CORK, Ireland and REDMOND, Wash., Dec. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/
-- Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI), the global leader
for smart and sustainable buildings, and Microsoft Corp. on
Tuesday announced a global collaboration to digitally
transform how buildings and spaces are conceived, built and
managed. Microsoft also announced the general availability of
Microsoft Azure Digital Twins.
Digital twins are playing an increasingly important role in the
design and ongoing operation of healthy buildings
As a key partner for Azure Digital Twins, Johnson Controls`
OpenBlue Digital Twin is a comprehensive platform that will support
the entire ecosystem of building and device management technologies
with digital cloud
technologies.
Johnson Controls is a Microsoft partner leveraging several Azure
services including Active Directory Services, Azure Data Lake,
Access Control and Time Series Insights. Microsoft's Azure Digital
Twins is the newest Azure platform service integrated into Johnson
Controls OpenBlue platform that aims to enable the creation of
next-generation IoT connected solutions that will model the real
world. Johnson Control's platform turns the physical world into
computable objects that will enable customers to create detailed
digital versions of physical buildings, assets and systems.
Digital twins are digital replicas of physical entities capable
of providing an in-depth analysis of data and the potential to
monitor systems to mitigate risks, manage issues and utilize
simulations to test future solutions. The use of digital twins
plays an important role in helping technicians identify the root
cause of issues accelerating problem solving. Additionally,
building managers are able to support COVID-19 safety and security
protocols, while ensuring efficient use of energy and other
facility resources.
Azure Digital Twins enables the creation of
knowledge graphs based on digital models of entire environments,
whether they are buildings, factories, farms, energy networks,
railways, stadiums or entire cities. These digital models empower
property managers with actionable insights that drive better
products, optimize operations, reduce costs and create breakthrough
customer experiences.
OpenBlue Digital Twin is a unique platform that is
purpose-built with smart buildings and spaces in mind, enabling and
unifying all aspects of an intelligent building; security, employee
experience, facilities management, sustainability and more. The
open platform's open system seamlessly integrates with existing
building infrastructure, regardless of brand, make or
model.
"Our partnership with Microsoft is a vital ingredient in our
innovation strategy, as the company shares our vision of using
technology to transform the environments where people live, work,
learn and play," said Mike Ellis,
vice president and chief digital and customer officer at Johnson
Controls. "Digital twins are playing an increasingly important role
in the design, construction and ongoing operation of healthy
buildings and spaces, and can be particularly valuable when
analyzing large datasets and predicting patterns and trends to tell
our customers things they don't yet know. Our OpenBlue digital
platform, closely connected with Microsoft's platform and workplace
technologies, represents an unbeatable opportunity to help our
customers make shared spaces safer, more agile and more
sustainable."
"We have an incredible opportunity to use advances in cloud and
compute capabilities to help customers reimagine the physical
world," said Scott Guthrie,
executive vice president, Cloud + AI, Microsoft. "By integrating
the power of Azure Digital Twins with Johnson Controls OpenBlue
Digital Twin platform, our collaboration will provide customers
with a digital replica and actionable insights to better meet their
evolving needs."
Among the numerous pilots currently under development is an
ambitious effort at The National University of
Singapore (NUS). As part of the university's ongoing efforts
to create a smart, safe and sustainable campus for students and
staff, the new alliance's complementary products and services are
coming together to test the foundations of a Digital Twin-powered
operations platform. The data-driven platform will enable
integrated building management across the campus and serve as the
foundation for energy and space optimization, predictive
maintenance, and unmanned operations.
"National University of Singapore
(NUS) is excited about using Microsoft's Azure Digital Twins
technology and Johnson Controls OpenBlue platform, in our digital
transformation journey that changes the way we design and manage
our buildings and infrastructure, while retaining smart,
sustainability and safety principles at the core of the entire
campus," said Professor Yong Kwet Yew, senior vice president
(campus infrastructure), NUS.
Working with Microsoft, Johnson Controls will address how people
can return to work to maximize space while operating facilities
safely, including:
- Energy Optimization – optimizing energy usage within
facilities maintenance with a goal of reducing carbon emissions
that save money and support sustainability efforts.
- Access Control and Safety - addressing physical access
and safety using live video analytics and spatial intelligence,
combining Microsoft cloud services and Johnson Controls security
access controls hardware end points.
- Collaboration for Facility Managers - integrating
facility management workflows with workplace collaboration
platforms such as Office 365 and Microsoft Teams to increase
productivity and collaboration across remote teams.
- Workspace Optimization - maximizing the use of spaces by
merging building and occupancy data with experiences to create
actionable insights for facility managers and the occupants.
Johnson Controls OpenBlue platform – launched in July 2020 – was designed with agility,
flexibility and scalability in mind, to enable buildings to become
dynamic spaces. In leveraging the platform, customers will be able
to manage operations more systemically, delivering buildings that
have memory, intelligence and unique identity. To read more about
OpenBlue Digital Twin, please visit:
https://www.johnsoncontrols.com/openblue/openblue-digital-twin
About Johnson Controls:
At Johnson Controls, we
transform the environments where people live, work, learn and play.
From optimizing building performance to improving safety and
enhancing comfort, we drive the outcomes that matter most. We
deliver our promise in industries such as healthcare, education,
data centers and manufacturing. With a global team of 100,000
experts in more than 150 countries and over 130 years of
innovation, we are the power behind our customers' mission. Our
leading portfolio of building technology and solutions includes
some of the most trusted names in the industry, such as Tyco®,
YORK®, Metasys®, Ruskin®, Titus®, Frick®, Penn®, Sabroe®, Simplex®,
Ansul® and Grinnell®. For more information,
visit www.johnsoncontrols.com or follow us
@johnsoncontrols on Twitter.
About Microsoft:
Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT" @microsoft) enables digital transformation
for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge. Its
mission is to empower every person and every organization on the
planet to achieve more.
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