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In the early twentieth century, Johnson Controls would send postcards to potential customers, featuring prominent buildings installed with the Johnson System of Temperature Regulation (such as the Wisconsin Historical Society, in Madison, Wisconsin, USA). On July 29, 1898, the Johnson Electric Service Company (now Johnson Controls) signed a contract with the State Historical Society of Wisconsin amounting to US$ 3,175 for a system of temperature regulation in the new ‘historical library&r...
Johnson Controls, the global pioneer for smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings announced the first winners of a new buildings' innovation award called OpenBlue Pioneers. Each OpenBlue Pioneer has proven instrumental in driving the future of smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings; innovating with Johnson Controls AI-enabled OpenBlue technology to transform their spaces, businesses, and communities. In recognition, the winners have each been awarded a Blueprint of the Future Indu...
Johnson Controls, the global pioneer for smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, has announced an update to Metasys, the company’s Building Automation System (BAS) that provides the foundation for fully optimized building management. Metasys 12.0 Metasys’ intuitive design integrates HVAC and non-HVAC systems into one platform for maximum operator efficiency. The Metasys 12.0 release is designed for fast troubleshooting in the field, to maintain the latest IT security and networ...
Johnson Controls' Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), George Oliver has co-signed a letter with a list of major international company and organization executives, urging the G7 (Group of Seven) nations to accelerate action limiting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. One of the primary ways suggested is a ramp in carbon pricing. The letter makes the case for a price starting at around US$ 30 per ton and potentially moving beyond US$ 120 per ton, if the world is forced to consider options, s...
Accenture and Johnson Controls, the globally renowned company for smart, healthy and sustainable building solutions, are collaborating to deliver and operate two new OpenBlue Innovation Centers in India. The new OpenBlue Innovation Centers will drive Johnson Controls’ rollout of building control system products and services using technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), digital twins, internet of things (IoT), 5G and the Cloud. The goal is to accelerate advanced automation in b...
Johnson Controls, the globally renowned company for smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, acquired zero trust cyber security provider – Tempered Networks, based in Seattle, Washington, USA. Tempered Networks has created ‘Airwall’ technology, an advanced self-defense system for buildings that enables secure network access across diverse groups of endpoint devices, edge gateways, cloud platforms and service technicians. Airwall technology It represents a step-change in op...
Johnson Controls, the pioneer for smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, announces the participants selected for the Johnson Controls 2022 Community College Partnership Program. This year, the program will provide $1 million in philanthropic funding to nine community colleges across the United States, as well as the program's first Canadian institution, a total of 10 schools. Johnson Controls is committed to supporting the career pathways of historically underrepresented groups to foster th...
Johnson Controls, the provider of smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, has launched a new line of residential evaporator coils that provide improved energy efficiency and performance to its products. The redesigned indoor coils feature a streamlined, A-shaped design that improves performance by providing balanced refrigerant flow and a simplified circuit design compared to the N-shape of previous coils. The new product line meets the Department of Energy minimum efficiency standards that...
Johnson Controls, the pioneer for smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, advises that most of the U.S. Department of Education’s $189 billion set aside to accelerate post-pandemic recovery including enabling usage for school infrastructure upgrades remain unspent. To help, Johnson Controls is offering to advise schools throughout the U.S. on how best to take advantage of the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds before they expire in 2024. Healthy and efficie...
Any opportunity an engineer may have to recover energy in the design of an HVAC system can pay big dividends in offsetting system first costs as well as the total operating costs of the building. As energy costs continue to rise, and studies indicate the average HVAC system consumes 39% of the energy used in a commercial building (more than any other single source), energy-efficient HVAC design has the potential to bring big savings. The Fresh Air Balance ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2004 prescribes...
Johnson Controls, the globally renowned company for smart, healthy and sustainable building solutions, has named Rodney Clark as Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, effective of June 1, 2022. In this role, Rodney Clark will lead global sales excellence efforts across the company, replacing the outgoing Chief Commercial Officer, Brian Young, who retired at the end of last year. Clark also will take on a portion of the role being transitioned from Michael Ellis, executive vice...
Johnson Controls, the globally renowned company for smart, healthy and sustainable building solutions, is proud to support the expansion of the First Movers Coalition, which Johnson Controls joined as a Founding Member in November 2021. The First Movers Coalition, a flagship public-private partnership to clean up the most carbon-intensive industry sectors, from heavy industry to long-distance transport, announced a major expansion to more than 50 corporate members, worth about US$ 8.5...
In April 2022, Johnson Controls completed a major $7.5 million investment into new automation equipment at the company’s commercial HVAC manufacturing plant in Norman, Oklahoma. The new equipment will increase capacity, while improving product quality, safety, and assembly productivity at the 900,000-square-foot facility, known as Johnson Controls Rooftop Center of Excellence. Highest quality standards “Johnson Controls is committed to surpassing our customers’ expectations...
Johnson Controls-Hitachi has introduced a new Wall Mount indoor mini-split unit as the newest addition to its PRIMAIRY P300 line of high-efficiency, single-zone commercial mini-split systems. This energy-efficient and cost-effective ductless heating and cooling solution is designed to meet the unique needs of small to mid-size spaces such as shops, restaurants, and classrooms. “The new Wall Mount PRIMAIRY indoor unit intelligently optimizes the comfort in a space while reducing sound leve...
Johnson Controls, the pioneer for smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings announced that it will open an OpenBlue Innovation Center in its global HQ at One Albert Quay, Cork, Ireland. The OpenBlue Innovation Center in Cork aims to create a future-ready built environment for both local and global customers and is part of an international network of OpenBlue Innovation Centers working to pioneer new ways to provide smart, healthy, and sustainable spaces for customers. Decarbonization and ren...
