7 Feb 2023

Digital Solutions

OpenBlue Enterprise Manager (OBEM):

  • Enterprise Manager is a comprehensive suite of apps to monitor and improve energy efficiency, tenant satisfaction, asset performance, maintenance operations, space performance and ultimately comfort of all occupants.
  • Using a single pane of glass approach, Enterprise Manager delivers the next generation of smart building capabilities for portfolios ranging from commercial offices, healthcare, mixed use high-end, transportation, retail and K-12 school systems.
  • OBEM enables performance-driven outcomes: Sustainability, tenant comfort, optimized operations, improved space value, cyber security.

OpenBlue Net Zero Advisor:

  • Part of the OpenBlue Enterprise Manager suite – for tracking sustainability metrics.
  • Net Zero Advisor makes OBEM your system of record for sustainability goals.
  • Track emissions using greenhouse gas protocols.
  • Use benchmarks to compare building performance.
  • Streamline reporting and decision-making.

highly accurate sensors

OpenBlue Services for Chillers

  • Johnson Controls OpenBlue Services for Chillers is a digitally enabled solution suite that helps customers achieve high reliability and progressively address energy and sustainability goals by using machine data from highly accurate sensors and an advanced analytics platform to monitor chiller performance.
  • By tracking early warning alarms for mechanical or operational issues, Johnson Controls delivers significant benefits to chiller customers, such as improved asset life and uptime, increased reliability (a 50% downtime cut), and energy savings ranging between 5 and 20%.
  • In 2022, Frost & Sullivan recognized Johnson Controls with the prestigious North America Customer Value Leadership Award among the smart connected chillers industry.

Ducted Systems

YORK® Sun™ Choice Ultra-High Efficiency Rooftop Units

  • Available in 12.5-23 tons, the RTUs leverage a combination of Copeland™ high-efficiency ZPKZ fixed speed, ZPS two-stage, and ZPV variable-speed compressor technology to deliver the highest part-load efficiency in their class.
  • YORK® Sun™ Choice Ultra High-Efficiency Rooftop Units surpass DOE 2023 efficiency standards by up to 45%.

Less installation space

YORK® HMCG2 Side-Discharge Air Conditioners

  • With a 40% smaller footprint than standard AC units, the HMCG2 is a compact and efficient cooling option that is ideal for higher-density areas with less installation space, such as multifamily apartments and zero-lot-line neighbourhoods.
  • Available in a range of 2-5-ton models, HMCG2 air conditioners can reach efficiency levels up to 18.5 SEER2.
  • The modulating compressor maintains consistent home comfort, and their streamlined fan design keeps sound as low as 56 decibels, which is similar to the sound level of a residential dishwasher.

YORK® HMH7 Horizontal Heat Pump

  • The HMH7 Side-Discharge Heat Pump provides the ideal solution for spaces that require a compact design. They're designed to provide the comfort and technology of a mid-tier efficiency unit at the cost of a base-tier vertical unit, with flexible installation options and innovative features.
  • Inverter system and modulating technology smoothly ramp up operation and continuously adjust, avoiding spikes in energy use while helping to increase overall system longevity and reducing energy usage.
  • Quiet sound; as low as 56 dB.

Building Automation and Controls

Metasys 12.0

  • Johnson Controls Metasys 12.0, released in May of 2022, delivers a future-ready building automation system with enhanced security and a clear path to modernization.
  • Metasys 12.0 is designed for fast troubleshooting in the field, to maintain the latest IT security and networking standards and to reduce installation time and costs. It also provides Metasys users with older software a significant opportunity to upgrade their systems.
  • Metasys 12.0 builds on the proven automation and ease of use our customers expect from Metasys and was rigorously tested to ensure successful deployments and upgrades.
  • The latest update streamlines workflows and optimizes user efficiency.
  • Metasys 12.0 also introduced BACnet/SC compliance, which is an updated industry interoperability standard Johnson Controls experts helped design, making it simple for customers to stay up to date with the latest IT security requirements.
  • These enhancements build on the award-winning Metasys interface that is designed to reduce learning time by 96 percent when compared to traditional building automation systems. Additionally, OpenBlue Enterprise Manager analyzes Metasys system data to identify energy efficiency and equipment improvement opportunities.

FMS-2000C

  • Monitoring and controlling airflow in critical spaces is a vital component of any healthy buildings strategy and plays an integral role in airborne infection control, maintaining optimal healthcare environments and providing clean air for occupants.
  • The FMS-2000C critical environments controller helps ensure laboratory and healthcare settings are safe for occupants by continuously verifying room pressure, airflow and other important room parameters.
  • This improved controller includes features to help support frequent nursing staff changeover including an easily accessible tutorial video and 360° Safety Halo edge lighting easily visible down long corridors for ease-of-use.
  • The FMS-2000C provides an intuitive user experience comparable to navigating a mobile device with a high definition 720 x 1280 pixels touchscreen display that’s fully operable while users are wearing rubber gloves.

