Brookestone is an office complex located in Kokomo, Indiana with 19,000+ square feet that is comprised of office suites and conference rooms to fit small business needs. This building was formerly the home of a local UAW so the building underwent an extensive remodel through Perkins Contracting. Their renovations included lighting retro-fits to the interior and exterior fixtures and new signage to advertise for their tenants; all of which were provided and installed by Huston Electric.
The lighting retro-fits were extensive both on the interior and exterior of the building. Fortunately, the cost was off-set due to Duke Energy’s rebate program for energy efficiency upgrades. Duke’s rebate incentive totaled upwards of $18,000 to compensate for the investment in retro-fitting so many fixtures.
Retro-fits included:
- 87 surface mounted LED panels in office & conference rooms
- 30 recessed LED fixtures
- 43 occupancy sensors
- 14 vapor tight LED fixtures for the fitness center’s locker rooms
- 10 LED high bays in the fitness center
- 15 EXIT signs
Scott Perkins provided the following testimonial:
“I am very pleased with the finished product at Brookestone due in large part to Huston Signs and Electric. When I decided to completely renovate the lighting in this 19,000 sq ft facility, I knew I needed an expert in the field of lighting and electrical. Huston Electric met or exceeded all of my expectations. Rick, Dennis, and their team produced a product that looks and functions great. They even took care of all the rebate paper work from Duke to save over $18,000 on the project.”
Dennis Lane, Lighting Retro-fit Specialist for Huston Electric, encourages our customers to upgrade lighting systems to LED because of the energy savings and reduction in maintenance cost along with the incentives that Duke Energy offers. Dennis provides free quotes, specs to show ROI for energy savings, estimates on rebates through Duke Energy, lighting layouts, and free samples on a trial offer.
Huston has physical locations in Kokomo, Lafayette and Indianapolis, Indiana. Huston Inc. was founded in 1939 and has divisions specializing in electrical contracting and service, home and business automation, telecommunications, generators and compressors, and visual communications & signage.
Matt Huston was born and raised in Lafayette, IN. During the summers beginning at age 13, Matt worked for the family electrical business, Huston Electric, first as a warehouse helper and then truck driver delivering material to jobsites. After graduating from Harrison High School, Matt attended Purdue University and finished at Indiana University-Purdue University (IUPUI) in 2013. Matt started his career as the Electrical Service Manager in Huston’s Lafayette location. Hitting the ground running, Matt built countless service-based relationships and has grown and morphed Huston Electric’s service division and market offerings. Matt was promoted to Director of Electrical Services in 2019 and was the driving force behind Huston’s solar division that launched in 2020. Currently, Matt serves as President of Huston Electric and is leading the company into its 85th year in business. Matt is excited and humbled to be able to follow in the steps of his father (Jon), grandfather (Dave), and great grandfather (Don) and looks forward to carrying on the legacy and growth at Huston Electric. Matt is an active member in many industry peer groups, community events, and trade conferences. He is a member of the Region4 Workforce Board and is Huston Electric’s appointed representative to ELECTRI International.