Johnson Controls., the pioneer for smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, has named Anu Rathninde as vice president and president, of Asia Pacific. In this role, Rathninde will serve as an officer of the company and oversee Johnson Controls operations across the Asia Pacific region. Rathninde will take on the role formerly held by Visal Leng who will be leaving Johnson Controls later this year following the transition of his responsibilities. delivering sustainable solutions "...
Johnson Controls, the pioneer for smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, is delivering a new solution to millions of Americans seeking more efficient and environmentally sustainable home heating and cooling with Ultimate Home Comfort™, a 10-year residential HVAC leasing program in partnership with Fundient Capital LLC. The industry-first program bundles a new, fully installed YORK® HVAC system including high-efficiency models – with 10 years of annual maintenance and service...
Johnson Controls is investing $15 million over five years to help expand community college associate degree and certificate programs in Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC), fire and security, and digital building automation systems across the United States. The goal of this funding is to equip members of underserved communities with in-demand, employable skills and a pathway to life-long careers upon graduation. Social and sustainable commitment In alignment with its commitment...
Johnson Controls is pleased to celebrate National Skilled Trades Day by confirming the second cohort of schools receiving funding as part of their Community College Partnership Program. In 2021, Johnson Controls agreed to fund $15M over five years to help support the community college’s HVAC, fire, security, and digital academic programs. Workforce development programs Johnson Controls continues to be a pioneer in providing workforce development programs amidst a national trade workforce...
Johnson Controls, the provider of smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, will share insights from a recent global sustainability study highlighting business investment priorities to achieve net-zero goals during a webinar featuring Forrester on May 17, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. CT. During the webinar, the expert panel will discuss key insights from Forrester Consulting's study, 'The Race to Decarbonization', commissioned by and developed in collaboration with Johnson Controls. Comprehensive solu...
Johnson Controls, the pioneer for smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings announces it has commissioned a new heat pump installation that will support European energy company Vattenfall in its goal to eliminate carbon emissions from its heating and power generation facilities by 2050. Heat pumps Heat pumps are seen as a crucial technology in the European Union’s plans for a sustainable, low-carbon economy as set out in its Green Deal; and with energy prices at an all-time high, their a...
Johnson Controls, the globally renowned company for smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, has announced that it has commissioned a new heat pump installation that will support European energy company, Vattenfall (Vattenfall Wärme Berlin AG), in its goal to eliminate carbon emissions from its heating and power generation facilities, by 2050. Heat pumps Heat pumps are seen as a crucial technology in the European Union’s plans for a sustainable, low-carbon economy, as set out in it...
Cherry Creek School District (CCSD) and Johnson Controls (JCI), the globally renowned company for smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, are embarking on a sustainability initiative, which is expected to reduce annual carbon emissions by 25%, water usage by 1.8 billion gallons and provide net savings to the school district of US$ 20 million, over the next 20 years – all while creating a more improved learning environment throughout Colorado's fourth-largest school district. “Cher...
Johnson Controls, the pioneer for smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, announces findings from the 15th annual Energy Efficiency Indicator Survey, which revealed that 62 percent of organizations surveyed expect to increase investments in energy efficiency, renewable energy, or smart building technology in 2022, indicating a return to pre-pandemic levels. The latest report by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change advised that global-scale transformation is urge...
Johnson Controls, the globally renowned company for smart, healthy and sustainable building solutions, has introduced Solution Navigator, a comprehensive digital experience that easily navigates the product life cycle in Building Automation Systems, Fire, Security, HVAC and Industrial Refrigeration, in order to create a next generation of customer enablement tools. Customers can select, price, quote, order, track shipments, locate replacement parts, process warranty claims, access training and...
Johnson Controls, the globally renowned company for smart, healthy and sustainable building solutions, has announced the latest evolution to the YORK YVAA Variable Speed Drive Screw Chiller for the entire global product line. The award-winning chiller now features increased operating efficiency, a reduced footprint and integration with low-GWP refrigerants. The chiller also now offers more flexibility with expanded configuration options at each cooling capacity, along with a reduction in sound...
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) and Johnson Controls have signed an agreement that commits more than CAD 125 million to accelerate private sector decarbonization retrofit projects across Canada. Agreement details The agreement sees the CIB investing up to CAD 100 million toward commercial, industrial, manufacturing, and multi-residential buildings leveraged through Johnson Controls OpenBlue Net Zero Buildings as a Service offering. The CIB's financing represents 80 percent of the overal...
Johnson Controls, the globally renowned company for smart, healthy and sustainable building solutions, has leveraged its Silent-Aire solutions, in order to offer the industry’s first hyperscale data center platform, which is focused on helping cloud providers to meet ambitious sustainability targets. The Johnson Controls Data Center Solutions platform delivers innovative solutions that conserve water and reduce energy consumption, including air-cooled chillers, liquid cooling, combination...
Johnson Controls, the provider of smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, joins over 200 forward-thinking companies as the newest member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). "We are delighted to join WBCSD," said Katie McGinty, vice president and chief sustainability and external relations officer at Johnson Controls. “The building sector accounts for nearly 40 percent of global annual CO2 emissions, so there is no tackling climate change without substanti...
Johnson Controls, the global pioneer for smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, celebrates a milestone as the Xaap Compliance Reporting Platform surpasses one million building inspections. Since 2018, facility managers and their teams have used the Xaap compliance reporting software to test nearly 55 million individual building devices, including fire alarms, extinguishers, security devices, sprinklers, and other systems across North America. Improving building safety and&n...
