Staples Hannon, Ontario sales floor lit by new LED fixtures after the Think Green Solutions retrofit

National Accounts and Portfolio Planning

One lighting plan for every building you own, built into a 5-year budget for capital and energy reduction targets, then delivered and serviced by nationwide installation and service teams with same-day response for service.

One Lighting Planfor Every Building

Technology and printer aisles at Staples Hannon under even LED lighting
Outdoor recreation department at Canadian Tire Georgetown lit by LED fixtures

Companies that own 10, 20 or more buildings rarely have a clear picture of the lighting across their portfolio. It is handled piecemeal through maintenance, one building and one burnt-out fixture at a time, so nobody can say what state it is in or where the money should go first.

A Think Green Solutions portfolio review puts trained eyes on every site and turns what we find into one plan: what is installed now, what should be there, when the work should be done, what it will cost, which rebates apply, what you will save, and what it costs to do nothing.

Sites are ranked so the lowest-hanging fruit goes first. Where a building already has good LED, we tell you that section is good for five years and focus the budget on the areas that pay back.

What Your Portfolio Review Delivers

A plan you can budget against this year, next year and the year after, instead of fixing lighting site by site as it fails.

Long aisles and the home décor department at Canadian Tire Georgetown, Ontario, under rows of linear LED fixtures
  • Where every site stands

    What is installed at each location now and what it costs you to run, site by site.

  • What each site should have

    The right lighting for each building and when the work should be done, with the fastest paybacks first.

  • Costs, rebates and savings

    The cost of each upgrade, which rebates apply, the savings and payback, and the cost of doing nothing.

  • A 5-year plan

    Budget building and 5-year planning for your capital and energy reduction targets.

Built for National Accounts

For brands and property owners with locations across Canada and the United States, one partner plans, delivers and services the lighting at every site.

  • National account strategy specialists

    One team that knows your portfolio, your standards and your budget, from the first review to the last site.

  • Nationwide installation and service teams

    Nationwide installation and service teams for lighting support your locations long after the project closes.

  • Same-day response for service

    When a site needs lighting service, we respond the same day.

  • One specification at every site

    We design our own fixtures, have them manufactured and sell direct, so every location gets the same product and the same result.

  • Incentives captured site by site

    Ontario Instant Discounts come off the quote, and we identify and manage the programs that apply in other provinces and US states.

  • One warranty, administered by us

    Our 10-year limited warranty on LED panels, high bays and low bays is administered by Think Green at every location we light.

From Planto Rollout

Once the plan is approved, our Multi-Site Project Implementation team delivers it site by site, to one standard, with one program lead managing schedules, trades and site-by-site reporting.

  • No shutdowns

    We never shut a business down. Work runs during normal hours or overnight, and a Staples store typically takes three to four nights.

  • Free facility assessments

    Facility assessments are free.

  • Full financing

    We offer full financing, so a rollout can move across your portfolio without funding every site up front.

  • Results you can compare

    At two Ontario Staples stores, the LED upgrade cut electrical lighting costs by 51% in Hannon and 60% in Richmond Hill.

Planned in Phases,Proven Over Years

Staples store exterior in Richmond Hill, Ontario

Staples: two Ontario stores upgraded to LED, with 51% lower electrical lighting costs and $616 in monthly savings in Hannon, and 60% lower costs and $1,250 in monthly savings in Richmond Hill.

Canadian Tire Georgetown: three retrofit phases in 2012, 2015 and 2025, from the warehouse, automotive department and exterior to the full retail floor and a complete store refresh. Over the lifespan of the first two projects, owner Tom Kase puts the saving at $670,000.

FAQs National Accounts

Straight answers to the questions multi-location owners and operators ask us about portfolio planning and national accounts.

A review of the lighting at every site you own or operate. Our team puts trained eyes on each location and builds one plan: what is installed now, what should be there, when the work should be done, what it will cost, which rebates apply, what you will save, and what it costs to do nothing. It becomes a 5-year budget for your capital and energy reduction targets.

It is most useful once you have several buildings. Even with 10 or 20 locations, a portfolio review shows where the lowest-hanging fruit is and what to focus on this year, next year and the year after.

No. Facility assessments are free.

We will tell you. If a building or a section has good LED, we say it is good for five years and leave it, and the plan focuses on the areas where an upgrade pays back.

National accounts are supported by our nationwide installation and service teams for lighting, with same-day response for service.

In Ontario, Think Green is an authorized Save on Energy partner, so the Instant Discount comes straight off your quote with no application for you to file. Outside Ontario, programs vary by province, and incentives are available in almost every US state through local utilities. Where a program needs an application, savings calculations or measurement and verification, we handle it. Think Green has delivered over $15M in incentives to clients in Canada.

Yes. We offer full financing, so the plan can move across your portfolio without funding every site up front.

The portfolio review and 5-year plan decide what to do at each site and when. Multi-Site Project Implementation is how we deliver that plan, site by site, to one standard, with one program lead and site-by-site reporting.

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