comprehensive control solution

Facility Explorer

  • Facility Explorer meets any building management need. Wireless or wired field controllers and devices provide direct closed-loop control over mechanical and HVAC equipment. Supervisory controllers deliver network-wide coordination for single or multiple sites. The result is an integrated, comprehensive control solution.
  • Johnson Controls is excited to announce a new release of Facility Explorer products designed to help easily identify and solve issues while in the field, as well as maintain the latest IT security and networking standards.
  • Compliance with the new BACnet Secure Connect (BACnet/SC) interoperability standard to stay current with the latest IT security protocols.
  • New models of next-generation equipment controllers with an onboard display and keypad so technicians can quickly troubleshoot and restore operation while near mechanical equipment.
  • What’s Coming: Modernized graphics library and refreshed user interface, including mobile friendly responsive graphics

EasyIO

  • The EasyIO platform can be used to control an application or an entire system, a piece of equipment or an entire plant, a room or an entire building. EasyIO is IT/IP/IoT-ready, supporting multiple protocols and using the latest IT security standards. See how easy it is to boost resiliency and deliver optimal facility performance.
  • What’s New: EasyIO’s new FW-VAV controller joins the award-winning FW series designed for wired or wireless IP capabilities. This new controller increases flexibility and is an all-in-one IP-enabled variable air volume (VAV) controller with a suite of ready-to-use applications and dashboards, and can be programmed live through CPT. An onboard database cuts engineering and commissioning time.
  • Integrated features include:
    • Powered damper actuator
    • Digital differential pressure transducer (DPT)
    • Spanning tree protocol (ring) support for up to 30 units, increasing resiliency with break detection and email alerts
    • Daisy chain support for up to 9 units
    • BACnet/IP client/server, BACnet MS/TP client/server, Modbus TCP/RTU
  • Johnson Controls will be presenting the EasyIO FW-VAV controller at the AHR New Product & Technology Theater A on Monday, February 6 at 11:45 a.m. More details HERE.

Johnson Controls Hitachi

Yutaki M R32 Monobloc Air-to-Water Heat Pump

  • The new Yutaki Monobloc air-to water heat pump range provides large energy savings with a low environmental impact. Uses efficient R32 refrigerant.
  • Self-contained monobloc heat pump. The refrigerant cycle is integrated within the outdoor unit which is connected to the heat distribution system via hydraulic connections.
  • Designed for cold climates. Constant heating capacity is guaranteed at sub-zero ambient temperatures.

airCore Heat Pumps and Systems

  • The airCore Heat Pumps and Systems line are universal outdoor units that deliver high-performance and high-efficiency for a different indoor unit type of the same capacity.
  • The heat pump includes best-in-class total piping length up to 245 ft, which allows for greater flexibility in connecting to outdoor units for light commercial applications.
  • The airCore will be the first PAC linecard in North America to utilize the low-GWP R-32 refrigerant.

Frostwash

  • Innovative FrostWash technology ensures indoor air is fresh and clean by eliminating dust, mold, and bacteria.
  • FrostWash can reduce the presence of these impurities inside your unit by up to 93%* by freezing it in the moisture that's generated during normal operation. The frost is then thawed and flushed hygienically out the unit.

Applied Equipment Products

YORK® CYK Water-to-Water Compound Centrifugal Heat Pump

  • The YORK® CYK Water-to-Water Compound Centrifugal Heat Pump is the ideal high-efficiency heating electrification solution for HVAC central plants delivering high temperature water to multi-building campuses. The CYK supports simultaneous heating and cooling functions.
  • Unlike most heat pumps, the YORK CYK chiller can deliver high-temperature hot water as high as 170 F. This means it can be applied in existing heating systems that were originally designed to use steam and high-temperature water.
  • A smaller capacity version (400 tons of cooling/7000 mbh of heating capacity) of the YORK CYK heat pump is being added to the existing portfolio. This will help extend the capacity of the product line from medium to large commercial buildings while increasing modularity.

YORK® YMAE Air-Cooled Inverter Scroll Modular Heat Pump:

  • The YORK YMAE Air-Cooled Inverter Scroll Modular Heat Pump is based on the award-winning YORK Amichi platform and features new-to-market electronic vapor injection (EVI) scroll compressors, updated heat exchangers and an optimized frame.
  • With the highest energy efficiency in the heat pump market, the YMAE utilizes the low-GWP R-454b and is a sustainable, future-ready heating and cooling solution.
  • The modular YMAE offers flexibility for a wide range of applications with two-pipe and four-pipe versions. The four-pipe system makes it possible to simultaneous heat and cool different areas of a building.

Light commercial buildings

YORK® YVWH Water-to-Water Dual Variable Speed Screw Heat Pump

  • The YORK YVWH Water-to-Water Dual Variable Speed Screw Heat Pump is the first screw pump in North America to use the ultra-low R-1234ze refrigerant and can be operated in three modes: heating only, cooling only or simultaneous heating and cooling.
  • The YVWH is three times more efficient than a boiler and four times more efficient than traditional heating and cooling equipment when providing heating, cooling and hot water for light commercial buildings and industrial processes.
  • At 176 F, the YVWH heat pump offers the highest water delivery temperatures of any screw heat pump on the market.

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