Barrett Woodyard & Associates Inc

What Barrett Woodyard & Associates Inc does

Barrett, Woodyard & Associates, Inc. (BW&A) is a privately held mechanical and electrical (MEP) engineering consulting firm founded in 1987 in Atlanta, Georgia, by Michael S. Barrett, PE, and Charles L. Woodyard, Jr., PE. The firm delivers MEP design and related engineering services for commercial, institutional, industrial, and residential building projects — including HVAC and plumbing, power distribution and lighting design, life safety, automatic controls, energy management systems, data/voice cabling, building commissioning, and LEED/sustainability consulting. Core service lines are organized into studios (e.g., a Building Performance Studio for commissioning and energy work) staffed by 100+ employees, with every project studio headed by a firm partner to ensure senior-level involvement. Notable project credentials include Duke Energy Center (LEED Platinum), Ponce City Market (adaptive reuse), the State Farm Atlanta Hub, the CDC campus, and a 550,000 sq. ft. Publix distribution center.

BW&A serves architects, developers, and building owners on a project-by-project, fee-for-service basis through direct B2B relationships; pricing is quote-based and scope-dependent, and the firm does not publicly disclose pricing. Its go-to-market is sales-led, relationship-driven, and regional: projects are won through professional reputation, repeat architect and developer relationships, and industry association presence (ASHRAE, NFPA, NSPE, IESNA, IEEE, BICSI), rather than traditional marketing or sales channels. The firm is registered as a Professional Engineering provider in all 50 U.S. states with a National NCEES record, allowing it to serve projects nationwide despite a four-office Southeast footprint (Peachtree Corners, GA; Charlotte, NC; Cary/Raleigh, NC; Nashville, TN).

The firm is a partner-owned professional services business with no evidence of external investment, private equity ownership, or parent company affiliation. Ownership and management sit with more than 25 named PE partners, including Managing Partners Steve Brewer, Steve Luttrell, and Brad Rabinowitz (Carolinas). Revenue is not publicly disclosed. The business model is fundamentally a leveraged talent business — growth is a function of hiring PEs and LEED APs, expanding the office footprint, and deepening repeat client relationships, with no disclosed productized offerings, software products, AI capabilities, or recurring revenue contracts.

Name

Barrett Woodyard & Associates Inc

Legal name

Barrett, Woodyard & Associates, Inc.

Website

https://barrettwoodyard.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Barrett, Woodyard & Associates is a privately held MEP engineering consulting firm founded in 1987, providing mechanical, electrical, plumbing, commissioning, and LEED/sustainability design services to architects, developers, and building owners across the Southeast from offices in Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Gaussan

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: Professional consulting fees for mechanical and electrical engineering design services for building systems including HVAC, plumbing, electrical distribution, lighting, and life safety. Project-based engagements with architects, developers, and building owners.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Barrett, Woodyard & Associates, Inc. (BW&A) is a mechanical and electrical engineering consulting firm that delivers MEP design, building commissioning, energy modeling, LEED certification, technology integration, and due-diligence engineering services for commercial, institutional, industrial, healthcare, education, hospitality, government, and retail building projects. Services are delivered through project-specific studio teams containing both mechanical and electrical engineers and led by a firm partner.

