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Johnson Controls, the pioneer for smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, announces the release of the CMS-2000 Central Monitoring Station. The CMS-2000 helps ensure laboratory and healthcare settings are safe for occupants by providing instant status verification of room pressure, airflow and other important room parameters. “Monitoring and controlling airflow in critical spaces is a vital component of any healthy buildings strategy,” said Tyler Smith, Vice President, Healthy Bui...

Johnson Controls, the global pioneer for smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, announced a $750,000 donation through the Johnson Controls Foundation to Habitat for Humanity International to support its mission to build homes, communities, and hope in partnership with families in need of decent and affordable housing. Habitat for Humanity “We have a long history of Johnson Controls’ employees volunteering with Habitat for Humanity across the globe,” said George Oliver, Ch...

Johnson Controls, the pioneer in smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, has been named one of the Top 100 Most Sustainable Companies by Sustainability Magazine. The recognition identifies companies for their substantial progress in creating lasting positive impacts on the environment, in particular for driving the energy transition forward and addressing the need for transparency around climate action and sustainability reporting. Author's quote “Johnson Controls is pioneering the...

Johnson Controls, the global pioneer for smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, has been named to Yello’s Top 100 Internship Programs list for 2023. The list is released annually on the last Thursday in July 2023, recognized as National Intern Day, a holiday created in 2017 as a nationwide celebration of the contributions interns make and the importance of establishing equitable internship programs. ideas, ambition, and insights  “Johnson Controls is invested in helping b...

Johnson Controls, the global provider of smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, has named Marc Vandiepenbeeck vice president and president, of Building Solutions Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Latin America (EMEALA) effective immediately. In this role, Vandiepenbeeck will serve as an officer of the company and oversee Johnson Controls' $3.8 billion Building Solutions operations across 90 countries. Vandiepenbeeck succeeds Tomas Brannemo, who has led the EMEALA business since 2019 and plan...

Johnson Controls International plc (JCI, the ‘Company’ or ‘Johnson Controls’) has announced that it has commenced tender offers to purchase for cash the debt securities issued by the Company. The tender offers consist of offers to purchase for cash, on the terms and conditions set forth in the offer to purchase, dated August 7, 2023 (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the ‘Offer to Purchase’), up to US$ 100,000,000 aggregate principal amo...

Katie McGinty, the Vice President and Chief Sustainability and External Relations Officer at Johnson Controls, joined CNBC Co-Anchors - Karen Tso and Arabile Gumede for a live broadcast on June 30, 2023 to talk about: the imperative for decarbonization to tackle the 40% of global greenhouse gas emissions coming from buildings; the clean, green premium driving growth in the real estate sector; the AI revolution driving that transformation in buildings; and ESG as just good business to cut waste a...

Johnson Controls, the pioneer for smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, announces the acquisition of M&M Carnot, a provider of natural refrigeration solutions with ultra-low global warming potential (GWP), which can help customers meet their sustainability goals while meeting and exceeding environmental regulations. “It’s an exciting time in our industry as we continuously seek new opportunities to accelerate the deployment and adoption of safe and sustainable solutions and...

Thursday, 15 June 2023 is Clean Air Day. To mark the occasion, a group of more than 200 doctors and hospital staff from across the United Kingdom (UK) have written to Prime Minister - Rishi Sunak to demand action on air pollution.  Clean air expert - Mark Bouldin at Johnson Controls corroborates this view and stresses the importance of pushing forward government legislation on air quality.  Shedding light on an important issue Mark Bouldin comments, “Clean Air Day is a chance...

Mark Bouldin, Clean Air Expert at Johnson Controls, said: Shedding light on an important issue “Clean Air Day is a chance to shed light on the importance of improving the air we breathe. With a large focus from governments and businesses on achieving net zero goals, the two go hand-in-hand.  Indoor air quality is hardly ever the focus – that’s hard to believe when we spend 90% of our time indoors, and indoor air quality can be five times more polluted...

With smoke from wildfires in the news, impacting large portions of North America, Jon Douglas, Director of Johnson Controls’ Healthy Building Services and Solutions, offers advice that everyone can use to protect indoor air quality (IAQ), when outdoor conditions become extreme. How are the wildfires impacting air quality? Wildfires, when they burn, actually generate small particulates in the air. That is what is seen when there is smoke. Those particles can flow very long distances....

The steps toward building decarbonization will accelerate organizations’ net-zero journey. Taking steps will also reduce operational costs and deliver better indoor environments. Improvements in heat pumps and digital solutions have enabled these opportunities and, as they continue to advance, deeper and deeper building decarbonization will become achievable. Optimal solutions Mark Lessans, Senior Director of Sustainability and Regulatory Affairs, Johnson Controls, for insights into how...

Johnson Controls, the global pioneer for smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings introduced its new FRICK® Freezer Penthouse Evaporator-Retrofit (FPHE-R) model that includes design updates on proven technology to improve ease of installation and service for contractors while maintaining production efficiency. reliability and serviceability “Our line of freezer evaporator units has been proven in the field for the past four decades, and we’ve heard our contractors’ input...

Johnson Controls, the pioneer for smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, announces its collaboration with Harris County Sports & Convention Corporation (HCSCC), NRG Park and Harris County, Texas, to embark on a historic sustainability and energy efficiency project at one of the nation's busiest sports and entertainment complexes. The 20-year energy savings performance contract is expected to generate more than $54 million dollars in savings that will fund the entire cost of the complex-...

Johnson Controls., the global pioneer for smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings announced the launch of the YORK® YVAM air-cooled magnetic bearing centrifugal chiller operating with the ultra-low global warming potential (GWP) refrigerant, R-1234ze, for hyperscale and colocation data center cooling. YORK® YVAM chiller The YORK® YVAM chiller is one of the most efficient options for data center applications because its magnetic-bearing technology allows the system to operate very...

