CORK, Ireland, July 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson
Controls (NYSE: JCI), the global leader for smart, healthy and
sustainable buildings, today announced OpenBlue Net Zero Buildings
as a Service. Johnson Controls will provide a one-stop shop for
companies looking to achieve net zero carbon and renewable energy
goals. The offering recognizes customers' need for assistance in
making these goals easier to plan, execute, track and achieve.
OpenBlue Net Zero Buildings as a Service is the proven path to
achieving decarbonization and renewable energy goals
"The need for making net zero leadership easier to achieve
is immediate and greater than ever. Buildings represent about 40%
of global emissions and Johnson Controls is uniquely positioned to
help customers around the world pursue their net zero carbon
goals," said George Oliver, chairman
and CEO of Johnson Controls. "Our proprietary research echoes the
demand, prioritization and urgency for support that businesses,
governments and global leaders are calling for. Our As a Service
model looks to provide our customers with guaranteed outcomes and
risk management models to achieve emission reduction commitments
that ultimately lead to healthier buildings, people, places and the
planet."
To ensure alignment with the needs of customers and prospects,
in May 2021, Johnson Controls commissioned a survey of 1,046
North American professionals responsible for building operations,
facilities management and energy & sustainability management
across various industry verticals and building types. Over 90% of
respondents have significant goals to reduce carbon emissions and
energy consumption by 2030+ with over 60% of respondents targeting
a 50% or greater reduction. Goals include increasing building
performance and value, positively impacting the surrounding
community and talent attraction and retention.
The OpenBlue Net Zero Buildings as a Service portfolio includes
a full spectrum of sustainability offerings tailored to schools,
campuses, data centers, healthcare facilities as well as commercial
and industry players. Understanding the market trends, unique
industry requirements and investment pitfalls is an important
element in making large sustainability decisions. Johnson Controls
helps customers stay abreast of important trends and technology
innovations that feed into a customized roadmap highlighting
opportunities and managing risks and uncertainties against a
rapidly changing regulatory environment.
Additional results from the Johnson Controls survey revealed
that respondents' top five solution pathways and also their
drivers for sustainability and net zero lean into As-a-Service
capabilities, including improving energy efficiency, integrating
onsite renewables, electrifying buildings, incorporating offsite
renewables and adding grid interactive capabilities. However,
almost all respondents are facing challenges across these solution
pathways while also feeling pressure to move quickly. Over
90% of respondents plan to pursue a LEED certification and yet
run into challenges with measuring emissions, the largest being how
to aggregate data from multiple sources. Digital solutions are
needed to solve this and other measurement
challenges.
Supporting this need, Johnson Controls has created a
game-changing new offering called OpenBlue Net Zero
Advisor. It will deliver real-time, AI-driven tracking and
reporting of sustainability metrics, helping facilities
managers ensure and prove the net zero carbon reduction and
renewable energy impact of their buildings. Based on criteria such
as LEED certification, the new technology automatically gathers and
analyzes data about energy, water, materials and greenhouse gas
emissions involved in every phase of a building`s lifecycle and
proves CO2 reductions, renewable energy and efficiency gains. This
will generate energy and environmental outcomes from improving
building operations.
Johnson Controls suite of connected sustainability solutions and
services is offered through flexible risk sharing models that
enable tailored deal structures where end users pay for expected
outcomes rather than assets. Through options for simple, fixed-fee
models, Johnson Controls takes on the responsibility for upfront
capital decisions, design and construction, and decarbonization
goal achievement and reporting.
"The need and demand for a 360-degree net zero carbon solution
is clear. Businesses, governments and global coalitions have all
set ambitious sustainably goals over the next two decades, with
many aspiring for decarbonization by 2030," said Katie McGinty, vice president & chief
sustainability, government and regulatory affairs officer at
Johnson Controls. "We offer a unique service and partnership model
that allows customers to focus on their industry core competencies
and revenue-generating activities while we drive customized steps
for planning, execution and reporting that flex to the specific
needs of each sustainability journey."
Joining hands with like-minded thought leaders in sustainability
is showing strong impact already as Johnson Controls partners with
customers, leading technology companies, research institutions and
government entities to build innovative solutions in pursuit of net
zero carbon.
