Cut your commercial lighting energy costs by 40–70% — permitted LED retrofits for offices, warehouses, parkades, and strata common areas across Greater Vancouver.
Commercial LED retrofits involve energy analysis, rebate applications, permit coordination, and scheduling around occupied spaces. We handle all of it — so you don't have to.
Every burnt-out parkade fixture or flickering hallway light is a maintenance call — and the energy bill is a line item you can actually reduce.
Whether you run an office, retail unit, restaurant, or showroom — your lighting affects your hydro bill, your staff's comfort, and how customers experience your space.
Lighting accounts for 20–40% of a typical commercial building's electricity use. A full LED retrofit is one of the fastest-payback capital improvements available — often under three years.
From the initial audit to the final permit — a full-scope LED retrofit service for commercial buildings, strata, and multi-unit properties.
We walk your building and measure your existing fixtures, wattages, and operating hours. You receive a written savings estimate and rebate assessment — no cost, no obligation.
No CostRemove fluorescent tubes, T8/T5 fixtures, HID and metal halide lamps. Install modern LED equivalents — equivalent or better output at a fraction of the energy draw.
Replace ageing fluorescent or HID parkade fixtures with long-life LED. Add motion sensors and occupancy controls to reduce waste during off-peak hours.
Popular for StrataLED troffers, panel lights, and track lighting for offices, showrooms, and retail environments. Tunable colour temperatures and dimmer compatibility available.
Replace incandescent or fluorescent emergency lighting with code-compliant LED units. Longer battery backup life, lower maintenance burden, and TSBC-documented installation.
BC Code CompliantPair LED fixtures with motion sensors, dimmers, and daylight harvesting controls. Lights that respond to occupancy can add another 20–30% to your energy savings.
We identify which fixtures qualify, prepare all required documentation, and submit your rebate application — before or after installation depending on the program requirements.
Cash Back AvailableCommercial LED retrofit work requiring permits is done with full electrical permits and TSBC inspection. Complete documentation provided for your property, strata, or insurance records.
TSBC PermittedA commercial LED retrofit is more than swapping bulbs. Every step — from measuring your current consumption to submitting your rebate application — is handled for you.
We walk your building and document your existing lighting inventory — fixture types, wattages, quantities, and estimated operating hours. You get a clear picture of where your energy budget is going before committing to anything.
Based on the audit, you receive a written proposal showing projected annual savings, estimated payback period, rebate amounts, and itemized installation costs. You make an informed decision — not a guess.
Some BC Hydro and FortisBC programs require pre-approval before installation begins. We handle the application and confirm eligibility before work is scheduled — so your rebate is protected.
Work is scheduled around your building's operations. Retail hours, office peak times, and tenant access schedules are factored in — work happens when it causes the least disruption.
After installation, you receive a complete package — permits, inspection records, a written summary of all work completed, and your rebate claim submission.
Any electrician can swap a fluorescent for an LED. Here's what we do differently — and why it matters for commercial buildings.
FSR Class B authorizes us to supervise and certify electrical work in commercial and strata properties. Most electricians hold residential certification only — which doesn't cover commercial lighting work that requires a permit and inspection.
BC Hydro and FortisBC rebate programs have pre-approval deadlines, specific documentation formats, and eligibility conditions that change. We manage the full application process — rebate coordination is included at no extra charge.
Our free lighting audit gives you projected annual savings, estimated payback period, and rebate amounts in writing — before a single fixture is touched. Most electricians send a quote. We send a business case.
TSBC permits, inspection records, and a written summary of all work completed — filed after every job. For property managers, building owners, and strata councils, that paper trail matters at insurance renewal, depreciation reporting, and future transactions.
LED fixtures use 40–70% less energy than the fluorescent and HID systems they replace. In a commercial building where lighting typically accounts for 20–40% of total electricity consumption, that's a significant and measurable reduction in your hydro bill.
Exact savings depend on your current fixture types, operating hours, and whether you add occupancy controls — which can contribute another 20–30% on top of the fixture upgrade. Our free lighting audit gives you a site-specific estimate before you commit to anything.
BC Hydro and FortisBC offer cash incentives to commercial customers who install qualifying energy-efficient equipment, including LED lighting. Incentive amounts depend on the fixture types, quantities, and the specific program in effect when work is completed.
Many commercial LED retrofits qualify for meaningful rebate amounts — particularly high-wattage replacements like parkade HID fixtures or large fluorescent tube arrays. We assess your eligibility during the free lighting audit and coordinate the entire application process. You don't have to navigate program requirements or paperwork yourself.
It depends on the scope of work. Simple lamp swaps — replacing a fluorescent tube with an LED tube in the same fixture — typically don't require a permit. Installing new fixtures, upgrading wiring, adding controls, or replacing entire luminaires in a commercial setting usually does.
A properly permitted and inspected installation matters for your property records, insurance, and future transactions. We pull all required permits, coordinate the inspection with TSBC or your city's electrical department, and provide you with complete documentation after the job.
We retrofit most commercial fixture types, including:
In many cases, retrofit kits allow the LED conversion without replacing the entire fixture housing — reducing installation time, cost, and material waste.
Timeline depends on building size and scope. A single retail unit or one office floor can typically be completed in one day. A full multi-floor office building or complete parkade retrofit is planned in phases over several days or weeks.
We provide a clear timeline estimate in the written proposal before work begins, and we schedule around your building's operations — so disruption is predictable and minimal.
Minimizing disruption is a priority on commercial jobs. For occupied retail and office spaces, we schedule work after hours or phase it by area so staff and customers aren't affected. Parkade and common-area retrofits are planned around building traffic patterns.
We confirm the schedule with your building manager or operations contact before starting — and provide updates throughout the project so nothing is a surprise.
Quality commercial LED fixtures are rated for 50,000 to 100,000+ operating hours — roughly 11 to 22 years at 12 hours of use per day. That's 3 to 5 times the lifespan of T8 fluorescent tubes, and 10 to 15 times longer than metal halide lamps used in warehouses and parkades.
After a retrofit, building managers typically see a significant reduction in emergency maintenance calls for burnt-out fixtures, lower lamp replacement costs, and less demand on maintenance staff for lighting-related issues.
We walk your building (or the specific areas being considered for retrofit) and document:
After the audit, you receive a written savings analysis and itemized proposal — projected annual savings, estimated payback period, and rebate amounts. No cost, no obligation to proceed.
Start with a free, no-obligation on-site lighting audit. We'll show you the projected savings, payback period, and rebate amounts — in writing, before you commit to anything.
Tell us about your building and current lighting setup. We'll arrange a free walk-through and provide a written savings analysis — with rebate amounts and payback period included.
Describe your building and current lighting setup. We'll follow up to arrange a free site visit and written savings analysis — usually within one business day.