IBM and Johnson Controls make buildings smarter

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IBM and Johnson Controls have joined forces in an effort to create smarter buildings that use less energy.

Together, the companies will develop smart building systems that can improve operations and reduce energy and water consumption in new and existing buildings worldwide. The new initiative builds on an existing relationship formed between the two organisations in 2007 to create energy-efficient data centres.

Johnson Controls will combine its leadership in energy efficiency and sustainable services and technologies with IBM’s expertise in software, hardware and services. The results 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 optimise 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 utilisation and asset management.

“The smart building solution from Johnson Controls and IBM will deliver the ability to optimise energy and environmental performance by integrating building, infrastructure, and enterprise systems,” said William Sawyer, vice-president, Tivoli Maximo Operations, IBM Software Group.

“This will provide our clients with advanced intelligence capabilities that will measurably improve building operations.”