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Mechanical Contractors Inc.

As one of the Commercial Building Retrofit funding recipients, the big project they pursued was solar panels on the roof.  They also installed solar tubes and sun lights on the ceiling.

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The 50 kiloWatt solar PV system they installed on their roof. 
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The photos of the solar units were taken from a viewing platform that was built as an educational piece for the work performed. .
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the control/converter system for the solar panels. One of 12 sunlight cutouts installed in the warehouse for natural daylighting to illuminate the building.
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some of the educational components MCI built in their warehouse. .
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These educational pieces describe the solar PV system and some additional information on solar energy. .
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MCI Inc. hosted an open house event, where the buildings retrofits and benefits of the upgrades were on display.
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