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What is Retrofitting?
Unlock efficiency potential with industrial retrofitting services and smart manufacturing solutions and ensure the resilience of your operations today.
Retrofitting and Smart Factories: Benefits (Examples Inside)
Huge cost savings
Faster recovery after maintenance breaks
Reduced number of errors/quality deviations in the production
Increased safety at the factory
Valuable analytics that helps to prevent downtime
Challenges of Retrofitting for Industry 4.0
Retrofitting of Buildings (Crazy Numbers Inside)
Energy savings: Comprehensive ("deep") retrofits of commercial buildings are typically designed to deliver whole-building energy savings of ~10–40% , depending on scale and original condition.
Deep retrofit benchmark: Federal guidelines define a deep energy retrofit as a renovation that reduces a facility's energy consumption by at least 40% through an integrated, all-systems approach.
What kind of savings and ROI can you expect from retrofits?
According to the latest US CBECS data (2018), space heating alone accounted for approximately 32% of commercial building energy consumption; ventilation and lighting each accounted for approximately 10%, which is why HVAC, control, and lighting systems are such consistent winners in retrofits, according to the EIA .
In offices in particular, appliance energy consumption can average approximately 30% , so standards for control systems and equipment may be much more important than expected.
What to Expect in 2026
Many retrofit packages can pay for themselves in less than 5 years in real-world projects (especially when combining "quick wins" like lighting and control systems with longer payback periods).
Examples of "quick" economic solutions are based on the laws of physics: upgrading to LED fixtures significantly reduces power consumption (e.g., ~12-22W vs. ~28-56W for a typical 4-foot fixture), so lighting is often the first step Stantec owners take.
For electric HVAC systems, upgrading to a variable frequency drive (VFD) is typically estimated to have a payback of ~1.5-3 years in many applications (depending on the specific facility, but often attractive).
amazing impact on lowering your energy costs
reduce your maintenance requirements
create a more pleasant interior environment for your occupants (buildings)
increase the value and productivity of your building
reduce your environmental footprint.
Conclusion
Retrofitting Services: Terms Explained
Industrial IoT (IIoT) Integration
PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) Upgrades
Predictive Maintenance
Sensor Retrofitting
Edge Computing Systems
Machine Connectivity (Machine-to-Cloud Integration)
Digital Twin Implementation