Product overview

Barrett Woodyard & Associates, Inc. is a mechanical and electrical (MEP) engineering consulting firm offering a unified portfolio of engineering services through specialized studios. The core offerings include Mechanical Engineering Services (HVAC and plumbing), Electrical Engineering Services (power distribution, lighting, life safety), Plumbing Engineering, Building Commissioning Services, and Energy Solutions (LEED certification, energy modeling, retro-commissioning). These services are delivered through the firm's studio concept, with studios such as the Building Performance Studio (dedicated to commissioning and energy analysis) and the Sustainability Studio. The company also provides Technology Integration and Forensic Engineering & Due Diligence Studies as supporting services. All offerings are integrated engineering consulting services rather than software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mechanical Engineering Services Full-service mechanical engineering including HVAC system design and plumbing design for commercial, institutional, and industrial buildings, with focus on occupant comfort, energy performance, and maintainability. Delivered by BW&A's mechanical engineering teams to architects, developers, and building owners.
• Electrical Engineering Services Complete electrical engineering services covering power distribution, lighting design, life safety systems, automatic controls, and energy management systems for corporate, healthcare, hospitality, government, education, retail, and industrial facility types.
• Plumbing Engineering Services Plumbing design services including domestic cold and hot water systems, sanitary waste, storm drainage, and water efficiency strategies supporting LEED, WELL, and Fitwel certification goals for new and renovated buildings.
• Building Commissioning Services Building systems commissioning, retro-commissioning, and assessment services dedicated to ensuring building performance, energy efficiency, and optimal functionality of mechanical and electrical systems in existing and new facilities.
• Energy Solutions Energy management, energy modeling, LEED certification services, and retro-commissioning consulting to optimize facility system performance and support green building and sustainability goals for commercial and institutional projects.
• Forensic Engineering and Due Diligence Studies Engineering analysis, investigation, and due-diligence studies for assessment of existing building systems, supporting acquisitions, retrofits, and forensic evaluation of mechanical and electrical systems.
• Fire Protection Engineering Services Fire protection and life safety system design coordinated with mechanical and electrical engineering, supporting code-compliant design across the building types served by the firm.

Quantifiable outcome

• LEED Platinum certification achieved for Duke Energy Center (48-floor, 1,500,000 sq. ft. tower)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Newcomb & Boyd: Atlanta-based MEP consulting engineering firm founded in 1923, also focused on mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection design for commercial, healthcare, education and government buildings in the Southeast. Directly competes with BW&A on the same project types and same regional client base.
• Jordan & Skala Engineers: National MEP, structural and technology systems consulting firm with a strong Southeast presence (Norcross, GA headquarters). Competes head-to-head with BW&A on commercial, healthcare, hospitality and data center projects across the same Sun Belt geographies.
• Affiliated Engineers (AEI): National MEP consulting engineering firm with offices across the U.S., specializing in complex projects for higher education, healthcare, science & technology, and cultural institutions. Direct peer on mission-critical MEP design with comparable service breadth and commissioning practice.
• Environmental Systems Design (ESD): Chicago-based MEP engineering consulting firm with national reach, providing mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, and technology design plus commissioning. Comparable in service portfolio and vertical mix to BW&A, though geographically broader.
• ME Engineers: International MEP, lighting, acoustics, and technology engineering consulting firm with strong presence in sports, entertainment, commercial, and cultural projects. Comparable consulting engineering model and overlapping project verticals with BW&A.
• CMTA: Mid-sized national MEP consulting engineering firm with deep energy and commissioning practices, serving K-12, higher education, healthcare, government, and recreation markets. Closely comparable in services offered (including building performance and energy modeling) and customer verticals.
• TLC Engineering Solutions: MEP, fire protection, technology, and commissioning consulting engineering firm with offices across the Southeast and beyond. Directly competes on healthcare, education, hospitality, and commercial projects in many of the same Sun Belt markets as BW&A.
• Interface Engineering: Multi-office MEP consulting engineering firm with a strong sustainability and high-performance building practice, serving commercial, healthcare, higher education, and civic clients. Comparable in size, service mix, and LEED/commissioning capabilities to BW&A.
• Heapy Engineering: Ohio-based MEP consulting engineering firm with a national footprint, providing mechanical, electrical, plumbing, technology, and commissioning services with a strong focus on energy efficiency and high-performance buildings. Comparable in services, energy practice emphasis, and project verticals.

Broad incumbents

• Syska Hennessy Group: Large national MEP engineering and consulting firm offering mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, technology, lighting, and commissioning services across multiple verticals. Significantly larger than BW&A, but competes for the same marquee Southeast projects and broader institutional clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights6 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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