The COVID-19 pandemic has forced assisted living, skilled care and continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) to redefine their daily operations and facilities alike to minimize the risk of COVID-19 spread throughout their facilities both from internal and external risks. Residents living in these facilities who require renal dialysis can be a significant risk to themselves, … Read more
We are pleased to announce and welcome three new interns to Barton Associates — Hannah Starolis, Sarah Paschl and Samuel George. Hannah Starolis Hannah is joining our York office this summer as a mechanical intern. She is a third-year student at York College majoring in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Mathematics. Prior to college … Read more
We are pleased to announce and welcome Mitchell Lauer as a Mechanical Designer to work in our York Office and Luke Feczko as a Mechanical Designer to work in our Pittsburgh Office. About Mitchell Lauer & Luke Feczko Mitchell and Luke both recently graduated from Messiah College with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. … Read more
We are pleased to announce and welcome Anthony Ludwar, EIT as a Mechanical Designer in our State College office. Anthony recently graduated from the University of Wyoming with a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering and received his Engineer-in-Training Certification. He previously interned with Powder River Heating and Air Conditioning, a design build HVAC and … Read more
A search for “ultraviolet light” on Google will yield no less than 91 million search results. UV light sanitizers, industrial UV sanitizers, and thousands of other products show up. These results are an impressive show of our society’s ability to provide millions of pieces of information, all in our living room or office, in just … Read more
Our next installment in this series on reducing airborne contaminants is focused on increasing the effectiveness of new and existing filtration systems. Some of the concepts in this article are long-proven items, and some are on the forefront of innovation. This article is to provide information for available products, not to recommend a specific approach, … Read more
Since early 2020, it seems just about everyone has an opinion on viruses, disease transmission and what should be done as a society, as a business owner, and as a private citizen. We here at Barton Associates are not healthcare workers, epidemiologists, or even medical students. We are a group of engineers who believe in … Read more
A large portion of commercial, educational, and healthcare facilities have been either partially occupied or unoccupied for several weeks, even months. With extended periods of unoccupancy, building systems can become stagnant, potentially resulting in adverse effects on air systems, domestic water systems and building materials. Most of us know the smell of dust burning off … Read more
Everyone is probably tired of hearing how unprecedented these times are and how the picture of what the “new normal” will look like seems to change on a daily basis. Beyond all of that, we will get back to some sense of normalcy and, when we do, we need to be ready. So what does … Read more
The recent COVID-19 pandemic events have forced healthcare providers around the globe to find creative ways to isolate infected patients from other patients and healthcare providers, often relying on temporary modifications to their facilities heating, ventilation and air conditioning system to create negative pressure spaces. Often facility managers are forced to work within the confines … Read more
We are pleased to announce and welcome Christopher Carroll as a Senior Mechanical Designer in our Pittsburgh office. Christopher comes to Barton with over 29 years of experience in HVAC design and construction service support for numerous educational and healthcare projects as well as performing arts facilities, high rise hotels and office buildings. He graduated … Read more
We are pleased to announce and welcome Ryan Morgan, PE as a Mechanical Engineer in our State College office. Ryan graduated from Penn State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering with a Minor in Engineering Mechanics. He also earned his Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of … Read more
We are pleased to announce and welcome back Ryan Beard, CPD, as a Mechanical Designer to the firm. Ryan will be primarily supporting the plumbing design efforts in our York and Pittsburgh offices. He will be responsible for design and preparation of studies, reports, specifications and probable construction costs for projects. Ryan has nine years … Read more
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
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
We are pleased to welcome Ashley Crouse to our team as a full-time CAD/BIM Technician in the State College office. She recently served an externship with us during her last semester of school. Ashley recently graduated with high honors from South Hills School of Business & Technology with an Associate in Specialized Technology Degree in … Read more
We are proud to announce the promotion of Corey Jackson to System Administrator/Manager! Corey has been with Barton Associates for over 12 years and will continue to be responsible for all network equipment, servers, printers, plotters, computers, security, and backups.
Power quality can have a significant impact on a building’s electrical distribution system and the associated loads. The results of poor power quality can range from operational issues and premature failure of equipment to additional charges on your utility bill that can negatively affect an organization’s bottom line. One of the load types proven to … Read more
In an emergency, firefighters rely on good communication to coordinate their efforts and keep each other safe. They may approach a fire area deep within a building and realize they need additional personnel or equipment. If your building is especially large, has thick concrete walls, or has a lot of equipment that creates interference, the … Read more
“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
