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Sleep Country achieves 211 tCO2eq reduction in first year of portfolio roll out
Client — Sleep Country
Context
Seeking a cost-efficient sustainability solution for its buildings, Sleep Country (Canada’s leading omnichannel mattress and bedding retailer) embarked on a strategic partnership with BrainBox AI. Aiming mainly to reduce its emissions, the retailer also benefitted from notable cost savings, reduced equipment wear and tear, and greater consistency in indoor thermal comfort for its customers and associates. Following successful deployment, BrainBox AI’s technology is now operational in 211 retail locations across the country.
Building Overview
| LOCATION | Canada |
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TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE |
245000 |
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STORES DEPLOYED IN |
211 |
| AVERAGE SQUARE FOOTAGE PER LOCATION | 5000 |
| HVAC EQUIPMENT CONTROLLED | ROOFTOP UNITS (RTU) |
Process
A strategic approach to 211-store roll out
Sleep Country’s journey began with an initial proof of concept in four geographically selected stores over six months. The results highlighted BrainBox AI as a valuable, highly scalable sustainability solution, providing HVAC energy cost savings, extended equipment service lifetime, and improved environments for both occupants and products. This successful pilot led to a phased rollout of BrainBox AI’s solution across 4, 49, and then 211 of the retailer’s locations nationwide.
The widespread deployment was rapidly accomplished through a minimally disruptive installation process, involving a simple switch out of existing thermostats. New AI-enabled thermostats, providing the ability to deploy our proprietary technology, allowed for the autonomous optimization of each store’s HVAC system. With these new capabilities, the stores’ RTUs are now operating in a more efficient way together as opposed to consuming energy blindly.
Results
Sleep Country reduces its carbon equivalent emissions by 90,000 liters of gas in 12 months
Overall, BrainBox AI was able to reduce equipment cycling by a remarkable 55%, significantly cutting down on equipment wear and tear. This reduction of cycling and runtime led to notable HVAC energy savings. Over a 12-month period, Sleep Country saw a 12% reduction in total energy costs, 5% of which was attributed to electricity and 7% to natural gas consumption. This reduced equipment usage drove an average reduction in HVAC related electricity and gas consumption by 12.5% and 9.1% respectively.
After a year of optimization across varying climate zones and seasons, Sleep Country realized a 211 tCO2eq reduction, the equivalent to saving 90,000L of gas — enough to power over 60 cars for a year. This is a significant achievement with many of the 211 locations sourcing from clean energy grids.
In its inaugural ESG report from 2021, Sleep Country highlighted its strategic partnership with BrainBox AI, demonstrating significant steps toward its 2040 net zero commitments and improved energy efficiency across its real estate portfolio.
