Carrier Abound Earns Three E+E Leader Awards, Advancing AI-Driven Building Performance at Scale
Kennesaw, Ga., April 29, 2026 - As organizations face rising energy costs and increasing pressure to improve efficiency, Carrier Abound, part of Carrier Global Corporation, global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions, has earned three Environment + Energy (E+E) Leader Awards for delivering measurable energy, operational and sustainability outcomes across large building portfolios.
“Winning three E+E Leader Awards recognizes the outcomes we deliver for customers,” said Niraj Desai, Managing Director, Carrier Abound. “We’re enabling continuous, intelligent optimization across complex portfolios through both managed services and self-directed insights.”
Reflecting Carrier’s strategy to combine AI-driven platforms with service expertise to optimize building performance at scale, Carrier Abound was recognized in the following E+E Leader Award categories:
- Environmental Impact: U.S. retailer Boot Barn achieved 26%+ cumulative energy reduction, equivalent to the carbon sequestered by 3,000+ acres of U.S. forest in one year.1, 2
- Digital Transformation: A major North American retailer delivered 24%+ energy savings in year 12 across 2,100+ locations, demonstrating sustained, compounding value1.
- Software & Cloud: Abound Predictive Insights enables proactive performance and maintenance optimization.
“Boot Barn goes beyond our beautiful stores, quality merchandise, and exceptional customer service – it’s a brand grounded in purpose. That’s why we’re truly honored to be recognized in the Environmental Impact category by the E+E Leader Awards,” said Randy Rokosz, Vice President of Purchasing & Facilities, Boot Barn. “This achievement reflects our ongoing commitment to advancing sustainability and energy efficiency across our stores and operations. We’re proud to help lead meaningful change within retail industry, and we’re deeply grateful to both Boot Barn and Carrier Abound teams whose dedication and partnership made this accomplishment possible.”
For more information about Carrier Abound, visit www.abound.carrier.com.
1Calculated to: International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol
2Equivalency calculation: Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator | US EPA
About Carrier
Founded by the inventor of modern air conditioning, Carrier is a world leader in high-technology heating, air-conditioning, digital platforms and building automation systems. Carrier provides sustainable solutions, integrating energy-efficient products, controls and service for commercial applications, including data centers, healthcare facilities, schools, retail centers, office spaces and more. Carrier is a part of Carrier Global Corporation, global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions, committed to creating innovations that bring comfort, safety and sustainability to life. For more information, visit www.carrier.com or follow us on LinkedIn and @Carrier on X.
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About Carrier Abound
Carrier Abound provides digitally connected lifecycle solutions and services for diverse building portfolios. The solutions and services enable building management to see deeply and broadly across their assets, prioritize and act on real-time insights, and refine, adapt, and scale on a continual basis to improve energy efficiency and asset performance, enhance occupant comfort and productivity, and streamline compliance reporting. Carrier Abound is part of Carrier Global Corporation.