- As national leaders seek proof of progress towards net zero
goals, they are calling on building owners to set goals, track
progress, and report transparently against targets.
- Accurate carbon footprint assessment, target-setting,
reduction management, and tracking are paramount, as climate
disclosures become mandatory not only for building certification
and environmental reporting, but also for financial
regulation.
- Johnson Controls OpenBlue Net Zero Advisor uses advanced
digital data collection and analytics to enable building owners to
manage scope 1 and 2 emissions and assist in reporting for major
certification and compliance frameworks.
CORK,
Ireland, March 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Finally,
building managers can put away the complicated spreadsheets, and
use a single digital dashboard to assess carbon footprints, set
targets, and manage and track emissions. Johnson
Controls (NYSE: JCI), the global leader for smart, healthy,
sustainable buildings, announces Johnson Controls OpenBlue Net
Zero Advisor, which uses digitally automated data collection and
analytics to manage and track scope 1 and 2 emissions and assist
building owners in reporting for certification and compliance
frameworks. Organizations can manage single-building emissions
targets around the world, and also aggregate global building data
to optimize buildings and support reporting on enterprise-wide
climate targets.
"This marks a critical milestone in
achieving net zero progress." CTO Vijay
Sankaran
As regulators seek proof of progress towards net zero goals,
they are calling on building owners to provide reliable emissions
reporting. Accurate carbon footprint assessment, target-setting,
tracking and management are paramount, as climate disclosures
become mandatory not only for building certification and
environmental reporting, but also for financial regulation. Yet,
organizations struggle to collect, analyze and operationalize the
data, given disparate data sources and varying local conditions.
The vast number of different reporting frameworks adds to the
complexity.
OpenBlue Net Zero Advisor provides an all-in-one tool for carbon
footprint assessment, target setting, emissions management, and
tracking. In addition, it aggregates data across a global building
portfolio, to deliver insights on reducing building emissions and
assist in accurate and transparent global reporting, while saving
the time and money normally spent on complicated calculations and
spreadsheets. Net Zero Advisor automatically extracts data from
monthly utility bills, on-site renewable energy sources, and local
emissions factors, including the local power grid contribution.
Based on that data, it calculates scope 1 and 2 emissions. It then
factors in credits and carbon offsets, and calculates total net
emissions for each building site. Aggregating and analyzing data
across a global portfolio of buildings, Net Zero Advisor can also
provide carbon footprint transparency at an enterprise-wide level.
Net Zero Advisor can help building owners assign measurable targets
for energy, energy use intensity, emissions, and emissions
intensity for each building, and then manage and summarize climate
progress for the entire portfolio.
Whether for individual buildings or for a global portfolio, that
clarity enables building owners to set and manage long-term
emissions and energy plans, which can align with national building
standards, global building certification standards, and also
science-based targets and other emissions reduction commitments.
This provides a clearer, more transparent source of data and
tracking to support companies' disclosure of their progress toward
their emissions reduction goals for financial regulators as
well.
The Net Zero Advisor is available as a subscription service, so
that building owners can install it and start working towards their
climate targets, with very limited upfront costs. It can also be
installed as part of a comprehensive "Net Zero as a Service" plan.
The Net Zero Advisor application belongs to Johnson Controls
OpenBlue, the global building market's most comprehensive suite of
connected solutions, which breaks down system siloes, to manage
building-wide optimization. OpenBlue can pinpoint inefficient
equipment and spaces that are contributing to emissions or waste,
and initiate system optimization, supporting progress towards
emissions goals set in the Net Zero Advisor. OpenBlue can manage
the overall health and sustainability of a building, from air
quality and water use, to energy, emissions, and waste
reduction.
Vijay Sankaran, Chief Technology
Officer at Johnson Controls, says: "Given the urgency of climate
action, and the fact that buildings contribute nearly 40% of global
greenhouse gas emissions, businesses across the globe will be
seeking to reduce and report on emissions for buildings they own or
occupy. The Johnson Controls OpenBlue Net Zero Advisor offers an
easy, all-in-one tool for managing emissions, while saving time,
effort, and money. For both businesses and national leaders, this
marks a critical milestone in achieving net zero progress."
INVESTOR
CONTACT:
Jim
Lucas
Direct: +1
651.391.3182
Email:
jim.lucas@jci.com
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MEDIA
CONTACT:
Olivia Coker-Decker
Direct: +41 79 672 10 53
Email: olivia.cokerdecker@jci.com
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About Johnson Controls
At Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI), we transform the environments
where people live, work, learn and play. As the global leader in
smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, our mission is to
reimagine the performance of buildings to serve people, places and
the planet.
Building on a proud history of nearly 140 years of innovation,
we deliver the blueprint of the future for industries such as
healthcare, schools, data centers, airports, stadiums,
manufacturing and beyond through OpenBlue, our comprehensive
digital offering.
Today, with a global team of 100,000 experts in more than 150
countries, Johnson Controls offers the world's largest portfolio of
building technology and software as well as service solutions from
some of the most trusted names in the industry.
Visit http://www.johnsoncontrols.com for more
information and follow @Johnson Controls on social platforms.
About OpenBlue
Johnson Controls OpenBlue suite of solutions adds
state-of-the-art IoT capabilities to existing building systems
using AI-powered remote diagnostics and predictive maintenance to
manage changing conditions like occupancy levels, indoor air
quality and weather and provide advanced risk assessments. OpenBlue
leverages secure-edge gateways to efficiently gather data across
building systems and assets and securely move that data to the
cloud. Building managers get actionable insights on saving energy
costs, reducing carbon emissions, and increasing occupancy
wellbeing so they can manage operations holistically. Johnson
Controls' proven solutions are helping customers create world-class
buildings that serve people and the planet.
https://www.johnsoncontrols.com/openblue
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