The problem

Every facilities manager is keen to drive the sustainability mission of their business.

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are gaining even more importance among investors. Government policies that fund, incentivize and directly mandate decarbonized buildings are growing in number and impact.

This all equates to mounting pressure to cut emissions and deploy more sustainable infrastructure.

But the lifeblood of this process is information, jumbled, complex information from a range of disparate sources. This means it can be hard to have the data you need to make the best sustainability decisions.

What if you could see all the necessary sustainability information on one pane of glass?

The solution: OpenBlue Net Zero Advisor

We are solving this problem by launching our new AI-driven, real-time OpenBlue Net Zero Advisor.

Developed through our OpenBlue Innovation Centers network of experts in Pune and Milwaukee, this intelligent tool delivers live tracking and reporting of sustainability metrics. This helps facilities managers to ensure and prove the net zero carbon reduction and renewable energy impact of their buildings.

It has key LEED certification metrics at its heart, as the new technology automatically gathers and analyzes data about energy, water, materials and greenhouse gas emissions from every phase of a building’s lifecycle.

It also supplies reliable evidence for CO2 reductions, renewable energy and efficiency gains as well as the positive ROI impact from improving building operations.

Why it is important

Companies must rewrite their digital strategies to make the most of new sustainability requirements.

The problem is there is such an avalanche of data coming in from today’s building systems. It is hard to assess what data is important where, or how to glean the golden threads of intelligence from that mass of information.

This is where the OpenBlue Net Zero Advisor is so invaluable. It clearly presents and delineates the key data points - all on one pane of glass for simplified reporting, tracking and management.

We help you locate where your business is on its sustainability journey and put you on the right path to your destination.

What’s behind the glass?

You are probably wondering how this all works.

Well, the elegance of the final presentation belies the heavy digital analysis done behind the scenes.

Black Box-style digital platforms use sophisticated Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to gather data from a range of disparate apps and systems.

Once data is gathered in the cloud, the platform gets to work, connecting and analyzing the various data streams and insights.

It then displays the results on one dashboard, or pane of glass, allowing you to monitor and control your KPIs.

Innovation that never sleeps

Our OpenBlue Innovation Centers are a network of eight research and development facilities situated all across the globe. They ensure that the sun never sets on our innovation efforts.

These sites are designed for seamless, speedy collaboration between our expert teams – wherever they might be.

Each center embodies our approach of building dynamic and resilient spaces and places that are smart, healthy and sustainable.

It is just another way Johnson Controls fulfils its promise to be both customer-centric and future-focused.

Trust the experts

Johnson Controls has been at the forefront of building technology for almost 140 years.

We designed the heat pump-based HVAC system for one of the first net-zero commercial buildings in the nation: the San Jose headquarters of Integral Group.

We have honed our expertise to ensure we give you the very best.

The OpenBlue Net Zero Advisor is just the latest step in that quest.