CORK, Ireland -- Johnson Controls, a provider of smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, has launched OpenBlue Indoor Air Quality as a Service. The new offering is the first dedicated “as-a-service" Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) solution for buildings.
“Johnson Controls believes the best healthy buildings strategy is a holistic one,” said Ganesh
Ramaswamy, vice president and president, Global Services at Johnson Controls. “This suite of
offerings delivers the market’s most comprehensive portfolio of solutions, plus expert guidance, to
help customers cut building costs, raise productivity and exploit new revenue opportunities - all while
delivering on their sustainability goals, resulting in healthy people, healthy places and a healthy
planet.”
OpenBlue Indoor Air Quality as a Service provides customers with a long-term proactive approach
to IAQ to meet ever-changing health and safety compliance standards while leveraging industry
leading OpenBlue technology to optimize IAQ and energy costs.
The offering includes five key components:
• IAQ assessments – Together with UL, a global safety science leader, Johnson Controls will use a
combination of science and technology to assess indoor air quality, pinpoint areas of risk and
determine benchmarks and KPIs that support better IAQ, energy efficiency and cost savings.
• Solution application – Based on the results of the assessment, Johnson Controls will apply IAQ
sensors, products and services required to meet customers’ desired outcomes. Award-winning OpenBlue technology breaks down data silos and delivers all critical indoor air quality information in one centralized place, making it easy to control devices, display IAQ data and identify trends, helping optimize energy costs and indoor air quality levels with AI-powered recommendations for improvements.
• Remote monitoring & advisory – To ensure desired outcomes, Johnson Controls will
leverage its global Remote Operations Centers (ROCs) to provide 24/7 monitoring of critical IAQ
values and recommendations for improvements from our team of experts.
• Annual IAQ reassessment – Acknowledging the dynamic nature of all buildings, Johnson
Controls will provide annual IAQ reassessments and work with clients to enhance their operations
as needed to maximize return on their IAQ investments.
• Financing – OpenBlue Indoor Air Quality as a Service will be offered through an optional,
predictable monthly financing model. Through this model, customers will not have to worry about
making large upfront capital decisions. Since the model is scalable, Johnson Controls can
help organizations shift their operational models from being COVID-19-reactive to productivityproactive to meet longer-term goals.
Industry research continues to demonstrate the benefits of a holistic approach to indoor air quality
control and management. In a survey of Johnson Controls customers, 60% are actively investing in
indoor air quality-related measures. Even a 1% improvement in air quality can have a financial impact
equivalent to an average building’s annual utility bill, according to Harvard research. In addition,
improved indoor air quality can reduce the aerosol transmission of COVID-19, acting as effectively as
a population that is 50-60% vaccinated, according to peer-reviewed research published in Nature.
“Now, more than ever, enhancing indoor air quality is a critical business need as employees return to
their workplaces and students return to their schools,” said Tyler Smith, executive director, Healthy
Buildings at Johnson Controls. “Our industry-leading OpenBlue Indoor Air Quality as a Service
offering not only enables organizations to keep building occupants safe and healthy indoors in the
face of evolving health and compliance regulations, but also empowers organizations to commit to
more environmentally sustainable projects by delivering a solution that will also reduce energy use.”
To learn more about Johnson Controls OpenBlue Indoor Air Quality as a Service, visit: OpenBlue
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