Other Work

PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS

*denotes graduate student in an advisee role  

Nicole Jacobsen, Santiago Ossa, Christopher Rausch, Jisang Lee, Jeehoon Kim, Nirjara Bongurala, Andrew McCoy, Tanyel Bulbul, and Vida Babajaniniashirvani (December 2024). "Housing Production in Texas: Mapping the Value Chain and Evaluating the Role of Industrialized Construction." For The US Department of Housing and Urban Development by The Equitable Technologies for Housing Innovation Center (ETHIC): a HUD Hispanic Serving Institution Center of Excellence, December 2024.

Jisang Lee, Jeehoon Kim, Nirjara Bongurala, Christopher Rausch, Vida Babajaniniashirvani, Andrew McCoy, Santiago Ossa, Nicole Jacobsen, Tanyel Bulbul (September 2024).  "Industrialized Construction Technology for the Housing Supply Chain: An Academic Review Report." For The US Department of Housing and Urban Development by The Equitable Technologies for Housing Innovation Center (ETHIC): a HUD Hispanic Serving Institution Center of Excellence, September 2024.  

McCoy, Andrew (April 2024).  “Building the future: How workforce development can make Southwest Virginia an industrialized housing construction hub.”  VTC: Virginia Town and City Magazine, the Magazine of the Virginia Municipal League; Volume 59, Number 3, April 2024.   

McCoy, Andrew P. and Yeganeh, Armin J. (March 2021). " An Overview of Emerging Construction Technologies." NAIOP, Commercial Real Estate Development Association and Research.  Washington, D.C.

Martin, C. and McCoy, A. (June 2019).  "Building Even Better Homes: Strategies for Promoting Innovation in Homebuilding."  A Report by Urban Institute and the Virginia Center for Housing Research for The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of the Secretary. June, 2019.

Jones, M., McCoy, A., Clower, T., Sanchez, T., Swan, S., Pearson, R, Suen, I. and Howell, K.(2017). "Addressing the Impact of Housing For Virginia's Ecopnomy.” A Report by the Virginia Coalition of Housing and Economic Development Researchers for The Housing Policy Advisory Committee of the Office of the Governor of Virginia. November 15, 2017.

McCoy, A. Zhao, D., Agee, P., Mo, Y., & Paige, F. (2017). “Educating for Energy Efficiency: Longitudinal Evidence of Sustained Energy Savings in Virginia’s Affordable Housing.” A Report by the Virginia Center for Housing Research (VCHR) at Virginia Tech for Housing Virginia. October 6, 2017.

Trachtenberg, A., Hill, S., McCoy, A. and Ladipo, T. (2016).  "The Impact of Green Affordable Housing."  A study by Southface and the Virginia Center for Housing Research.  February 1st, 2016. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.1179.4960

McCoy, A.P., Agee, P., Adams, B., Koebel, C. T., Franck, Koebel, C. T., *Scott, S., *Ladipo, T. and *Zhao, D. (2015).  "The Impact of Energy Efficient Construction for LIHTC Housing in Virginia."  A Report by the Virginia Center for Housing Research (VCHR) at Virginia Tech for Housing Virginia.  February 10, 2015.

Lewis, J., McCoy, A.P., Franck, C. and *Keefe, M. (2014). "WDMA Window and Entry Door Industry US Pulse Report 2014."  Window and Door Manufacturer's Association, Chicago, IL, October 24, 2014. http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs131/1102482301929/archive/1118969357022.html 

*Drew Sanderford, Kevin Boyle, Andrew McCoy, Weibin Xu and Melissa Jones (2014).  "2014 Virginia Residential Real Estate Appraiser Remuneration: Survey and Report."  Prepared for the Virginia Coalition of Appraisal Professionals, October 9, 2014.  http://www.vchr.vt.edu/appraising-appraisals-new-study-released-on-remuneration-for-real-estate-appraisals-in-virginia/ 

Lewis, J., McCoy, A.P., Franck, C. and *Keefe, M. (2014). "WDMA Window and Entry Door Industry 2014 US Market Study."  Window and Door Manufacturer's Association, Chicago, IL, June 1, 2014. http://www.wdma.com/?page=MarketStudy

McCoy, A.P. (2013) “Toward a New Model of Service Management for Electrical Contractors.” ELECTRI International Research Report, 2013. http://www.electri.org/research/toward-new-model-service-management-electrical-contractors 

McCoy, A.P., O’Brien, P.J., *Novak, V. and Cavell, M. (2012). “Towards Understanding Roles for Education and Training in Improving Green Jobs Skills Development.” Created for CREATES Southwest Virginia Grant, Community Housing Partners. 

