Carhaus accredited as the first Green Dealership in Spain

DealerBest has been working with Carhaus since 2014, contributing our expertise to reduce costs and energy consumption.

Initially, the project focused on optimizing procurement, with the primary goal of reducing costs.

In 2015, dealerBest launched its Green Dealership concept, and Carhaus was the first client and the first dealership nationwide to take on the challenge of becoming a Green Dealership.

The goal is not simple, as to achieve the Green Dealership seal, the client must meet a series of requirements related to energy efficiency and commitment to the environment, which are endorsed by 4 seals: Conscious Dealership, Aware Dealership, Sustainable Dealership, and Electric Dealership.

Since 2015, working steadily without rushing, Carhaus and dealerBest have been reaching milestones and carrying out actions that have gradually reduced the dealership's energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions while also increasing awareness among managers and employees.

We must not fail to mention and thank the contribution of the AMB entity (Barcelona Metropolitan Agency), which has provided very significant support along this path through its promotion, encouragement, and subsidies for efficiency and renewables.

On this journey toward the Green Dealership, Carhaus has carried out the following actions, always hand in hand with dealerBest:

• ● Green energy contracting: Contracting electricity from a supplier that sells 100% renewable energy.
• ● Basic monitoring: Monitoring the electricity company's meter to obtain the consumption profile and detect abnormal expenses, generating the first savings.
• ● Energy audit: dealerBest's energy experts have audited the dealership, gaining precise insight into how Carhaus consumes energy and proposing efficiency measures.
• ● Replacing lighting technology with LED: Carhaus will replace 85% of its lighting power with LED technology, achieving savings of around 50% compared to current technologies.
• ● Installation of an advanced monitoring and control system: Carhaus has opted for a system that automatically monitors and controls its main facilities:
  •  HVAC
  •  Lighting
  •  Body and paint shop

The system performs actions such as controlling the intensity of showroom lighting based on outdoor lighting, or adjusting how HVAC power is managed based on workshop consumption. It helps reduce consumption and peak demand, generating savings in both energy and power. The client is also fully aware of their consumption and has total control over it.

• ● Photovoltaic self-consumption installation: Carhaus has decided to generate part of the energy it consumes locally, cleanly, and sustainably. To do so, it has installed a 36 kW photovoltaic self-consumption system that generates 10% of its electricity demand.

The energy savings generated by the different actions are shown below:

• Replacing lighting with LED: 13%
• Advanced monitoring and control installation: 8%
• Photovoltaic self-consumption installation: 10%

Thus, the overall project savings figures are as follows:

• ● Energy savings: 31%
• ● Cost savings: 32%

With all these milestones and actions, Carhaus has achieved the seals:

•  Aware Dealership
•  Conscious Dealership
•  Sustainable Dealership

Although we still need to work on the Electric Dealership seal, promoting the use of electric vehicles, we are pleased to introduce you to Spain's first Green Dealership: Carhaus.