Barton Associates

Barton Associates is an engineering firm with a Raleigh office on Haynes Street, designing the mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems that make a building work. It also handles energy design and lighting, and the systems it draws are meant to keep performing for decades.

The firm works across the South and Mid-Atlantic, and a good deal of its work comes from clients who keep calling back for the next project. Its own account of what matters most to the business puts the employees ahead of everything else.

What to know

• The firm was founded in 1968 and counts more than 58 years of experience.
• A dedicated studio handles architectural lighting from first concept through construction.
• Its lighting work has won awards.
• It has worked with Gettysburg Area School District since 2001 across more than 20 projects.
• Another client relationship has run to 20 completed projects since 2004.