JOHNSON CONTROLS EXPANDS AI FEATURES IN OPENBLUE DIGITAL ECOSYSTEM
Johnson Controls (NYSE:JCI) has announced expanded AI capabilities in its OpenBlue Enterprise Manager suite. The updates include first customer-facing generative AI applications, enhanced autonomous building controls, and improved user interface. The OpenBlue system has demonstrated significant benefits, including up to 30% reduction in energy spend, 20% reduction in maintenance costs, and 10% more optimized space utilization.
New features include integrated generative AI tools for energy savings recommendations, improved user experience with better personalization, expanded data insights for building visitor management, enhanced indoor air quality monitoring, and automatic setpoint adjustments based on fault diagnostics. The system now supports over 130 categories of energy conservation projects and includes autonomous building control capabilities.
Johnson Controls (NYSE:JCI) ha annunciato l'espansione delle capacità di intelligenza artificiale nella sua suite OpenBlue Enterprise Manager. Gli aggiornamenti includono le prime applicazioni di intelligenza artificiale generativa rivolte ai clienti, controlli autonomi per gli edifici migliorati e un'interfaccia utente migliorata. Il sistema OpenBlue ha dimostrato benefici significativi, tra cui una riduzione del 30% della spesa energetica, una riduzione del 20% dei costi di manutenzione e un ottimizzazione del 10% nell'utilizzo degli spazi.
Le nuove funzionalità includono strumenti di intelligenza artificiale generativa integrati per raccomandazioni sul risparmio energetico, un'esperienza utente migliorata con una maggiore personalizzazione, approfondimenti sui dati ampliati per la gestione dei visitatori degli edifici, un monitoraggio della qualità dell'aria interna potenziato e regolazioni automatiche dei punti di impostazione basate sulla diagnostica dei guasti. Il sistema supporta ora oltre 130 categorie di progetti di conservazione energetica e include capacità di controllo autonomo degli edifici.
Johnson Controls (NYSE:JCI) ha anunciado la expansión de las capacidades de IA en su suite OpenBlue Enterprise Manager. Las actualizaciones incluyen las primeras aplicaciones de IA generativa orientadas al cliente, controles autónomos mejorados para edificios y una interfaz de usuario mejorada. El sistema OpenBlue ha demostrado beneficios significativos, incluyendo una reducción del 30% en el gasto energético, una reducción del 20% en los costos de mantenimiento y una optimización del 10% en la utilización del espacio.
Las nuevas características incluyen herramientas de IA generativa integradas para recomendaciones de ahorro energético, una experiencia de usuario mejorada con una mejor personalización, información de datos ampliada para la gestión de visitantes en edificios, un monitoreo mejorado de la calidad del aire interior y ajustes automáticos de los puntos de referencia basados en diagnósticos de fallas. El sistema ahora admite más de 130 categorías de proyectos de conservación de energía e incluye capacidades de control autónomo de edificios.
Johnson Controls (NYSE:JCI)는 OpenBlue Enterprise Manager 제품군의 AI 기능을 확장한다고 발표했습니다. 이번 업데이트에는 고객을 위한 첫 번째 생성적 AI 애플리케이션, 향상된 자율 건물 제어 및 개선된 사용자 인터페이스가 포함됩니다. OpenBlue 시스템은 30%의 에너지 비용 절감, 20%의 유지보수 비용 절감, 10%의 공간 활용 최적화 등 상당한 이점을 보여주었습니다.
새로운 기능에는 에너지 절약 권장 사항을 위한 통합 생성적 AI 도구, 더 나은 개인화를 통한 개선된 사용자 경험, 건물 방문자 관리에 대한 확대된 데이터 인사이트, 향상된 실내 공기 질 모니터링 및 결함 진단을 기반으로 한 자동 세트 포인트 조정이 포함됩니다. 이 시스템은 이제 130개 이상의 에너지 절약 프로젝트 카테고리를 지원하며 자율 건물 제어 기능도 포함하고 있습니다.
Johnson Controls (NYSE:JCI) a annoncé l'expansion des capacités d'IA dans sa suite OpenBlue Enterprise Manager. Les mises à jour comprennent les premières applications d'IA générative destinées aux clients, des contrôles autonomes pour les bâtiments améliorés et une interface utilisateur améliorée. Le système OpenBlue a démontré des avantages significatifs, notamment une réduction de 30 % des dépenses énergétiques, une réduction de 20 % des coûts de maintenance et une optimisation de 10 % de l'utilisation de l'espace.
Les nouvelles fonctionnalités incluent des outils d'IA générative intégrés pour des recommandations d'économies d'énergie, une meilleure expérience utilisateur grâce à une personnalisation améliorée, des analyses de données étendues pour la gestion des visiteurs des bâtiments, un suivi amélioré de la qualité de l'air intérieur et des ajustements automatiques des points de consigne basés sur des diagnostics de panne. Le système prend désormais en charge plus de 130 catégories de projets de conservation de l'énergie et inclut des fonctions de contrôle autonome des bâtiments.
Johnson Controls (NYSE:JCI) hat die erweiterten KI-Funktionen seiner OpenBlue Enterprise Manager Suite angekündigt. Zu den Updates gehören die ersten generativen KI-Anwendungen für Kunden, verbesserte autonome Gebäudeautomatisierungssteuerungen und eine verbesserte Benutzeroberfläche. Das OpenBlue-System hat erhebliche Vorteile gezeigt, darunter eine 30%ige Reduzierung der Energiekosten, eine 20%ige Senkung der Wartungskosten und eine 10%ige Optimierung der Flächennutzung.
