Johnson Controls (JCI), the globally renowned company for smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, and Willow, a major provider of digital twin solutions for critical infrastructure and real estate, have announced a global collaboration to digitally transform buildings and facilities into healthier, safer and more sustainable environments for their customers and occupants.
Johnson Controls and Willow have committed to jointly bring next-generation solutions to their customers.
Digital twins play a key role in the design of healthy buildings
Digital twins are playing an increasingly important role in the design of healthy buildings and facilities
Digital twins are playing an increasingly important role in the design, construction, and ongoing operation of healthy buildings and facilities, and can be particularly valuable when analyzing large datasets and predicting patterns and trends.
“When it comes to our OpenBlue suite of connected solutions, our customers see the return on their investment for creating smarter, healthier and more sustainable buildings – it's a win for them and the environment,” said Rodney Clark, the Vice President (VP) and Chief Commercial Officer, Johnson Controls.
Johnson Controls and Willow partnership
Rodney Clark adds, “We look forward to working with Willow to provide increasingly robust digital twin solutions to our mutual customers.”
“Through this partnership we have an incredible opportunity to help customers reimagine what is possible when they digitize their buildings and facilities at scale,” said Joshua Ridley, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Co-Founder of Willow.
WillowTwin™ and OpenBlue Digital Twin platform integration
Joshua Ridley adds, “By integrating the power of WillowTwin™ with Johnson Controls OpenBlue Digital Twin platform, customers can obtain operational efficiency and cost reductions, improve their sustainability management and improve IoT/Operational Technology security across their buildings and facilities portfolios globally.”
In connection with this collaboration, Johnson Controls and Willow have entered into a go-to-market agreement and license agreement for the use of digital twin technology patents held by Johnson Controls. The companies also agreed to strengthen their technology and business collaboration in marketing, implementation and interoperability.
Johnson Controls
Johnson Controls is transforming the environments where people live, work, learn and play
Johnson Controls is transforming the environments where people live, work, learn and play. As the global major in smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, the company’s mission is to re-imagine the performance of buildings to serve people, places and the planet.
Building on a proud history of nearly 140 years of innovation, Johnson Controls deliver the blueprint of the future for industries, such as healthcare, schools, data centers, airports, stadiums, manufacturing and beyond through OpenBlue, their comprehensive digital offering.
Currently, with a global team of 100,000 experts in more than 150 countries, Johnson Controls offers the world’s largest portfolio of building technology and software, as well as service solutions from some of the most trusted names in the industry.
Willow
Willow is a global provider of digital twin solutions for critical infrastructure and real estate. Willow's digital twin software, WillowTwin™ assembles and structures data across static, spatial and live sources, into a virtual replica of the built form.
Through the twin, users can drive savings through operational efficiency and cost reductions, transform their sustainability management, and improve IoT/Operational Technology security across their assets. Willow is a global technology company with offices based in the United States of America (USA), Europe and Asia Pacific regions.