IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI), Monday announced a new relationship to provide comprehensive "smart" building technologies to improve operations and reduce energy and water consumption.
Building on an existing relationship formed between the two organizations in 2007 to create energy efficient datacenters, the new initiative expands to any building or portfolio of buildings.
Johnson Controls will combine its experience in energy efficiency and sustainable services and technologies with IBM’s software, hardware and services.
Key elements of the new offering are designed to address building performance areas including:
- Systems Integration: The integration of building systems, business systems and smart grid technologies using Johnson Controls’ EnNet and IBM software offers information on the performance of buildings.
- 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 will be combined with IBM business analytics software.
- 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.
Core solution components include IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Energy Management, IBM Business Services Manager, and IBM Maximo Asset Management, IBM Maximo Asset Management for Energy Optimization; and Johnson Controls’ Metasys Building Management Solution, Metasys Sustainability Manager, Energy and Emissions Management System, EnNEt middleware, Visual Living Lab and Technology Contracting services.
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