EllisDon’s Infrastructure Services and Technology Division Partners with J2 Innovations to Propel Smart Building Solutions
May 21 2024 - 8:00AM
EllisDon, a global construction and building services company,
announces a new partnership between its Infrastructure Services
& Technology (IST) Division and J2 Innovations, a leading
platform provider for smart buildings, smart equipment, and the
Internet of Things (IoT). The collaboration will see EllisDon
utilize J2 Innovations’ FIN Framework, a flexible open software
framework, enabling original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to
create automation and IoT applications quickly and efficiently.
This partnership will enable EllisDon’s IST Division to further
develop their digital twin application, EKO, which is focused on
integrating all data points within a facility to optimize the built
environment and enhance the end user’s experience.
This announcement comes after EllisDon implemented a range of
projects using J2 Innovations’ FIN Stack software, a comprehensive
suite of ready-to-use apps, enabling integrated building management
solutions to be engineered quickly and easily.
Motivated by its efficiency and adaptability, EllisDon IST will
use the FIN Framework, on which FIN Stack is developed, to create
and customize its new OEM product suite for EKO.
“We are excited to collaborate and enhance industry standards by
utilizing J2 Innovations’ expertise in FIN Framework, as it will be
an important component of our digital twin application, EKO,” says
Robert Barnes, Senior Vice President, Energy & Digital Services
at EllisDon. “This partnership will leverage the strengths of both
companies by exploring new opportunities, strengthening product
offerings, and providing cutting-edge solutions to meet the
evolving needs of the market.”
As a market leader in the integration of primary building
systems (i.e. building automation, lighting control, electronic
security, elevators, etc.), EllisDon is now expanding into the
integration of technology and enterprise management systems with
EKO. Through this collaboration, EllisDon and J2 Innovations will
extend the use of FIN and utilize it as an enabling platform for
EKO, allowing it to support multiple market segments and end
users.
In addition, EllisDon holds a distinctive, market-leading
position in the building industry and, through their extensive
experience constructing and operating large, complex facilities,
has developed close relationships with building and facility
management stakeholders. With these relationships, along with their
J2 Innovations partnership, EllisDon is poised to drive
industry-wide change and lead the transition towards a net zero
future.
Jeremy Wolfe, Vice President of Sales Americas at J2
Innovations, said, "Our partnership with EllisDon underpins the
effectiveness of their products in a range of commercial
environments, and will exploit the potential for a significant
advancement in hospital building automation and beyond. Together we
can harness our next-generation software framework to EllisDon’s
vision to push the limit of data and efficiency-driven construction
management.”
To learn more about EllisDon and J2 Innovations, please visit
www.ellisdon.com and www.j2innovations.com.
Raphaela Mandel
EllisDon Corporation
rmandel@ellisdon.com