McCoy, A. P. (2011). "Review of Factory Design for Modular Homebuilding: Equipping the Modular Factory for Success by Michael A. Mullens. Winter Park, FL: Constructability Press, 2011." ASCE Journal of Architectural Engineering. 18(2), 198-198(2012). 

McGraw-Hill (2007). “Education Green Building SmartMarket Report (TM).” Released to the Council of Educational Facility Planners International, February 1, 2007. Survey Administrator and Contributor. 

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR MAGAZINE PUBLICATIONS

Please view all of our work since 2011 at the EC Magazine Website

2023

“The Electrification of Everything: Six Big Takeaways for Electrical Contractors.” By Andrew P. McCoy and Fred Sargent for Electrical Contractor Magazine, January, 2023.

“A Wonder Drug for Service Electricians; What It Could Mean to Everyone.” By Andrew P. McCoy and Fred Sargent for Electrical Contractor Magazine, February, 2023.

“An Exciting New Look at Building Automation: Our Interview Guest Became a National Celebrity Just Weeks Ago.” By Andrew P. McCoy and Fred Sargent for Electrical Contractor Magazine, March, 2023.

“EXCLUSIVE FOR MILLENIALS: Here’s a Perfect Career-Building Opportunity!  Learn Wireless Lighting Control Systems Via Gamification.” By Andrew P. McCoy and Fred Sargent for Electrical Contractor Magazine, April, 2023.

“Coffee Break with Patrick Stewart, President, TMX Compliance.  How to Avoid a Common Service & Maintenance Safety Risk: The Answer is on Every Milk Carton.” By Andrew P. McCoy and Fred Sargent for Electrical Contractor Magazine, May, 2023.

“The Barber’s Secret to Guaranteed Recurring Revenues.  It’s Not Enough That Everyone Routinely Needs a Haircut.” By Andrew P. McCoy and Fred Sargent for Electrical Contractor Magazine, June, 2023.

“Coffee Break with Cathy Lagomarsino and Caren Ferrari at ASF Electric; Their Simple Secret to Tackling New Technologies.” By Andrew P. McCoy and Fred Sargent for Electrical Contractor Magazine, July, 2023.

“Introducing Electrical Service & Maintenance 2.0; It Will Bring a Bold New Dimension to the Business.” By Andrew P. McCoy and Fred Sargent for Electrical Contractor Magazine, August, 2023.

“How to Make the Most of the NECA Show; Hint: Pretend It’s a Vacation at a Luxury Resort.”  By Andrew P. McCoy and Fred Sargent for Electrical Contractor Magazine, September, 2023.

“The Carrington Event: The Great Geomagnetic Storm of September 1859.  If It Reoccurred Today, It Would Destroy Electrical Systems Worldwide.” By Andrew P. McCoy and Fred Sargent for Line Contractor Magazine, September, 2023.

“The Expanding Universe of Emerging Markets: What NASA Can Teach Us About Exploring Them.” By Andrew P. McCoy and Fred Sargent for Electrical Contractor Magazine, October, 2023.

“The Flip Side of Electrical Construction.” By Andrew P. McCoy and Fred Sargent for Electrical Contractor Magazine, November, 2023.

“Find a Need and Fill It” By Andrew P. McCoy and Fred Sargent for Electrical Contractor Magazine, December, 2023.  https://www.ecmagdigital.com/ecmag/library/page/electrical_contractor_december_2023/26/

2022

“Service & Maintenance Outlook – 2122: We skip ahead 100 years to interview a service & maintenance electrician” By Fred Sargent and Andrew P. McCoy for Electrical Contractor Magazine, January, 2022.

“On-boarding benefits new-hires: Now try “all-aboarding” to benefit everyone” By Fred Sargent and Andrew P. McCoy for Electrical Contractor Magazine, February, 2022.

“How to Hire Your Next Service Electrician: Just Pretend You’re Hiring a Pastry Chef” By Andrew P. McCoy and Fred Sargent for Electrical Contractor Magazine, February, 2022.

“The Foreseeable Demand for Healthy Buildings: An Opportunity for Electrical Contractors in Human-Centered Lighting” By Andrew P. McCoy and Fred Sargent for Electrical Contractor Magazine, March, 2022.

“Win Smart Lighting Opportunities with Smarter Solutions: Start with One of the Oldest Principles in Salesmanship” By Andrew P. McCoy and Fred Sargent for Electrical Contractor Magazine, April, 2022.

