Burnaby Commercial & Industrial Electrical
Commercial & Industrial Electrician in Burnaby, BC
Licensed commercial and industrial electrical services for Burnaby offices, warehouses, business parks, retail spaces, restaurants, laboratories, strata buildings and tenant improvements.
Burnaby projects can involve dense occupied buildings as well as large business parks. The right scope depends on the service voltage, panel and feeder capacity, equipment data, building access and allowable shutdown window.
Burnaby properties commonly combine occupied-space tenant improvements, panel and feeder work, equipment or HVAC connections, life-safety lighting and parkade EV infrastructure.
Electrical planning in Burnaby buildings
Confirm the building distribution before designing the tenant work.
Burnaby combines large Big Bend and Lake City employment areas with offices, laboratories, studios, retail centres and mixed-use buildings. The same property can contain several voltages, landlord distribution and tenant panels with different responsibilities.
Building and tenant distribution
Identify the landlord switchgear, transformer, house panels, tenant feeder and local panels so the correct source and responsibility are clear.
Multiple commercial voltages
Verify whether equipment is supplied from 120/208V, 347/600V or another confirmed source before selecting a breaker, disconnect or wiring method.
Rooftop and mechanical equipment
Coordinate equipment nameplates, mechanical drawings, roof access, local disconnects, controls and shutdown requirements for HVAC-related electrical work.
Occupied and managed properties
Plan loading, elevator booking, noise, dust, ceiling access, parkade work and electrical shutdowns with the property manager and affected tenants.
Burnaby electrical planning note: Burnaby office, industrial and mixed-use buildings may have landlord transformers and separate tenant distribution. Confirm both the available voltage and who controls the upstream equipment before work is quoted.
What the work can include
Electrical work for Burnaby business parks and managed buildings.
- Tenant panel, feeder and breaker modifications
- Three-phase equipment, commercial HVAC and disconnect connections
- Electrical troubleshooting in offices, warehouses and mixed-use buildings
- Office, technology, studio and specialized-space tenant improvements
- High-bay, office, retail, exterior and parkade lighting
- Dedicated receptacles and circuits for tenant equipment
- Emergency lighting and exit-sign repairs or replacement
- Common-area, strata and property-management electrical work
- Parkade and workplace EV charging capacity planning
- After-hours shutdown, testing, labeling and inspection coordination
What to send for a quote
Include the building rules with the electrical information.
- Address, unit, floor and property-management contact
- Base-building and tenant electrical drawings when available
- Switchgear, transformer, panel and breaker photographs
- Equipment nameplate, mechanical schedule and control requirements
- Loading-bay, elevator, roof and parkade booking procedures
- Ceiling access, occupied areas and noise or dust restrictions
- Approved outage hours and tenants affected by the shutdown
- Construction, inspection and turnover dates
Commercial electrical services
Electrical services for Burnaby’s industrial and mixed-use building stock.
Burnaby work frequently depends on base-building coordination: the usable voltage, transformer, tenant feeder, access route and shutdown authority all need to be confirmed.
Managed-building tenant improvements
Coordinate tenant lighting, power, equipment and panel work with landlord drawings, access rules and occupied areas.
View tenant improvements →Equipment and HVAC connections
Review three-phase equipment, rooftop units, pumps, motors and compressors against the building supply and mechanical requirements.
View three-phase electrical →Panels, feeders and transformer loads
Assess local panels, tenant feeders and upstream capacity before adding substantial office, laboratory, equipment or charging loads.
View service upgrades →Office, parkade and exterior lighting
Repair or upgrade lighting and controls in offices, industrial units, common areas, parkades and building exteriors.
View lighting upgrades →Commercial fault finding
Investigate tripping, partial power, failed receptacles, lighting faults and equipment-circuit problems in occupied properties.
View troubleshooting →Parkade EV infrastructure
Review charger locations, feeder routes, electrical-room capacity, load management and phased expansion for managed properties.
View commercial EV charging →Commercial property types
Burnaby’s business centres contain very different electrical environments.
Big Bend flex-industrial buildings, Lake City specialized spaces, Brentwood offices and Metrotown mixed-use properties require different access, distribution and tenant coordination.
Industrial and business-park facilities
Three-phase equipment, distribution, warehouse lighting, panels, feeders, disconnects, troubleshooting and expansion planning.
Offices, technology and laboratory spaces
Lighting, receptacles, equipment circuits, panels, controls, clean tenant improvements and occupied-space coordination.
Retail, restaurant and service spaces
Dedicated equipment circuits, display and task lighting, signage, receptacles, panel changes and renovation electrical.
Strata, mixed-use and parkade properties
Common-area lighting, emergency lighting, service calls, EV charging, repairs, panels and property-manager coordination.
How the work moves forward
Coordinate the electrical scope with building management.
The technical solution must fit the building’s distribution system and its rules for access, shutdowns, roof work, loading and tenant communication.
Confirm building requirements
Collect landlord drawings, contractor rules, access procedures and the tenant’s electrical scope.
Verify voltage and capacity
Trace the load through the tenant panel, feeder, transformer and base-building distribution.
Schedule access and outages
Book loading, elevators, roof or parkade access and coordinate affected occupants.
Test and document
Test the work, update identification where included and coordinate inspection or property handoff.
Burnaby commercial and industrial areas
Electrical needs across Burnaby’s employment and town-centre districts.
Burnaby identifies 16 business centres containing offices, light and specialized manufacturing, research, studios, warehousing and distribution. Big Bend, Lake City, Still Creek, Brentwood and Metrotown therefore require different electrical approaches.
Big Bend
Business parks, warehouses and manufacturing properties requiring equipment power, distribution, panels, high-bay lighting and service-capacity review.
Lake City
Industrial, technology, studio and specialized facilities where equipment data, panel capacity, lighting and access determine the scope.
Still Creek and Central Valley
Office, commercial and industrial properties needing service calls, tenant improvements, lighting, equipment circuits or planned upgrades.
Brentwood and Willingdon
Office, high-tech, retail and mixed-use buildings where building management, loading, elevators and occupied-space work must be coordinated.
Metrotown
Retail, restaurant, office and mixed-use spaces with landlord requirements, parkade access, shutdown limits and tenant-improvement needs.
Holdom and Canada Way
Office, warehouse, distribution and specialized properties requiring troubleshooting, lighting, equipment power or panel work.
Common questions
Burnaby commercial and industrial electrical questions.
These answers explain the electrical information Hundel needs before recommending the right next step.
What commercial electrical work does Hundel Electric provide in Burnaby?
Hundel Electric can review tenant improvements, service calls, troubleshooting, lighting, panels, emergency lighting, EV charging, equipment circuits and three-phase commercial work in Burnaby.
Do you work in Burnaby warehouses and business parks?
Warehouse and business-park requests can be reviewed for lighting, equipment connections, distribution, panels, service capacity, repairs and planned upgrades.
Can you work in an occupied office or mixed-use building?
Yes. Building rules, loading, elevator access, noise restrictions, tenant communication and shutdown windows should be provided during scope review.
Can you connect commercial HVAC or other three-phase equipment?
Commercial HVAC, motors, pumps, compressors and other specified equipment can be reviewed using the nameplate, mechanical requirements and existing electrical-system information.
Do you provide commercial and parkade EV charging?
Workplace, retail, strata, parkade and fleet charging can be reviewed together with service capacity, distribution, routing, load management and future expansion.
What should I send for a Burnaby commercial quote?
Send the address, unit or floor, property type, scope, photos, panel and equipment information, drawings, building access rules and target schedule.