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	<title>Lighting Maintenance &#124; Lighting Retrofit</title>
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	<description>Lighting your world since 1967</description>
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		<title>Green LEDs for Efficient Lighting Using Solar Technology</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The folks at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory are applying a fabrication method for building highly efficient multi-junction solar cells to aid in the quest to increase LED efficiency for white light.

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		<link>http://blog.akenergy.com/index.php/2010/04/green-leds-for-efficient-lighting-using-solar-technology/</link>
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		<title>Lighting Energy Calculators &#8211; GE Toolkit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Figuring out how to calculate energy savings could be a bit difficult depending on the nature of your lighting retrofit. Lucky for us, many websites have an energy calculator tool. In this example, GE has a few nice calculators. Usable (at the very least) to those who have the most basic understanding of lighting and its terminology.
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		<link>http://blog.akenergy.com/index.php/2010/04/lighting-energy-calculators-ge-toolkit/</link>
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		<title>American Recovery and Reinvestment Act &#8211; Ohio 15 Million</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Another good example of the ARRA (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) at work. If you haven&#8217;t looked in to the ARRA and what it could do for your business, you may be missing out.
Columbus, Ohio – 28 Ohio projects will receive $15 million in grant awards funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act’s Energy [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.akenergy.com/index.php/2010/04/american-recovery-and-reinvestment-act-ohio-15-million/</link>
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		<title>Lighting Retrofit Earns Award for &#8216;Energy Project of the Year&#8217;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ It's nice to see businesses getting recognition for doing significant alterations to their energy usage. In Fayetteville, TN, Fushi Copperweld Inc. did a retrofit from an HID (High Intensity Discharge) High Pressure Sodium fixture to a Fluorescent fixture.
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		<link>http://blog.akenergy.com/index.php/2010/03/lighting-retrofit-earns-award-for-energy-project-of-the-year/</link>
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		<title>Energy Efficient Incentives &#8211; Take Advantage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are programs at the local, State and Federal levels that encourage energy efficiency with incentives. If your facility(s) plans to do an energy efficient project, do yourself a favor and see what's available. 
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		<link>http://blog.akenergy.com/index.php/2010/03/energy-efficient-incentives-take-advantage/</link>
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		<title>Your building could have an Energy Star Label</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While you are trying to earn the LEED building certification, it wouldn't hurt to include the Energy Star label. Every little bit counts and it doesn't hurt when the EPA promotes your organization to the press.
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		<link>http://blog.akenergy.com/index.php/2010/03/your-building-could-have-an-energy-star-label/</link>
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		<title>Toshiba says good-bye to incandescent era</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Toshiba announced Wednesday it has produced its last major run of incandescent lightbulbs. The Japanese electronics manufacturer said the phaseout is part of a strategy to ultimately concentrate on LED (light-emitting diode) lighting products, though it will continue to produce certain specialty incandescent bulbs.
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		<link>http://blog.akenergy.com/index.php/2010/03/toshiba-says-good-bye-to-incandescent-era/</link>
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		<title>Lighting Retrofit -Deco Lighting Illuminates Largest U.S. Marine Base with Induction Lighting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A <strong>Lighting Retrofit </strong>from HID to Induction Lighting is one of a few great ways to really rake in the energy savings and potentially increase lighting quality. Let's not forget that <em>most</em> Induction lighting is rated for 100,000 hours where HIDs are typically rated around 10-20,000 hours. 
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		<link>http://blog.akenergy.com/index.php/2010/03/lighting-retrofit-deco-lighting-illuminates-largest-u-s-marine-base-with-induction-lighting/</link>
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		<title>Lighting Retrofit -Deco Lighting Illuminates World’s Largest U.S. Marine Base with Induction Lighting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A <strong>Lighting Retrofit </strong>from HID to Induction Lighting is one of a few great ways to really rake in the energy savings and potentially increase lighting quality. Let's not forget that <em>most</em> Induction lighting is rated for 100,000 hours where HIDs are typically rated around 10-20,000 hours. 
