We are pleased to welcome Matthew Wilkins to our team as a full-time Mechanical Designer in the York office. He recently served an internship with us for the past year. Matthew is a recent graduate of Penn State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and a minor in Business Administration. During … Read more
We are pleased to announce that Daniel Bender, CPD recently completed the Certified in Plumbing Design (CPD) examination and is now certified by the American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE) as a CPD. Daniel is a Mechanical Designer with over 4 years of experience with Barton. He has worked on several healthcare and education projects … Read more
For many years now, the design community has been laser-focused on creating ‘green’ buildings that use less energy and have a smaller impact on their surrounding environments. That is until recently. Due to growing concern amongst the healthcare community that Americans are spending too much of their days indoors coupled with the scientific community’s increasing … Read more
Please join Rachel Prinkey with Penn State University, Rami Berner with Bostwick Design Partnership, Michael Rader with Barton Associates and Andrew Schrenk with PJ Dick as they present at the Spring 2018 KAPPA Conference hosted by Penn State University. Their presentation, “Prevention Through Design — A Case Study of the Penn State School of Music Recital Hall Project”, will be held on … Read more
We are pleased to announce and welcome John Sundy, LC as a Senior Electrical Designer in our Pittsburgh office. John has over 25 years in the industry and has worked on a wide variety of projects that includes higher education, K-12, healthcare, corporate, retail and public-sector work. He is a graduate of Point Park University … Read more
Your project has gone through a comprehensive planning and design process to ensure that the project design objectives and goals are fully captured in the documents. You are ready to start work. Now what? The successful implementation of your project requires one more, extremely important step, selecting the right construction partner. How can you do … Read more
We are pleased to announce and welcome back David Myers, PE, LEED AP as Senior Electrical Engineer to work in their York office. David was previously employed with the firm for over 15 years and worked on over 500 projects for clients such as Gettysburg College, Milton Hershey School, Mount St. Mary’s University and Penn State … Read more
Barton Associates, Inc. is pleased to announce and welcome Tony Ricketts, PE, LEED AP BD+C as a Mechanical Engineer to work in our Pittsburgh office. Tony has over 14 years of experience in the industry and has extensive project experience in healthcare, education, commercial, pharmaceutical, telecommunications, data center, and technology markets. He is a graduate … Read more
Managing the construction of new facilities or renovation and maintenance of existing facilities with multiple design and construction firms can be a daunting task even for the most experienced owner. One way to help eliminate miscommunication and set expectations of all project stakeholders is to have written design and construction standards. If you own, operate … Read more
When used as an adjective, “hybrid” is defined as something “of mixed character, composed of mixed parts”. In today’s society, the term is regularly used to describe cars, genetically modified plants, dog breeds, or any combination of two distinct styles. In the healthcare industry, the word hybrid is generally used to describe a mixture of … Read more
The severity of recent natural disasters across the nation, along with the Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Medicare and Medicaid Participating Providers and Suppliers issued by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in 2016, has made emergency preparedness a point of emphasis for healthcare facility managers across the nation. On November 15, 2017, participating … Read more
Does this question sound familiar? Every facility manager has probably muttered, or at least thought, this question at some point. With surgeons performing longer and more complex surgeries, requests for colder operating room temperatures has increased and it is not uncommon for surgeons to request room conditions that are outside of “normal” parameters. The question … Read more
We are pleased to welcome Brian Fayman to our team as a CAD Technician in our State College office. He recently served an internship with us this past summer. Brian is a recent graduate of the South Hills School of Business & Technology with an Associate in Specialized Technology Degree in Engineering Technology. Brian is … Read more
Fall is almost here and winter isn’t too far behind, so let’s make sure your building and wallet is ready for it! It’s important to understand how your monthly energy use is broken down by your building systems. Below represents a pretty typical breakdown for a building: System Type % of Total Energy Consumption HVAC … Read more
We are pleased to welcome Matthew Torello to our team as a full-time Mechanical Designer in our York office. He recently served an internship with us for the past two years. Matthew is a recent graduate of Penn State University with a Bachelor of Architectural Engineering with a focus on Mechanical Engineering. During his internship … Read more
We are pleased to announce that Joseph Pawell of our State College office has received a 2017, Philadelphia Section, Philaments IES Illumination Award for the lighting design at Penn State’s Morgan Academic Center at University Park, PA. The Illuminating Engineering Society’s Illumination Awards recognize projects for their ingenuity and originality, as well as their contributions … Read more
UPMC Pinnacle has selected Barton Healthcare to be provide mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection engineering services for a new, five-story, 275,000 square-foot replacement hospital for Memorial Hospital in York, PA. The new 130-bed hospital is being built on the former Hawk Lake Golf Course in West Manchester Township. The project will construct a new state-of-the-art … Read more
We are pleased to announce that Edward Ritter, PE, CxA has achieved LEED AP (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional) BD+C accreditation. Administered by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the LEED AP BD+C credential denotes professionals with expertise in the design and construction phases of green buildings serving the commercial, residential, education … Read more
Groundbreaking commenced on a 30,000 square-foot new research building located at 310 Innovation Boulevard, State College, PA. With estimated completion set for the winter of 2017, the new facility will include the 10,800 square-foot Morgan Advanced Materials’ Carbon Science Center of Excellence. Morgan Advanced Materials, a U.K.-based global leader in engineered carbon and ceramic materials, … Read more
Barton Associates’ State College office won the People’s Choice award for their design entry, CAN-Bert, at the 1st Annual Canstruction State College Competition, held at the Nittany Mall in State College, PA. Canstruction is a global, not-for-profit anti-hunger project founded by the Society for Design Administration (SDA), an affiliate of the American Institute of Architects … Read more