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Commercial Lighting Upgrade

Reduce Operating Costs. Improve Light Quality. Modernize Your Properties.

Lighting Upgrade for Commercial Spaces

If you’re planning a commercial lighting upgrade, you’re likely trying to solve a familiar set of problems: high utility bills, frequent lamp failures, inconsistent light levels, and pressure to improve building performance without disrupting operations. Stouch Lighting delivers manufacturer-neutral LED upgrade solutions for commercial facilities nationwide—helping owners, operators, and portfolio managers standardize lighting, lower total cost of ownership, and support better tenant/customer experiences.
Whether you’re upgrading a single building or managing a multi-site rollout, we help you get from “we need to upgrade” to a clear scope, defensible fixture strategy, and performance-first proposal.

Lighting Solutions for All Types of Commercial Properties

Stouch Lighting supports commercial upgrades across common property and business types, including:

  • Office Buildings & Spaces
  • Health & Fitness
  • Grocery & Supermarkets
  • Apparel & Accessories
  • Department Stores
  • Automotive Dealers & Service
  • C-Store
  • Property Developers
  • REITs
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Why Commercial Facilities Upgrade to LED

A commercial lighting upgrade isn’t only about new fixtures—it’s about reducing operational friction and improving building performance.

 

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Lower Energy Spend (Especially Across High-Quantity Fixture Types)

In many commercial buildings, lighting is one of the largest controllable loads. Upgrading to LED—paired with the right controls—can significantly reduce energy use, especially in spaces with long run-times (retail, parking, hospitality, 24/7 operations).

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Reduced Maintenance and Fewer Disruptions

Commercial teams lose time to relamping, ballast failures, and emergency service calls—often in customer-facing spaces or high-lift areas. LED upgrades reduce failures, simplify maintenance planning, and minimize operational interruptions.

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Improved Light Quality for Tenants, Staff, and Customers

Good lighting affects comfort, safety, and perception. Modern LED solutions can improve: Uniformity and visibility (reducing “dark pockets”), Color quality (CRI) for merchandising and task work, Glare control for offices and screen-heavy environments, Consistency across a portfolio

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Standardization Across Sites

For multi-site organizations, an upgrade is an opportunity to standardize fixture families, color temperature, and controls—making future maintenance easier and brand experience more consistent.

UV-C Germicidal Lighting for Select Commercial Environments

Some commercial environments—particularly hospitality, high-traffic public spaces, and certain service areas—explore UV-C germicidal solutions as part of broader indoor air quality or surface-disinfection initiatives. If UV-C is a priority, Stouch can help evaluate appropriate applications and safety considerations as a separate scope.

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Upgrade Areas We Commonly Improve

Commercial lighting projects often include a blend of interior and exterior scopes:

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Interior Upgrades

Troffers and recessed ceiling fixtures

Linear fixtures (offices, corridors, back rooms)

High-bay or low-bay (select commercial + mixed-use)

Track/retail lighting (where applicable)

Decorative/architectural fixtures (lobbies and hospitality)
Emergency/egress and stairwell lighting

 

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Exterior Upgrades

Parking lots and area lighting

Parking garages (including controls and zoning)

Wall packs and building-mounted fixtures

Canopies (fueling stations, entrances, covered loading)

Bollards and pathway lighting

Floods for building perimeter and signage

Commercial Lighting Upgrade Case Studies

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The Franklin Institute: Parking Garage Retrofit
 
Philadelphia, PA

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Kaiserman Company: Parking Garage Retrofit
 
Pennsauken, NJ

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R.J. Waters & Associates: Parking Lot Retrofit
 
Wilmington, DE

Kohl's Parking Lot LED Retrofit Conversion After Photo

Kohls: Parking Garage LED Retrofit
 
Sarasota, FL

Bank Parking Garage Retrofit

M&T Bank: Parking Garage LED Retrofit
 
Wilmington, DE

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Korman Commercial: Parking Lot Retrofit
 
Sarasota, FL

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Client Testimonial

"The [LED] lights drastically reduce energy and maintenance costs in Upper Chichester, which we are very excited about. Additionally, I am sure the residents and guests who use the rec center are going to love the upgraded lighting as well."

Judy Lizza, Township Manager, Upper Chichester Township

Lighting Comparison: LED vs Traditional Technologies

Things You'll Learn:

  • Benefits and features of LED lighting
  • Overview of older lighting technologies like Metal Halide, High Pressure Sodium, and Fluorescent
  • Compare how and why LED lighting is leaps and bounds the preferred lighting technology
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The Fastest Way to Add Savings to an Upgrade

Controls are often the difference between “new lights” and a true performance upgrade. Depending on space type and operating patterns, we help evaluate:

  • Occupancy/vacancy sensors
  • Daylight dimming and harvesting
  • Scheduling (after-hours reduction)
  • Zoning strategies for garages and lots
  • 0–10V dimming compatibility
  • Networked controls (where justified)

The goal is reduce wasted run-time without creating complaints or complexity.

Ready to scope your commercial lighting upgrade with an outcomes-first plan?

Get a Quote from an Experienced LED Lighting Contractor

Contact Stouch Lighting to request a commercial lighting upgrade proposal.

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