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		<link>http://blog.akenergy.com/index.php/2010/03/lighting-retrofit-deco-lighting-illuminates-world%e2%80%99s-largest-u-s-marine-base-with-induction-lighting/</link>
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		<title>Electrodeless lamp (Induction Lighting)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Induction lighting has been around for a while, but it seems that many do not know what it is or how it works. It's basically a fluorescent lamp that uses and electromagnetic field to generate light instead of a tungsten metal cathode. The clear advantage here is the longevity of the  lamp (in this case it's called a vessel). Some systems are rated for 100,000 hours. This is obscene when compared to a linear fluorescent T8 system. Even with a premium lamp and programmed start ballast, they have a rated life of 46,000 hours or less than half the life of an induction system.]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.akenergy.com/index.php/2010/03/electrodeless-lamp-induction-lighting/</link>
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		<title>American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) &#8211; Lighting Retrofit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) can be funded for energy saving and efficient lighting retrofit projects. It would be worth it to visit recovery.org to see if your lighting retrofit project qualifies.]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.akenergy.com/index.php/2010/03/american-recovery-and-reinvestment-act-arra-lighting-retrofit/</link>
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		<title>Department of Energy&#8217;s CALiPER Program</title>
		<description><![CDATA[DOE's SSL Commercially Available LED Product Evaluation and Reporting (CALiPER) program independently tests and provides unbiased information on the performance of commercially available SSL products. The test results guide DOE planning for ENERGY STAR® and technology procurement activities, provide objective product performance information to the public, and inform the development and refinement of standards and test procedures for SSL products.]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.akenergy.com/index.php/2010/03/department-of-energy-caliper-program/</link>
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		<title>LED Lighting Retrofit &#8211; US Navy Teaming up With Lighting Science</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A&#038;K Energy Conservation, Inc. has had the pleasure of working with Lighting Science in the past. As a Lighting Maintenance Contractor, we have installed quite a few of their LED systems. Great stuff, and we plan to write something about LSG from our own experiences in the future. However, it was no surprise to see the US NAVY (or anyone for that matter) taking advantage of the new LED pole light and wallpack luminaires in the news. 

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		<link>http://blog.akenergy.com/index.php/2010/03/led-lighting-retrofit-us-navy-teaming-up-with-lighting-science/</link>
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		<title>Taking Energy Savings to a New Level</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Lighting controls have really started to kick in in recent years. It's another great way to take your energy savings to a new level. Coupled with a smart lighting retrofit, the savings can be astounding. If you have been on the fence for awhile, maybe you should take the leap.]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.akenergy.com/index.php/2010/03/taking-energy-savings-to-a-new-level/</link>
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		<title>LED Light-Emitting Diode</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LED's meteoric rise from a status or test light to spacial lighting has been nothing less than astonishing. LED's (specifically HPLEDs) are emerging as a great new tool in the array of lighting available to the commercial, government and private sectors. As a lighting maintenance contractor, we have had the pleasure installing some of these new fixtures with great effect.]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.akenergy.com/index.php/2010/03/led-light-emitting-diode/</link>
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		<title>Lighting Maintenace and Retrofit Company Informational Video</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A&#038;K Energy Conservation Inc. Lighting Maintenance and Retrofit company informational video.]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.akenergy.com/index.php/2010/03/lighting-maintenace-and-retrofit-company-informational-video/</link>
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		<title>What is LEED certification?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LEED certification, which includes a rigorous third-party commissioning process, offers compelling proof to you, your clients, your peers and the public at large that you've achieved your environmental goals and your building is performing as designed. Getting certified allows you take a...dvantage of a growing number of state and local government incentives, and can help boost press interest in your project.
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		<link>http://blog.akenergy.com/index.php/2010/01/what-is-leed-certification/</link>
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