E. L. Barrett Company, Inc.

E. L. Barrett Company is a Quincy firm that specializes in testing, adjusting and balancing (TAB) of commercial HVAC systems. TAB work confirms that heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems perform as designed, giving occupants comfort while keeping energy use down. It is required for a certificate of occupancy in new construction and when an existing building changes use, and older systems benefit from periodic rebalancing.

Edward L. Barrett Jr. began as a sheet metal apprentice with Local Union 17 in Boston in 1968 and was the first full-time apprentice trained in the TAB field. He co-founded the company in 1985 and remains its owner and CEO. The third-generation family business works with building managers, mechanical contractors, engineers and facility engineers, and its TABB-certified journeymen bring more than 75 years of combined experience.

What to Know

• Project manager Ryan E. Barrett became the youngest TABB-certified technician in the Boston area.
• Ed Barrett is active in the Quincy Chamber, Rotary Club, Historical Society and Quincy Yacht Club.
• The company uses state-of-the-art testing equipment for its balancing work.
• Its technicians also diagnose and repair balancing problems in existing buildings.