January 2012 - Designed as a 9.6 mega-Watt data center with more than 50,000 square feet of raised floor space, the constructed facility was awarded a LEED Gold rating. The design incorporated various heat recovery schemes, site improvements, water management systems and similar to achiev...

January 2012 - Jon Jennings was notified of his successful completion of experience and testing requirements for recognition as a Professional Engineer.  A 2006 graduate from the college of engineering at the University of Akron, Jon joined the firm after graduating. This recog...

November 2011 - Steve Dishauzi - Steve joins us after a 33 year career in the world of educa...

September 2011 -PTA sponsored three relay teams for this year’s ninth running of the Akron Marathon. The race was preceded by a carbo loading dinner at the office the evening before the race for all runners and their families. In addition to the relay teams, Nick Peters ran his fi...

August 2011 - PTA welcomes back to Dan Cotrill, Tyler Zoner, and Josh Shepard, cooperative engineering students from the University of Akron. These three students are all scheduled to graduate in the Spring of 2013. They begin their second official tour this fall.

August 2011 - Crown Point Ecology Center celebrated its 13th annual Taste of Earth under clear skies. The event takes place at the Center in Bath Ohio, with a sile...

August 2011 - Weather cooperated Friday, August 19th for the annual PTA golf outing. This year the event took place at the Firestone Public course. Awards abounded with recognition for longest drive, longest putt, shortest drive, closest to pin, to name a few. Jon Jennings w...

June 2011 - Chad Beery, a 2006 graduate of the College of Engineering, University of Akron officially became a Professional Engineer on June 1. Chad joined the firm in September of 2007. Chad, a LEED AP, has participated in the design a large variety of projects and is actively in...

May 2011 - Five cooperative work and intern engineering students joined our staff to gain valuable experience and help support our efforts to provide service to our clients. New to the office this term were Heather Demor, a senior ME from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology ...

May 2011 - PTA is pleased to have been selected by Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens to provide one of four exhibits featured in their summer long innovation stations event. The exhibit is a larger than life fort featuring two water cannons. It provides a fun and interactive opportunity to lea...

March 2011 - Eric Wright of PTA Engineering has been elected the President of Akron/Canton Chapter of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning (ASHRAE).  ASHRAE was founded in 1894 and currently as over 50,000 members.  Eric's responsibilities include&#...

February 2011 - On February 3, 2011, Dave Tschantz made a presentation regarding Leadership in Engineering and Environmental Design (LEED) to class of engineering students at the University of Akron.  He provided the students with background information on the LEED Rating ...

January 2011- The University of Akron continues to be good to us here at PTA. The spring semester has brought six co-ops on board. Returning are Andrew Gallagher (Mechanical Engineer) for his fourth session, and Dan Cottrill, who was with us during the summer. We also have f...

December 2010 - Stark State College featured projects designed by PTA for their facilities in their seasonal publication.  PTA and Stark State have recently experienced a successful relationship teaming up to incorporate green initiatives in the design of the electrical and mechanical...

December 2010 -Brian Holloway has become a member of the Northern Ohio Society of Healthcare Engineering (NOSHE). This membership provides an extensive range of educational and networking opportunities, which will bring attention to the latest technologies as relat...

November 2010: Less than a year after completing our initial training in Revit BIM software, PTA has utilized the design tool on over 1,000,000 square feet of space. The projects have run the gamut from factory, to data center, to healthcare spaces. We have worked with different architec...

October 2010 - PTA is pleased to announce that Snap-on Business Solutions was LEED certified.  The construction of this $16 million new facility located in Richfield, Ohio was completed in late 2009 and serves as the regional headquarters for Snap-On Business Solutions occupying over ...

September 2010 - It has become a tradition in the PTA office to participate in the Akron Road Runner Marathon each year and 2010 was no exception.  On September 25, three teams comprised of PTA employees, along with their friends and family, competed in the relay race. ...

September 2010 - On September 21, 2010, Wayne Parrish, Senior Manager of Engineering with Allstate's Home Office in Northbrook, Illinois, stopped by to present our design team with an award inscribed "In recognition of your dedication and commitment leading to the successful completion of ...

August 2010 - The PTA golf outing took place on the afternoon of Friday, August 20.  Teams were chosen draft style at an office luncheon prior to the event.  After being treated to a scrumptious boxed lunch from Honeybaked Ham, seven teams of fo...

June 2010: David Hernandez, 2005 graduate of the College of Engineering, University of Akron was recognized on June 11 as a member of this year’s class of Professional Engineers. Dave joined the firm in June of 2005 and has worked on a variety of projects in industrial, healthcare, and co...

July 2010 - PTA participated in the Akron AIA, Akron Canton CSI, and Cleveland CSI 2010 golf outing held on July 30.  The team was comprised of mechanical engineers Brian Holloway, Matt Sejba, Pat Klanac, and Jeff Cerveny pictured below from left to right.  The highlight of the 1...

June 2010: PTA was a proud sponsor of the Annual Wine Auction benefiting the Akron Art Museum.   This year's Wine Auction took place on June 12 and was held at the museum for the first time in the 15 year history of the event.  The evening featured delicious food, ...

June 2010 - PTA sponsored a team for the annual MS Fishing Tournament.  This annual Walleye Fishing Tournament benefits the Ohio Buckeye Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.  The tournament was held on Lake Erie from the Midway Marina in Port Clinton...

May 2010 - This year's graduation season brings us three new additions to the PTA staff: Brian Makan, Tom Myers, and Nick Peters.

Brian Makan attended Arizona State and graduated with an Electrical Engineering Degree this May.  Brian is an avid bowler and has been co...

April 2010 - The University of Akron Engineering Scholarship Award Ceremony was held on April 23, 2010.  Joe Varvaro presented the awards at this year's breakfast.  Phillip Gouin, an Electrical Engineering Junior was awarded the Kucheman and Varvaro Scholarshi...

February 2010 - Dave Tschantz is the newest Board Member for the Akron District Society of Professional Engineers (ADSPE).  The Akron District is the Akron area's local member chapter for the Society of Professional Engineers, an engineering society with a National and State...

November 2009 - Five members of the PTA team have joined AFCOM.  AFCOM is the leading association for data center professionals and as such provides data center information and resources to its members.  Chad Beery, Pat Klanac, Nick P...

September 2009 - Buildings today are becoming more complex and as such, the construction industry is changing, necessitating the advancement of the industry's design tools and software.  PTA is prepared to apply the latest technology in software to improve building desi...

January 2010 - PTA is pleased to announce the recipients of two scholarships, Michael Shepard and Michael Prechel.  The Kucheman and Varvaro Scholarship for Electrical Engineering was awarded to Michael D. Shepard for the 2009/2010 school year.  Michael is an Electrical Engineeri...

October 2009 - Peters, Tschantz & Associates, Inc. (PTA) is pleased to announce Jim Peters and Pat Klanac have become Accredited Tier Designers through the Uptime Institute.  Peters and Klanac attended the inaugural Uptime Institute Accredited Tier Designer three-day cou...