UW Oshkosh is going solar

September 2, 2010 submit a comment »

The Northwestern

The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh is installing its first solar energy systems to provide the campus with electricity and hot water. This is the first wave of solar power installations that will soon be commonplace on the campus.

Following carbon-footprint studies conducted by Johnson Controls and university staff, in 2009 the University established one of the nation’s most aggressive Climate Action Plans to achieve carbon neutrality by 2025.

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North Carolina school spending money to save money on energy costs

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The Clay County Progress

The school is moving ahead with a $921,000 contract guaranteed to upgrade systems and recoup the money spent on energy improvements.

Pablo Pittaluga, with Johnson Controls, presented the final report of his company’s analysis of the Clay County Schools campus.

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Safari lodge’s concentrated photovoltaic plant could be precursor to 50-MW project

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Engineering News

South Africa’s first concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) solar demonstration plant of 60 kW was operational in the Western Cape, and supplying the daytime power requirements for the Aquila safari lodge, near Touws river.

The 60-kW array consists of ten trackers and took about two weeks to install and commission. The technical installation was done by Johnson Controls.

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10 Ways to reduce energy use and costs in your building

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Reuters

Here are 10 ways you can reduce your energy usage and costs without sacrificing comfort or building functionality.

The tips are among the free tools and case studies available on the Johnson Controls Inc. microsite www.MakeYourBuildingWork.com.

The site launched earlier this summer as part of the company’s campaign to emphasize practical solutions for owners, managers and building operators to improve the energy efficiency and performance of their facilities.

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Johnson Controls receives Asia’s Most Ethical Company award

September 1, 2010 submit a comment »

IndiaInfoline

Asia’s Best Employer Brand Awards 2010 has recognized Johnson Controls Inc as Asia’s Most Ethical Company. Victor Sun, VP & Legal Counsel Asia; Johnson Controls received the award on behalf of Johnson Controls Asia leadership at a function held recently in Singapore. The event aimed at acknowledging the best talent management, human resources practices and continuous innovation in organizations.

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King Kong’s Perch Goes Green for $20M as Earth Roasts: Review

August 30, 2010 submit a comment »

Bloomberg

The first stop on my tour of New York’s Empire State Building was not the observatory rising high atop the 102nd floor, but a window factory on the fifth.

Here, a “green-collar” workforce of 40 strips old windows out of their frames, hangs a new heat-reflecting film between two panes of glass, putties sealant along the edges, and pops them back in the cleaned old frames.

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Making the green grade with Metasys®

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ArabianBusiness.com

Johnson Controls’ Metasys systems is what the company calls its ‘core product offering’, based on using technology to monitor a building’s energy and utility-use and hence, have a clearer idea of how the two can be reduced.

Buddy Watters, general manager in the controls division in Jeddah, says that the product acts as an information platform, bringing together the diverse strands of information to create a holistic view. “So it’s not just for the air conditioning but all other forms of information, for lighting, the IT network, security system,” he says.

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Bradford County, PA to save an additional $800K from its guaranteed energy savings project

August 27, 2010 submit a comment »

The Daily Review

Bradford County will save $800,000 more than anticipated through its ongoing $3 million project to make its buildings more energy efficient, county officials announced on Thursday.

The county will issue $3 million in bonds at a low interest rate to pay for the project, and the interest payments on the bonds are $800,000 less than had been anticipated in June, when the cost of the project was announced, said Joan Sanderson, Bradford County fiscal director.

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Johnson Controls selected by German Army for an energy performance contract at their Oranienstein base

August 26, 2010 submit a comment »

Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI), the global leader in delivering products, services and solutions that increase energy efficiency in buildings, announced that it signed an Energy Performance Contract (EPC) with the German Army for the Oranienstein base. Following the project the German Army will be able to cut annual energy costs for the base by 49 percent and further reduce its emission of greenhouse gases (GHG) by 55 percent. Johnson Controls is already retrofitting another German Army base in Aulenbach reducing energy costs by 69 percent and GHG emissions by 76 percent. » Read more: Johnson Controls selected by German Army for an energy performance contract at their Oranienstein base

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Johnson Controls completes BACnet project

August 25, 2010 submit a comment »

Contracting Business News

A building management systems project installed by Johnson Controls for the University of Minnesota is saving the university $2.4 million in annual energy costs. The University of Minnesota, one of the most comprehensive public universities in the world, houses the state’s flagship research institution, and is home to more than 66,000 students.

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