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Lighting Retrofits – Success and Failure
“Just buy a bunch of light bulbs and get someone to install them”, this was my first experience with lighting retrofits. This was also my first experience with the complexity of lighting choices, lighting design and complaints from the end … Continue reading
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Lighting Retrofits
The lighting industry has enjoyed a tremendous boom in available light sources, efficiency and technologies that make lighting retrofits a sure bet when it comes to saving energy. Building owners now have new light sources and lighting controls such as … Continue reading
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Experienced Electrical Engineer/Designer Needed
Here is a rare chance to join the region’s leading electrical engineering firm that is expanding! Do you take pride in the quality of work you produce? Do you enjoy and excel in a team environment? Do you want to grow yourself … Continue reading
PK Electrical, Inc. becomes certified by WBENC
PK Electrical, Inc., a business specializing in electrical engineering, received national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). WBENC’s national standard of certification is a meticulous process including an in-depth review of the business and … Continue reading
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Tagged airport, electrical design, electrical engieering, electrical inspector, healthcare, higher education, K-12 schools, lighitng design, medium voltage, military projects, renewable energy design, utility design, veterans administration healthcare, WBENC, women owned small business, Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (
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Karen Purcell is a Featured Speaker at the SWE Western Regions Joint Conference
Karen Purcell, P.E. will be a featured speaker at the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Western Regions Joint Conference in Honolulu, Hawaii on March 2nd, 2012. Her presentation is designed to help women better understand and overcome the social and … Continue reading
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Tagged electrical engineering, Hawaii, PK Electrical, Society of Women Engineers, speaker, STEM, STEM Author, STEM fields, STEM presentation, SWE
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PK Electrical adds more LEED certified personnel
Congratulations to Dugan Hadler, Jason Aviles and Eric MacGill for passing the LEED General Associate exam. All are electrical designers for PK Electrical, Inc. PK Electrical, Inc. is a self-performing electrical engineering firm that provides a broad range of services … Continue reading
Glenn Burud passes ICC commercial inspector’s exam.
We are pleased to announce that Glenn Burud has passed the ICC commercial inspector’s exam. Glenn has been in the electrical industry 54 years and has a wealth of experience. He is licensed master electrician and has been designing for … Continue reading
PK Electrical wins HotFirm Award
PK Electrical, Inc., has been selected for the second year in a row as a HotFirm by ZweigWhite, the nation’s leader in enhancing business performance for the A/E industry. This annual list of 178 firms from the United States and … Continue reading
PK Electrical – RGJ Entrepreneur of the Year – Medium Company
PK Electrical, Inc., under principal Karen Purcell, added 18 new clients and one new employee in 2011, improved staff qualifications when three staff members passed the LEED exam and one passed the ICC commercial inspector exam, and grew revenue 18 … Continue reading
Lighting Trends
PK Electrical, Inc. is a self-performing electrical engineering, design and consulting firm. Since our inception, the firm has done public and private sector work ranging from $5,000 to $76,000,000. Our commitment to innovative electrical designs has lead to tremendous growth … Continue reading
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Tagged commercial lighting, lighting trends, outdoor lighting, specialty lighting
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