Barton Associates Editorial Team

Madison Stine Earns Certified Plumbing Design Technician (CPDT) Accreditation

We are pleased to announce that Madison Stine, EIT, CPDT passed the Certified Plumbing Design Technician (CPDT) exam with American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE). Madison joined Barton in 2018 and has worked on several healthcare and education projects for clients such as WellSpan, RWJBarnabas Health, UPMC Pinnacle and Dickinson College. She graduated from Penn … Read more

Michael Lucas Returns to Barton Associates

We are pleased to announce and welcome back Michael Lucas, PE as Project Manager/Electrical Engineer to work in our State College office. Michael was previously employed with the firm from 2011-2017 and worked on several educational projects for clients such as Penn State University, Lock Haven University and Bucknell University. Michael is a graduate of … Read more

Changes to PA UCC Code: Lighting Code Changes 2009 vs 2015 IECC

“Hearing can be deceiving, seeing is believing, but feeling – that’s the naked truth” is a phrase which can be applied to many highly anticipated events in life. For the building industry, Pennsylvania’s long-awaited jump to the 2015 (2018 in Philadelphia) ICC International Codes last October was one of these greatly anticipated events. Historically, anticipation … Read more

Lighting Studio earns IES Certificate of Merit for Penn State Project

We are pleased to announce that Barton Lighting Studio’s Jennifer Harrington, PE, LC, LEED AP; Kiley Johns, EIT, LC; and Yancy Unger, PE were recently honored with a 2019 Certificate of Merit from the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) Philadelphia Section for the lighting design of Penn State University’s New Recital Hall and Music 1 Building … Read more

We’re Presenting at the 2019 AICUP Member Meeting on Collaboration!

Please join Steve Bobb, Director of Projects at Dickinson College, Carson Parr, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Partner at RLPS Architects and Michael Rader, PE, CEM, President & CEO at Barton Associates as they present at the 2019 AICUP Member Meeting on Collaboration. The presentation is titled “A 2nd Life for a 50-Year-Old Building” and will … Read more

We’re Speaking at the Spring 2019 KAPPA Conference!

Please join us at the Spring 2019 KAPPA Conference hosted by Millersville University. Barton Associates’ Stephen Oskin, PE, LEED AP and Michael Rader, PE, CEM will be presenting “Mold and Moisture in Schools” on March 13, 2019, at 10:40 AM at the Lancaster County Convention Center. Overview This presentation offers an overview of mold and moisture … Read more

Cole Romanoski Hired as New Mechanical Designer

We are pleased to announce and welcome Cole Romanoski as a Mechanical Designer to work in our York office. Cole graduated from of the Pennsylvania College of Technology with an Associate’s Degree in Computer Aided Design and received his Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Design Technology. He has three years of experience in Mechanical Drafting and … Read more

Promotions of Unger, Jacobs, Fry, and Stiles Announced

We are proud to announce multiple promotions within the company to support its continued growth and success. Yancy Unger, PE and Michael Jacobs, PE have been promoted to Vice President. Yancy has over 25 years of project management, engineering and lighting design experience with higher education and cultural and performing arts clients. Michael has over … Read more

Kyle Flanagan, Gregory Bosley, and Erica Evanitus Hired in York Office

We are pleased to announce and welcome Kyle Flanagan, PE, Gregory Bosley and Erica Evanitus to our York office. Kyle has over 15 years of experience in Mechanical Engineering and has extensive project experience in healthcare, education, commercial, retail and industrial markets. He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Architectural Engineering from Drexel University … Read more

Matthew Bergey Earns Professional Engineer (PE) License

We are pleased to announce that Matthew Bergey, PE earned his Professional Engineer (PE) license from the Pennsylvania State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists. The license allows him to prepare, sign, seal and submit engineering plans and drawings for public and private clients as well as municipalities and authorities. Matthew has … Read more

Access is Key: Emergency Plumbing Fixtures

There seems to be a misunderstanding among facility owners and operators these days about requirements for emergency fixtures (eyewashes and drench showers). Plumbing codes do not prescribe when or where to locate eyewash fixtures. Rather, they address the installation of these emergency fixtures if or when they are required. The Owner is responsible for knowing … Read more

We’re Speaking at the Fall 2018 KAPPA Conference!

Please join Jennifer Harrington, PE, LC, LEED AP, Barton’s Director of Lighting Design at the Fall 2018 KAPPA Conference hosted by Slippery Rock University. She will be presenting “The Light of Your Life: The Potential Effects of Light on Our Mental and Physical Health” on October 23, 2018, at 8:00 AM in the Pittsburgh Marriott North at Cranberry Woods. Overview … Read more

Understanding Legionella – Designing to Reduce Risk

Pontiac Fever. It’s got nothing to do with cars, and everything to do with Legionellosis, the disease caused by a pathogenic bacterium called Legionella pneumophila. Legionellosis or Legionnaire’s Disease preys on the elderly, the young and anyone with weakened immune systems. The subsequent fallout can also be catastrophic to a facility and owner because the … Read more

Russell Gray Receives Honorable Mention from ASHRAE

We are pleased to announce Russell Gray, PE, received an honorable mention from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Technology 2018 Awards Competition for his work at the Milton & Catherine Hershey Conservatory at Hershey Gardens. Russell led Barton’s mechanical staff and met ASHARE’s stringent criteria for the Public Assembly (new) … Read more

Barton Associates Named in Top 100 2018 MEP Giants List!

Barton Associates is honored to be among the nation’s top mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection design firms with our recent ranking on the Consulting-Specifying Engineer’s 2018 MEP Giants List. We apply focus, dedication, practicality, precision and longevity to each project we deliver and live by these principles to help us achieve our mission — … Read more

Stephen Oskin Hired as Director of Mechanical Engineering

We are pleased to announce and welcome Stephen Oskin, PE, LEED AP as Director of Mechanical Engineering for the firm. Stephen has over 16 years of experience in the industry and has extensive project experience in education, commercial, healthcare, telecommunications, data center, and technology markets. He is a graduate of Penn State University with a … Read more