- The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA)
headquarters becomes the tallest, largest, and smartest net zero
energy government building in the world
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- DEWA has partnered with Johnson Controls and Microsoft to
implement the latest digital twin technologies, the Internet of
Things, cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence, and smart building
management solutions in DEWA's new headquarters, called
Al Shera'a (Arabic for sail). Once
complete, the partnership enhances the tallest, largest and
smartest net zero-energy government building with net zero carbon
emissions in the world. The total energy used in the building
during a year will be equal to or less than the energy produced
on-site. Through innovative technologies, Al-Shera'a is expected to
utilize up to 50% less water than comparable buildings. This
undertaking is the latest development in Johnson Controls' ongoing
commitment to reimagine the performance of buildings to serve
people, places, and the planet.
- The Powerhouse Alliance builds the world's northernmost
energy-positive building
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- The Powerhouse Alliance, a 10 year old Norwegian collaboration
for innovation in energy, wanted to build a net zero energy smart
building that would serve as a leading example for the northern
hemisphere. Johnson Controls helped design a complete energy system
that harvests twice the energy of the building's annual consumption
and draws heating and cooling energy from the ocean while sharing
it with the building and other surrounding structures. Further, low
energy building devices, such as LED lighting and VAV HVAC systems were installed. All systems are
tracked on a digital dashboard that details occupancy, comfort and
sustainability KPIs in given building zones. Today, the Powerhouse
Brattørkaia building in Trondheim produces more electricity than it
consumes daily and supplies renewable energy to itself, its
neighboring buildings, electric buses, cars and boats through a
local microgrid.
- Colorado State University
(CSU) – Pueblo becomes first 100%
solar-powered battery storage university in Colorado
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- CSU-Pueblo is the first university in its state to reach "net
zero electric" efficiency, which means the solar panels will
provide 100% net solar production for academic buildings on the
campus. Johnson Controls installed a 23-acre solar farm with
battery storage that supplies 12M
kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity. Electricity rates change often
making it challenging for organizations to budget their energy
spend. With this microgrid solution, CSU-Pueblo has locked in its
electricity costs for the next 25 years.
- The National University
Singapore contributes actively to standardized model for data
labels in buildings
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- The National University of
Singapore (NUS) and Johnson Controls formed a joint
collaboration on smart buildings research. Researchers at the NUS
School of Design and Environment leveraged the Johnson Controls
OpenBlue Innovation Center housed on the campus to drive machine
learning research to accelerate the conversion of Internet of
Things data into the BRICK Schema, a standardized model for data
labels in buildings. This open-source schema describes smart
buildings and their subsystems in a format that enables software to
more easily and quickly connect into a larger number of buildings.
As a result, a consistent schema across buildings supports better
understanding of metadata usage across all building types,
improving overall sustainability and operational efficiency. This
paves the way for greater use of AI in building management and
autonomous buildings.
To learn more about OpenBlue Net Zero Buildings as a Service,
visit:
https://www.johnsoncontrols.com/openblue/net-zero-buildings
To download the survey results as well as the methodology,
visit:
https://www.johnsoncontrols.com/insights/2021/thought-leadership/open-blue-net-zero-buildings-pulse-survey
To read more about Johnson Controls POV on why companies benefit
from a single strategy for sustainability and digitalization,
visit: https://www.johnsoncontrols.com/insights/2021/white-paper/the-case-for-unifying-sustainability-and-digitalization-strategies
About Johnson Controls:
At Johnson Controls
(NYSE:JCI), we transform the environments where people live, work,
learn and play. As the global leader in smart, healthy and
sustainable buildings, our mission is to reimagine the performance
of buildings to serve people, places and the planet.
With a history of more than 135 years of innovation, Johnson
Controls delivers the blueprint of the future for industries such
as healthcare, schools, data centers, airports, stadiums,
manufacturing and beyond through its comprehensive digital
offering, OpenBlue. With a global team of 100,000 experts in more
than 150 countries, Johnson Controls offers the world's
largest portfolio of building technology, software as well
as service solutions with some of the most
trusted names in the industry. For more information,
visit www.johnsoncontrols.com or follow us
@johnsoncontrols on Twitter.
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