alspach

Innovation is more than just technology - its learning, working, and creating outcomes that teams can repeat. My approach: define the problem, field test, learn, and scale.As Director of Innovation at McKinstry, I lead firmwide innovation and foresight initiatives that connect today’s project delivery with tomorrow’s possibilities. With 25+ years spanning engineering design, architecture, sustainability consulting, and applied research, I bring a multidisciplinary lens to advancing climate action, health, and resilience in the built environment.My work focuses on:• Building an open culture for new ideas and experimentation• Developing project-based programs that scale across portfolios• Turning emerging trends into actionable strategies for teams and clientsI’m driven by the challenge of making sustainable solutions scalable and impactful, and by collaborating across disciplines to create results that matter for our projects, partners, and communities.

Experience

1. Principal, Director of Innovation

   McKinstry

   Sep 2025 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   I lead McKinstry’s enterprise innovation strategy, steward the 2040 Trends Roadmap, and scale innovation initiatives within Engineering & Design. I champion collaborative research with clients, industry consortia, and academic partners while representing McKinstry in external thought-leadership forums.

Education

• University of Colorado Boulder

  MS, Civil Engineering

  1998 — 2001

• Washington University in St. Louis

  BSME, Mechanical Engineering

  1988 — 1992

Skills

• Sustainable Design
• Daylighting
• Thermal Modeling
• Renewable Energy
• Leed Ap
• District Heating
• Energy
• Mechanical Engineering
• Building Energy Modeling
• Analysis
• Hvac
• Green Building
• Construction
• Energy Efficiency
• Bim
• Renovation
• Sustainability
• Thermal Comfort
• Cad