LAS VEGAS--IBM and Johnson Controls have announced a new relationship to create a new era of smarter buildings. Together, the companies will team to provide a Smart Building Solution that can improve operations and reduce energy and water consumption in buildings worldwide.
Building on an existing relationship formed between the two organizations in 2007 to create energy efficient datacenters, this new offering benefits any building or portfolio of buildings. Johnson Controls will combine its global leadership in energy efficiency and sustainable services and technologies with IBM's global leadership in software, hardware and services. The result will help clients address the growing pressure they face to improve energy and asset management performance across their enterprises.
"The integration of IBM Tivoli software and Johnson Controls' building technology solutions provides complete information in order to make decisions that impact the bottom line," said Clay Nesler, Johnson Controls' vice president for Global Energy and Sustainability. "With our Smart Building Solution, energy and asset management is enhanced in new ways that optimize environmental performance and operational efficiencies across a single building or an entire portfolio of buildings."
Key elements of the offering are designed to address critical building performance areas including systems integration, energy management, enterprise reporting, space utilization, and asset management.
-- Systems Integration: The integration of building systems, business
systems and smart grid technologies using Johnson Controls' EnNet and
IBM software offers increased information on the performance of buildings to reduce operating costs and keep occupants safe,
comfortable and productive.
-- Energy Management: Energy management offerings that use energy waste
detection, reporting, and intelligent control capabilities have proven
potential to drive between 10% and 20% energy savings across an
enterprise. The Johnson Controls' Metasys® Sustainability Manager
combined with IBM business analytics software provide building owners,
operators and tenants with actionable information to help reduce
energy consumption and waste.
-- Enterprise Reporting: The Johnson Controls' Energy and Emissions
Management System, with IBM enterprise reporting capability provides
organizations with the capability to calculate greenhouse gas levels
by measuring, managing and forecasting activities related to energy cost, consumption, energy efficiency projects, fleet emissions, and waste.
-- Space Optimization: Johnson Controls' Visible Living Lab tools and
services combined with IBM building space management solutions and
advanced analytics provide visibility across any building or building
complex, driving between 10% and 20% improvement in space utilization.
Under-used space can be identified and more efficient options defined,
including footprint consolidation, divestiture and relocation.
-- The Johnson Controls Metasys® Building Management System integrated
with the IBM Maximo asset management solution provides tools and
services that deliver between 10% and 20% savings across enterprises
by enabling visibility across a building portfolio, boosting the
efficiency of facility operations, and improving occupant safety and
comfort, use and lifecycle management.
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