| | | Penn State University Pattee Library Foster Auditorium Relocation University Park, PA Barton used building information modeling (BIM) technology to provide mechanical, electrical and plumbing design services to relocate and transform 6,000 square feet of the library into a new reading room and lecture room to provide more direct and convenient access to the West Pattee portion of the library, which is the core of the Knowledge Commons. The project included developing a reading room for the students that include break out study areas and leisure reading areas. The project also involved a new, 135-seat auditorium and relocation of the original auditorium to accommodate the new reading room. The use of BIM on this project facilitated close coordination between HVAC, lighting and technology requirements and allowed the team to coordinate a complex coffered ceiling among all disciplines. | | | |  | | | | | Gettysburg College Utility Master Plan Gettysburg, PA Barton provided master planning services including documenting existing campus utilities and performing a building-by building systems evaluation in conjunction with a facility master plan provided by Ayers St. Gross, Inc. | | | | 
| | | | | Mount St. Mary’s University Terrace Renovations Emmitsburg, MD Barton provided mechanical, electrical and plumbing design services for 100,000 square feet of renovations of Mount St. Mary’s Terrace Buildings. The Terrace encompasses four of the university’s oldest buildings dating back to the late 1820’s. The renovations allowed the buildings to be used as a 380-bed dormitory, health center and office space. | | | |  | | | | | York College of Pennsylvania Kinsley Innovation Center York, PA Barton provided mechanical, electrical and plumbing design and commissioning services for this 34,000 square-foot renovation and addition project. The building, originally used for manufacturing, was converted into an education facility for York College's computer science and engineering programs. The building includes teaching laboratories, fabrication and testing areas, classrooms, offices, common areas and student lounges. The College earned silver level LEED® certification from the U.S. Green Building Council for this project. This project also received the Green Design Judges’ Choice Award from College Planning & Design Magazine in 2008 as well as the 2009 Green Buildings of Central PA Design Award for Materials and/or Resources. | | | | |  | | | | | Penn State University Agriculture Nanotechnology Lab University Park, PA Barton served as the prime consultant to renovate rooms 108 and 109 into a Nanotechnology Laboratory at Penn State University. Services included architectural services provided by MJL Architects, LLC as well as mechanical, electrical, plumbing design services and construction administration services provided by Barton. The laboratory design included a new HVAC and laboratory exhaust system, fume hoods, reverse osmosis and de-ionized water systems, vacuum system, multiple lab gases, lighting, casework, technology, as well as new architectural finishes. | | | | |  | | | | | Millersville University Performing Arts Center Millersville, PA Barton provided mechanical, electrical and plumbing design services for a new 54,000 square-foot visual and performing arts center to house the Music Department at Millersville University. Upon completion in 2012, the center will feature a concert hall, recital/rehearsal hall, piano lab, multipurpose dance hall and classrooms, as well as a music library, recording studio, departmental and faculty offices, an art gallery, scene shop and theatre. | | | | |  | | | | | |
