Barton Kirk

About Barton Kirk

Barton is an ecological engineer whose core expertise lies at the nexus of energy, water, climate, and community. For the past decade he has helped communities develop durable decisions about their built and natural infrastructure utilizing research, analysis, and design. Through applied ecological economics and life-cycle systems analysis, Barton\'s work offers holistic insight into the long-term economic and environmental costs and benefits of site-level infrastructure, institutional operations, and regional community patterns. He co-leads Ethos Collaborative a Pittsburgh-based resilient design strategies firm and serves as a senior adviser and analyst for SEEDS, a Michigan-based non-profit dedicated to ecology, education, and design. Barton is also an instructor at the Yestermorrow Design/Build School (Warren, VT) and the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies (Rhinebeck, NY).

Experience

1. Principal, Ecological Engineer

   Ethos Collaborative

   Jan 2015 — Present · Pittsburgh, PA

Education

• Schumacher College

  Short Course

  2002 — 2002

• Penn State University

  BS

  1997 — 2001

• University of Vermont

  MS

  2002 — 2006

Skills

• Life Cycle Assessment
• Water Resources
• Renewable Energy
• Non-Profits
• Environmental Awareness
• Policy Analysis
• Volunteer Management
• Environmental Impact Assessment
• Public Speaking
• Energy Policy
• Environmental Policy
• Sustainable Business
• Teaching
• Natural Resource Management
• Research
• Environmental Consulting
• Project Management
• Environmental Science
• Climate Change
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Sustainability Consulting
• Nonprofits
• Community Organizing
• Sustainable Energy
• Sustainability
• Community Outreach
• Capacity Building
• Carbon
• Leadership
• Strategic Planning
• Grant Writing
• Public Policy
• Program Development
• Environmental Education
• Sustainable Development
• Ecology
• Economic Development
• Energy Efficiency
• Water Resource Management
• Nonprofit Organizations