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PK Electrical Opens New Office in Denver

 PK Electrical is expanding its electrical engineering services to the Denver area. The new office will be managed by principal, Alan Wiskus, LEED AP BD+C, vice president of PK Electrical. Mr. Wiskus brings 24 years of experience with him and … Continue reading

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Lighting Retrofits – Lamp Replacements

Interior lighting covers a very large segment of the lighting retrofit opportunities so I would like to continue with this topic and discuss lamp replacements.  Lamp replacements are usually the easiest retrofit to perform and consist of removing existing incandescent, … Continue reading

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Lighting Retrofits – Fluorescent Lighting

As mentioned in the outdoor lighting post, according to the U.S. Department of Energy, commercial lighting can account for 15% to 50% (with a median of 35%) of a building’s annual energy consumption.  Indoor lighting accounts for a majority of … Continue reading

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Lighting Retrofits – Outdoor Lighting

According to the U.S. Department of Energy, commercial lighting can account for 15% to 50% (median of 35%) of a building’s annual energy consumption.  Outdoor lighting is included in that statistic and retrofits in conjunction with interior lighting retrofits can … Continue reading

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Lighting Retrofits – Outdoor Lighting

According to the U.S. Department of Energy, commercial lighting can account for 15% to 50% (median of 35%) of a building’s annual energy consumption.  Outdoor lighting is included in that statistic and retrofits in conjunction with interior lighting retrofits can … Continue reading

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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 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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Commercial Lighting

PK Electrical, Inc., a Nevada Corporation, was established in 1996.  The principals, Karen D. Purcell, P.E.  and Alan Wiskus, LEED AP BD+C, bring more than 40 years of electrical engineering experience to the corporation.  Our office is located in Reno, … Continue reading

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