AXTG Axis Technologies Group Inc (PK)

The Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) in California is celebrating the recent passing of Proposition 1D. California voters passed the proposition to allocate $100 million dollars to fund the design and construction of energy efficient school facilities. The funding is part of a larger $10.4 billion dollar package designated to upgrade public schools, including kindergarten through 12th grade, community colleges, and state universities. �The Axis ballast is ideal for many educational facilities�, reports Brian Bowman of Axis Technologies Group, Inc. �There is a strong movement to standardize daylight harvesting systems for schools, especially now that recent studies have shown that these technologies can improve overall student performance. The Axis DDH ballast operates without causing distraction to students or teachers, and these automated systems generate savings when natural daylight is harvested for use in the classroom. Since most schools have an abundant amount of natural daylight in their classrooms, they are a perfect candidate to convert to the Axis DDH ballast system from their original standard fluorescent lighting and take advantage of daylight harvesting.� Daylight harvesting technologies are a part of the recommended practices published in the design manual for CHPS school construction. The Axis DDH ballast has been installed in multiple schools in locations throughout California, including Marin County, Madera County, San Joaquin County, Fresno County, Fremont, Elk Grove, and Davis. Axis has also installed these ballasts at many other schools and universities throughout the country. About the Collaborative of High Performance Schools The mission of the Collaborative of High Performance Schools (CHPS) is to facilitate the design of high performance schools and create environments that are not only energy efficient, but also healthy, comfortable, well lit, and contain the amenities needed for quality education. CHPS helps to facilitate and inspire change in our educational system. The goals of CHPS are to: Increase student performance by implementing better designed, healthier facilities. Raise awareness of the impact and advantages of high performance school design Provide design professionals with better tools to facilitate effective design. Increase school energy and resource efficiency. Reduce peak electric loads. About Axis Technologies Group, Inc. Axis Technologies Group, Inc. conducts its business through a wholly owned subsidiary, Axis Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska. Axis Technologies, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets a proprietary line of energy-saving and daylight harvesting electronic dimming ballasts for the commercial lighting industry. The company�s target market is small to large commercial users of fluorescent lighting including office buildings, wholesale and retail buildings, hospitals, schools, and government buildings. In 2002, Underwriters Laboratory (UL) approved Axis products for sale in both the United States and Canada. The Axis Dimming/Daylight Harvesting (DDH) ballast is priced competitively and is the only daylight harvesting ballast system that can be marketed as a replacement for a standard ballast. About the Axis DDH Ballast A "ballast" is an electronic component that regulates voltage in fluorescent lighting. Axis Technologies Group,�Inc. has developed an innovative new ballast with the aim of expanding daylight harvesting�into mainstream fluorescent lighting applications. The patented Axis Dimming/Daylight Harvesting Ballast is a new technology that transforms the ballast, a once standard lighting industry staple, into a dynamic energy saving system that can reduce lighting energy costs by up to 70%. The Axis DDH Ballast utilizes an individual photo sensor to automatically adjust the amount of electrical current flowing to the light fixture,�and then dims or increases lighting in conjunction with the amount of available sunlight that may be harvested from available windows and sunlight. The Axis DDH Ballast avoids�"over-lit" conditions that�increase energy costs by�keeping lighting "tuned"�to�the�desired�level�in a�designated area. 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