Integrated into building equipment supplied by Johnson Controls, and enhanced by technological partnerships with leading Fortune 100 companies, this open digital platform will make shared spaces safer, more agile and more sustainable.
Johnson Controls OpenBlue is the culmination of years of research and development by the company's engineers and scientists around the world, to create "the architecture of the future" and imagine smarter, safer and more buildings. sustainable. The new suite of connected solutions enables a completely innovative experience for building occupants, respectful safety and impactful sustainability, thanks to cutting-edge digital technology.
Connectivity is essential to achieve this goal: building systems must work together and communicate to be more efficient. OpenBlue was designed for agility, flexibility and scalability, to allow buildings to become dynamic spaces. By leveraging the OpenBlue platform, customers will be able to manage operations more systematically, creating buildings that have memory, intelligence and a unique identity. The OpenBlue platform and solutions and services benefit from award-winning artificial intelligence (AI) technology, combining data from both inside and outside buildings.
“How we interact with our environment and how buildings and common spaces are managed for safety and sustainability is of primary concern everywhere, and we recognize more than ever the complexity of these systems. Johnson Controls makes them the efficient and safe buildings for 135 years, and this year our obligation to provide our customers with comprehensive, best-in-class solutions has never been greater "said George Oliver, president and CEO of Johnson Controls. "The launch of OpenBlue reflects how we think buildings evolve from rigid assets to dynamic resources. So it's a critical part of our strategy, which allows us to orient our customers around the world to the solutions and services needed to transform their spaces in the long term ".
OpenBlue solutions
By combining traditionally independent systems, OpenBlue will connect every part of a building to create new possibilities for smarter, more efficient and more sustainable spaces.
OpenBlue customers will be able to:
- Benefit from dynamic flexibility. OpenBlue will allow buildings to operate in different modes, to respond to various critical situations. These modes may include building access management, air circulation, elevator movement, door locking, lighting and open collaboration, as well as other environmental and safety parameters.
- Deploy solutions in response to the pandemic. OpenBlue connects Johnson Controls products, technology and services to help customers get back to work in the safest and most efficient way possible. These solutions and services include contact tracing, social distancing monitoring, thermal imaging cameras, air quality improvement, non-contact environments, compliance and reporting management, optimization of energy, advanced security monitoring, etc.
- Choose from tiered services to meet their needs. OpenBlue will contain a suite of tiered services, powered by artificial intelligence, and offering advanced capabilities such as remote diagnostics, predictive maintenance, advanced risk assessments, compliance monitoring and more.
- Putting security at the heart of solutions. OpenBlue has been designed with security at the heart of its operation, and will allow customers to access secure solutions from their conception. Each of the OpenBlue offerings are developed with robust design protocols for security and privacy processes.
- Increase energy savings and improve indoor air quality. By connecting HVAC equipment to new data and AI, platform users can expect savings of 20-60% by optimizing the performance of the entire HVAC system on energy costs and quality parameters. air.
Digital platform and partnerships
Johnson Controls' OpenBlue platform aggregates traditional operational technologies, legacy IT systems with AI-infused cloud applications, and cutting-edge technologies such as digital twins, making understanding, integration and collaboration possible. OpenBlue will allow operating technologies to communicate and integrate seamlessly across a wide range of systems.
"Connectivity is the key that allows us to make buildings work better"said Mike Ellis, Executive Vice President, Chief Customer & Digital Officer at Johnson Controls. "This new suite of solutions will deliver results previously unimagined for our customers by connecting buildings to unique software features, which will provide great added value to customers. We have partnered with a number of companies technology leaders and opinion leaders in various sectors to deploy tailor-made solutions in the coming months ".
A new brand from Johnson Controls
"The launch of OpenBlue is a radical approach to dynamic spaces", said Phil Clement, vice president and chief marketing officer of Johnson Controls. "The brand identity was created taking into account a number of factors: Open refers to our vision of an optimistic future but also to the open architecture of the platform to allow products to work with different solutions. The color blue has been at the heart of the Johnson Controls brand for 135 years and gives a nod to our strong heritage in the building space ".
OpenBlue technology experts will lead exclusive customer workshops "OpenBlue - the architecture of the future", reflective webinars and brainstorming sessions to help clients reimagine the possibilities of built environments and redefine the capabilities of spaces and places to facilitate the mission of their occupants.
Johnson Controls partners with global Fortune 100 companies to bring together cutting-edge expertise in open data platforms, cutting-edge software and AI applications, building systems and cutting-edge intelligent devices. The new technology ecosystem offers a new vision, while reimagining the future of workplaces, including hospitals, offices, data centers, cities and more.
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