United StatesRetail and e-commerce2023 – ongoingGap Inc.
AI optimization of store HVAC and lighting
Gap piloted AI energy controls in 783 stores before expanding the rollout
Problem
Gap sought to reduce energy use in its company-operated stores. Its existing energy-management systems provided a base for improving HVAC and lighting controls.
Approach
Gap tested facil.ai software in energy-management-enabled stores from June through August 2023. In October, it began expanding the AI software to all stores with those systems.
Results
Takeaway
The rollout depended on stores having compatible energy-management systems. Gap disclosed the pilot's reach without attributing an energy-saving figure to the AI controls.
Categories
- Size
- Large enterprise
- Industry
- Retail and e-commerce
- Business function
- Production and quality
- Innovation type
- Process innovation
- AI technology
- Optimization
- Adoption
- Vendor solution
- Goal
- Cost savings
- Evidence
- Company's own claim
Sources
Source summaries
Gap reported a facil.ai pilot covering 783 stores and an expansion that began in October 2023. The software optimized HVAC and lighting controls in stores equipped with energy-management systems.
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