Zu den neuen Funktionen gehören integrierte generative KI-Tools für Empfehlungen zum Energiesparen, ein verbessertes Benutzererlebnis mit besserer Personalisierung, erweiterte Datenanalysen für das Besuchermanagement von Gebäuden, ein verbessertes Monitoring der Raumluftqualität und automatische Sollwertanpassungen basierend auf Fehlerdiagnosen. Das System unterstützt jetzt über 130 Kategorien von Energiekonservierungsprojekten und beinhaltet autonome Gebäudeautomatisierungsfähigkeiten.
- Demonstrated cost savings: up to 30% reduction in energy spend and 20% reduction in maintenance costs
- Implementation of autonomous building controls reducing manual intervention
- Integration of generative AI tools for automated energy savings recommendations
- Enhanced data analytics capabilities across 130+ energy conservation categories
- Improved space utilization optimization by 10%
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Insights
The expanded AI capabilities in OpenBlue represent a significant technological advancement in building management systems. The integration of generative AI for proactive energy savings recommendations and autonomous building controls marks a substantial leap forward. The platform's ability to achieve
The autonomous control features and digitalization of Standard Operating Procedures represent a strategic shift towards truly smart buildings. The system's ability to automatically adjust setpoints based on fault diagnostics and weather data shows sophisticated machine learning implementation. This positions JCI competitively in the growing smart building market, especially against competitors like Honeywell and Siemens.
The Forrester study highlighting that
The expansion into generative AI applications demonstrates JCI's commitment to maintaining technological leadership in the building automation sector. This could potentially increase the company's market share and recurring revenue through software subscriptions and services, improving profit margins beyond traditional hardware sales.
- Smarter Solutions: New AI capabilities offer smarter, more insightful solutions.
- Autonomous Controls: Enhanced autonomous building controls allow customers to run buildings with less manual intervention than ever before.
- Improved User Interface: Updated design and workflows simplify building management.
The expanded AI features take data insights to the next level and build on the measurable impact customers are already seeing when utilizing OpenBlue. With OpenBlue Enterprise Manager guiding facility improvements, coupled with equipment upgrades and proactive services, customers are benefitting from up to
"The expansion of customer-facing AI features into Johnson Controls OpenBlue marks a pivotal moment in the evolution of building management technology," said Johnson Controls Chief Technology Officer Vijay Sankaran. "These new AI-driven features not only enhance operational efficiency and sustainability, but also empower building owners and operators with unprecedented levels of insight and control. We are committed to pioneering innovations that drive automation and create smarter, more responsive environments for our customers."
A recently commissioned Forrester Consulting study found that
- Integrated generative AI tools that proactively recommend impactful energy savings projects.
- Major upgrades to the user experience with a focus on personalization, improved design, and compliance with a higher level of accessibility standards.
- Expanded data insights that allow users to see details on building visitors throughout the entire portfolio of buildings, improving the understanding and management of occupants.
- Enhanced indoor air quality monitoring and sensor analytics to support smarter and healthier buildings.
- Automatically adjusting setpoints based on fault diagnostics, saving energy, and accelerate capture of potential savings
Turning Insights into Energy Savings using Generative AI
OpenBlue now has integrated generative AI tools that proactively recommend the most impactful energy savings projects, reducing the need to analyze large amounts of building data. The system anticipates needs, like analyzing energy usage based on live weather data, to create actionable insights, helping customers achieve energy savings and reduction in carbon emissions.
"Our customers have consistently told us that one of the challenges with AI is they are unsure of what questions to ask a Generative AI chatbot about their building," said Julius Marchwicki, vice president, digital product management, Johnson Controls. "Our generative AI feature automatically constructs the right prompts that are built from our decades of experience in the commercial buildings space."
The platform also tracks energy conservation projects across over 130 categories, improving data management and managing decarbonization strategies. It supports utility bills management with automatic error correction, reducing billing gaps.
Driving Toward Autonomous Buildings
New features in OpenBlue are driving forward the future of autonomous buildings and allow customers to run their buildings with less manual intervention than ever before. The system can improve productivity through automating processes that traditionally have been manual. It can adjust setpoints based on fault diagnostics, saving energy, carbon, and accelerating potential cost savings. Users can enable autonomous actions or use the system to get advice, while setting their own operational constraints. It also provides detailed information about equipment performance and trends, from a broad view down to individual pieces of equipment. In this release, OpenBlue autonomous control can now be applied to a broader range of central utility plant designs.
OpenBlue now supports digitalization of Standard Operating Procedures, speeding up workflows triggered by various events. New workflows can be quickly published to support security and service needs, supporting both manual and autonomous tasks.
Refreshed User Experience
This release includes major upgrades to the user experience, focused on design, navigation and accessibility. With increased focus on space utilization, the system provides an even clearer picture of how spaces are actually used by building occupants. Detailed visitor analytics are available throughout a portfolio of buildings, improving the understanding of visitor activities, along with intelligent planning when anomalies occur. Operators can schedule services, like cleaning, based on occupancy insights, saving resources and money. Updates also include improved indoor air quality monitoring with a broad ecosystem of sensor partners.
Unlocking Building Performance
OpenBlue Enterprise Manager allows customers to unlock the performance of their building with real-time data visibility. A single pane of glass with advanced analytics, visualization and controls, accelerates operational outcomes, meets certification and regulatory compliance needs while ensuring data security and privacy.
Enhancements to OpenBlue advance the ongoing Johnson Controls transformation as a pure-play provider of comprehensive solutions for commercial buildings. To learn more about how Johnson Controls OpenBlue is transforming buildings from static entities into smart assets visit: https://www.johnsoncontrols.com/openblue
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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.
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