“Self & Safety: A Dual Concept Whose Time Has Come” By Andrew P. McCoy and Fred Sargent for Electrical Contractor Magazine, May, 2022.

“Coffee Break with Eichelle Thompson, Marketing Director, Lemberg Electric, Milwaukee, WI: The Healthy Building Movement Will Redefine Renovation” By Fred Sargent and Andrew P. McCoy for Electrical Contractor Magazine, June, 2022.

“Coffee Break with Jerry Hein, President of ECSI, Bloomington, Minnesota: How Low Voltage Contracting Is Redefining Service & Maintenance” By Fred Sargent and Andrew P. McCoy for Electrical Contractor Magazine, July, 2022.

“Smart Buildings Require Smart Service & Maintenance: Two Major Concepts That Electrical Contractors Should Not Ignore” By Andrew P. McCoy and Fred Sargent for Electrical Contractor Magazine, August, 2022.

“An Unheard-Of Way to See the NECA Show: Guaranteed 100% to Benefit Service-Minded Electrical Contractors” By Fred Sargent and Andrew P. McCoy for Electrical Contractor Magazine, September, 2022.

“Opportunities in Emerging Markets are Easy to Spot: Threats from Emerging Competition are Harder to Detect” By Andrew P. McCoy and Fred Sargent for Electrical Contractor Magazine, October, 2022.

“JUST ONE QUESTION: What Should Every Service Electrician Always Have In Their Service Van?” By Andrew P. McCoy and Fred Sargent for Electrical Contractor Magazine, November, 2022.

“Coming in 2023: A New NFPA Standard: How It Can Drive New Service & Maintenance Business” By Fred Sargent and Andrew P. McCoy for Electrical Contractor Magazine, December, 2022.

2021

“Service With a Smile: One characteristic the best service electricians share” By Andrew P. McCoy and Fred Sargent for Electrical Contractor Magazine, February 15, 2021.

“A New Kind of Scorekeeping: The one company, two businesses approach” By Andrew P. McCoy and Fred Sargent for Electrical Contractor Magazine, February 15, 2021.

“A Whole New Way of Thinking: Why a great safety program is not good enough” By Andrew P. McCoy and Fred Sargent for Electrical Contractor Safety Leader Magazine, February, 2021.

“Join the Healthy Building Movement: Finding a place for ECs with smart lighting and other solutions” By Andrew P. McCoy and Fred Sargent for Electrical Contractor Magazine, April 15, 2021.

“Celebrating the Skylights: Coffee break with Lisa Sun, Gravitas” By Andrew P. McCoy and Fred Sargent for Electrical Contractor Magazine, June15, 2021.

“Pursuing the Profit Potential: Five new ways to win lighting retrofit work” By Andrew P. McCoy and Fred Sargent for Electrical Contractor Magazine, August 15, 2021.

“Added Dimensions: Emergent 3D-printing technology layers a new path” By Andrew P. McCoy and Fred Sargent for Electrical Contractor Magazine, October 15, 2021. [COVER ARTICLE] 

“Astronaut Eyes Changes in Electrification: Coffee break with Jay Apt, Carnegie Mellon University” By Andrew P. McCoy and Fred Sargent for Electrical Contractor Magazine, October 15, 2021.

2020

“Recruit Rising Stars: What can we learn from college sports recruiting?” by Andrew McCoy and Fred Sargent for Electrical Contractor Magazine, February 2020.

“A One-World Approach” by Andrew McCoy and Fred Sargent for Electrical Contractor Magazine, April 2020.

“Business Beats Density” by Andrew McCoy and Fred Sargent for Electrical Contractor Magazine, June 2020.

“Strength in Numbers” by Andrew McCoy and Fred Sargent for Electrical Contractor Magazine, August 2020.

“The Rest Is History: Learning the significance of interchangeable parts from manufacturing’s past” by Andrew McCoy and Fred Sargent for Electrical Contractor Magazine, October 2020.

“Dangers of the Status Quo Bias: What’s next when lighting is no longer electrical contractors’ work?” by Andrew McCoy and Fred Sargent for Electrical Contractor Magazine, December 2020.

2019

“The Defining Difference” by Andrew McCoy and Fred Sargent for Electrical Contractor Magazine, December 2019. 

“Moving With the Times: Baker Electric discusses opportunities in EV charging stations” by Andrew McCoy and Fred Sargent for Electrical Contractor Magazine, October 2019. 