The Johnson Controls security team gathered with more than 40 exhibitors to showcase and demonstrate the latest in security innovation for the Advanced Services 25th Anniversary Expo. Advanced Services 25th Anniversary Expo Bringing together customers and partners from across the industry, Johnson Controls heard from the security professionals helping to make their vision to create a world that’s safe, comfortable and sustainable a reality. Johnson Controls celebrated the Advanced Servi...

IonicBlue® has announced a CAD $100 million agreement with the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) to make net zero more attainable to Canadian organizations striving to reach their decarbonization targets. IonicBlue is a joint venture between Johnson Controls (JCI), the globally renowned company for smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, with funds managed by Apollo Global Management, Inc. (APO), a major global alternative asset manager. IonicBlue gets funding from Canada Infrastructure B...

Johnson Controls, the pioneer for smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, announced the launch of the YORK® YVAM air-cooled magnetic bearing centrifugal chiller, operating with the ultra-low global warming potential (GWP) refrigerant, R-1234ze, for hyperscale and colocation data center cooling. YORK® YVAM chiller The YORK® YVAM chiller is one of the most efficient options for data center applications because its magnetic-bearing technology allows the system to operate very effici...

Johnson Controls, the pioneer for smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, has expanded its collection of residential and commercial contractor resources with the new Johnson Controls Ducted Systems (DS) Solutions App. The free app provides contractors with instant access to commercial and residential equipment information to help streamline installation, troubleshooting, and maintenance processes. Digital resource The digital resource was designed to help contractors save time by reducing t...

Katie McGinty, Vice President and Chief Sustainability and External Relations Officer at Johnson Controls, a global pioneer for smart, healthy, sustainable buildings, has been named to the 2023 Constellation Research ESG50. The ESG50 lists the most influential global executives, who are advancing sustainability in their fields through new business models, emerging technologies, and ethical, humane leadership. This award follows a year of sustainability milestones at Johnson Controls as the comp...

Johnson Controls, a pioneer for smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, released its 2023 Sustainability Report, marking milestones on the path to achieving net zero in buildings around the world. Johnson Controls reports accelerated progress both in its own sustainability journey and in the reduction of customer emissions. “Climate change is a key defining theme of this century. We have seven years to cut global emissions nearly in half to reach net zero by 2050 and limit global warmi...

 Johnson Controls, the global pioneer for smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, and HD Supply®, a national distributor of maintenance, repair, and operations products, have announced a new national distribution relationship. Effective April 2023, Johnson Controls residential HVAC equipment will be available for distribution through HD Supply, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Home Depot. strategic collaboration “Through this strategic collaboration with HD Supply, Johnson C...

Johnson Controls International plc, the global pioneer for smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, will present at the Goldman Sachs Industrials and Materials Conference in New York. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Olivier Leonetti will participate on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at 10:15 a.m. EDT. A live webcast of the presentation will be available on the company's website.

For the 8th consecutive year, Johnson Controls (JCI), a globally renowned company for smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, has earned a place on the Clean200, a list of 200 companies that As You Sow and Corporate Knights say are leading the transition to a sustainable global economy by ‘putting sustainability at the heart of their products, services, business models and investments’. Out of 6,720 global companies, 200 were selected for the high proportion of their revenues ear...

Johnson Controls, a global pioneer for smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings announced the launch of a program for recycling steel, through a collaboration with Nucor Corporation, the largest steel producer and recycler in North America. Recycling secondary steel Over 70% of Johnson Controls' steel purchases in the US and 45% globally are manufactured from recycled scrap materials. The program with Nucor will recycle nearly 100% of that secondary scrap steel again, amounting to thousands...

U.S. Senator - Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), alongside leaders from Henry Ford College (HFC), Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI) and Garforth International, celebrated a US$ 3.1 million appropriation to support a sustainability initiative that demonstrates how schools, cities and organizations across the U.S.A. can reach their net zero targets, as well as train the next generation of energy leadership. Integrated Energy Master Plan (IEMP) With an Integrated Energy Master Plan (IEMP) as the corners...

Johnson Controls, the global pioneer for smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, has named Julie Brandt as vice president and president, of Building Solutions North America (BSNA), effective immediately. Responsibilities  As the pioneer of BSNA, Brandt will be responsible for strategy and execution for the $9B North American direct-channel business. She will focus on capturing market leadership, driving operational excellence, and accelerating growth by delivering a divers...

Johnson Controls, the global pioneer for smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, announced it has invested in its collaboration with the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) to strengthen its commitment to healthy building solutions for both its employees and customers. Johnson Controls' designation as a WELL Enterprise Provider (EP) helps customers meet their business objectives in areas such as ESG reporting, human and social capital management, and workplace strategy and policy....

Microsoft is one of the most successful enterprises in the world and no company can achieve such standing without ambition and innovation. But the company’s vision for the future extends beyond the advances in technology it’s famous for. It’s also paving the way for healthier, more efficient, and sustainable workspaces. Enabled by technology We’re working with Microsoft at its headquarters in Beijing to retrofit and optimize building operations. The Beijing West Campu...

The bases for zero trust architecture includes strong encryption for device identity and data-in-transit, as well as a whitelist-only access control list. Zero trust architecture minimizes risk by limiting breach opportunities, containing the damage of any actual breach and surfacing unusual behaviors quickly. Embedded devices fit well into these deployment paradigms because of their relatively static mission, and low complexity roles on the network. Zero-trust architecture and product patchin...