“Connecting Contractors with Customers” by Fred Sargent and Andrew McCoy for Electrical Contractor Magazine, September 2019. 

“Four Potential Rewards: From Foreman to Project Manager, Part 2” by Fred Sargent and Andrew McCoy for Electrical Contractor Magazine, August 2019. 

“Stay up for the Next Downturn: Cultivating Service and Maintenance Capabilities for a Recession” by Fred Sargent and Andrew McCoy for Electrical Contractor Magazine, August 2019. 

“Four Obvious Hurdles: From Foreman to Project Manager” by Andrew McCoy and Fred Sargent for Electrical Contractor Magazine, June 2019. 

“A Winning Business Plan: Three Apprentice Electricians Create a Startup” by Andrew McCoy and Fred Sargent for Electrical Contractor Magazine, June 2019. 

“Brain Power, Not Foot-Candles: The Biggest Payback From Smart Lighting” by Fred Sargent and Andrew McCoy for Electrical Contractor Magazine, April 2019. 

“Invest in Your People: Education and Training Yield Big Dividends and Attract Talent” by Andrew McCoy and Fred Sargent for Electrical Contractor Magazine, February 2019. 

“The Industry Strikes Back: A Conversation on the Workforce Shortage and What Can Be Done About It” by Andrew McCoy and Fred Sargent for Electrical Contractor Magazine, February 2019.

INVITED PRESENTATIONS TO PROFESSIONAL AUDIENCES

McCoy, Andrew (March 2020).  Panelist for "ADAPT and OVERCOME" altRPO Webinar Episode 003, Tuesday, March 24, 2020, 2:00 PM.

McCoy, A.P. (2015). "Making Sense of Energy Efficient Housing." Virginia Housing Coalition, Richmond, VA, June 3rd, 2015.

McCoy, A.P. (2015). "Preliminary Observations on the 2013 WDMA U.S. Architectural Door Industry Statistical Report." Executive Committee of the Window and Door Manufacturer's Association, Baltimore, MD, April 29, 2015.

McCoy, A.P. and Morrison, T. (2014). "Market Intelligence for the US Window and Entry Door and Architectural Door Industry."  Executive Committee of the Window and Door Manufacturer's Association, Cambridge, MA, October 1, 2014.

McCoy, A.P. (2014). "The US Window and Entry Door and Architectural Door Industry Study."  Marketing Committee of the Window and Door Manufacturer's Association, Chicago, IL, September 18, 2014.

McCoy, A.P. (2014). "Preliminary Observations on the 2013 WDMA U.S. Window & Door Industry Statistical Report."  Executive Committee of the Window and Door Manufacturer's Association, Crystal City, VA, March 31, 2014.

*Mitra, C., McCoy, A.P. and Pearce, A.R. (2011). “Establishing Innovativeness and Consumer Preference for Zero Energy Homes.” Proceedings, Engineering Sustainability 2011 Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, April 11-12. 

Pearce, A.R., McCoy, A.P., Smith-Jackson, T., Edwards, M.A., Pruden, A., and Bagchi, R. (2011). "Designing a Sustainable Built Environment: A Hazards Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) Approach." Proceedings, College of Architecture & Urban Studies Biennial Research Symposium, Blacksburg, VA, February 17-18. 

Pearce, A.R., McCoy, A.P., Smith-Jackson, T., Edwards, M.A., Pruden, A., and Bagchi, R. (2011). "Sustainable Water Systems: Tips for Success." GreenPrints Conference, Atlanta, GA, March 14-15. 

Pearce, A.R., McCoy, A.P., Smith-Jackson, T., Edwards, M.A., Pruden, A., and Bagchi, R. (2011). “Designing a Sustainable Built Environment: A Hazards Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) Approach.” Proceedings, Engineering Sustainability 2011 Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, April 11-12. 

McCoy, A. P., Badinelli, Ralph B. and Thabet, Walid (January, 2006). “Facilitating Supply Chain Support for the Commercialization of Innovative Products in the Residential Construction Market.” VT CAUS Bi-Annual Research Symposium (2006), Blacksburg, VA. 

Koebel, C.T. and McCoy, A.P. (January, 2008) “Innovation as a Topic for CAUS Research.” VT CAUS Bi-Annual Research Symposium (2008), Blacksburg, VA.

Koebel, C.T. and McCoy, A.P. (2006). "Beyond first mover advantage: the characteristics, risks and advantages of second mover adoption in the home building industry." Presented to the American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association Meeting, Washington, DC: April, 2006.