Smart buildings demand smart controls

Johnson Controls knows buildings. We make everything from highly programmable automation systems that drive reduced energy and effective operational outcomes to highly programmable automation systems for entire facilities and campuses. Building occupants are comfortable and safe through simple, configurable controls for specific kinds of equipment.

Our data-enabled automation and controls, along with our automation services, optimise building performance, enhance energy efficiency, and support modernisation efforts to meet evolving building performance and sustainability standards. 

An effective BAS (building automation system) ensures occupant comfort by maintaining optimal environmental conditions. BAS integrates different subsystems into one cohesive platform, providing complete visibility and control over building operations. Building occupants are comfortable and safe through simple, configurable controls for specific kinds of equipment. Sensors within our building automation systems detect changes in occupancy, temperature, and air quality, enabling automated adjustments for optimal comfort. Building automation systems can also enhance air quality by integrating HVAC and environmental controls, improving occupant health and comfort.

We make it possible to extend next-generation automated control to every building system on a single platform. Our data-enabled automation and controls will help you achieve your building management goals.

How can your building’s performance alleviate your pain points?

Most of us know the trends impacting the industry—a growing focus on sustainability and changing workforce demographics, to name a few. Kaishi Zhang explains how to focus on your building’s performance to alleviate the pain points, all through a BAS-powered lifecycle approach.
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Exploring the future of building automation

Take a look into the exciting future of building automation with Bill Schwebel and Kaishi Zhang as they discuss the innovative technology that is helping customers better manage their buildings. Hear our leaders discuss the upcoming technology revolution and how these exciting innovations are addressing the biggest pain points with building management and the need to drive healthy, sustainable and energy-efficient spaces.

Solutions

Scalable, intuitive solutions

Building Automation Systems (BAS) are centralised systems that monitor and control your building's mechanical and electrical equipment, as well as other systems such as internet, sensors, actuators, and facility equipment.

Our world-class, integrated building automation systems leverage intelligent technology to further provide seamless connectivity between your HVAC, lighting, security, and detection systems. Communicating on a single platform, they’ll deliver the information you need to make smarter, impactful decisions while enhancing your occupants’ comfort, safety, and productivity.

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Our Building Automation and Controls solutions

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Enterprise and multi-site buildings

Johnson Controls complex solutions include Metasys, Facility Explorer, and HVAC Controls. They allow building managers to modernize security that enhances team productivity, reduces risk, and increases building efficiency and sustainability. 

With integrated platforms, users can remotely access security controls, CCTV footage, and building data for real-time monitoring and convenience. Integrating fire protection systems, such as fire alarms, into the building management system further enhances safety and emergency response.

Our systems deliver critical outcomes and game-changing building automation systems that deliver exceptional capability and scalability using reliable, innovative technology. They provide revolutionary, unique solutions to reduce installation, maintenance, and commissioning costs.

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Large to medium buildings

Our environment controls provide unique solutions to reduce installation, maintenance, and commissioning costs. Integrating lighting control systems and energy-efficient technologies within building management systems can help save energy and improve overall building sustainability.

You can also integrate fire protection systems into your building management system, which helps enhance safety and efficiency during emergencies.

Whether you're looking to enhance your existing environment control system or embark on a new installation, our solutions are tailored to meet your unique needs. Explore solutions, including EasyIO, Facility Explorer, and HVAC Controls.

Implementing a BAS can lead to overall energy savings of 5% to 15%.

Commercial refrigeration

PENN Commercial Refrigeration products provide solutions for temperature, pressure, humidity, liquid level and air flow controls. With over a century of experience, we are here to support you every step of the way in providing control solutions for commercial refrigeration, air conditioning, and heating applications that ensure efficient, reliable operations. It is crucial to safeguard not only data and personnel but also the underlying operational processes within commercial refrigeration systems to ensure overall security and resilience.

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What is involved in implementing a building automation system?

Implementing a building automation system requires a comprehensive, holistic view of the building’s operations and infrastructure. The process involves integrating various systems, such as HVAC, lighting, and security into a single, unified management system. This integration allows building owners to monitor and control different systems in real time, optimising energy efficiency, safety, and security across the entire facility.

A well-implemented BAS provides remote monitoring capabilities, giving you the ability to quickly respond to equipment breakdowns and other operational issues. The system can also support digital services, such as real-time data analytics, which further enhance building efficiency and occupant experiences. By leveraging these advanced capabilities, you can achieve significant benefits, including reduced energy costs, improved productivity, and enhanced well-being for occupants.

Ultimately, a successful BAS implementation empowers commercial property owners to take control of their building’s performance, streamline operations, and create a safer, more efficient, and more comfortable environment.

End-to-end solutions across the entire building

Products

Building Automation and Controls products

We offer a range of controls, products, and automation services that optimize HVAC systems, enhance energy efficiency, and support modernization efforts to create clear lines of communication for smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings.
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Metasys

At Johnson Controls, our Metasys® Building Automation System is the foundation of modern building energy management efficiency. Sensors within the Metasys system detect environmental changes such as occupancy, light levels, and temperature, enabling automated adjustments to lighting, shading, and HVAC systems for enhanced efficiency and comfort.

This intelligent, world-class technology system connects your commercial HVAC, lighting, security and protection systems – enabling them to communicate on a single platform to deliver the information you need, allowing you to make smarter, savvier decisions while enhancing your occupants' comfort, safety and productivity.

A building automation system is a centralised network that monitors and controls property-wide infrastructure, including mechanical, security, and HVAC systems.

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Facility explorer

Facility Explorer is a game-changing building automation system that delivers exceptional capability and scalability using next-generation equipment controllers and industry-leading networking topologies.

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EasyIO

The EasyIO platform can control everything from an application to a building and is IT/IP/IoT-ready. It supports multiple protocols and uses the latest IT security standards to boost resiliency and deliver optimal facility performance.

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HVAC controls

Johnson Controls has a vast portfolio of reliable HVAC components and peripherals that provide you with unmatched operational flexibility and convenience. Our products are reliable, accurate, and built to work together as a complete solution to help create healthy, efficient facilities. Many of them deliver essential, BAS-compatible data to help achieve your net zero and bottom-line goals.

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Penn refrigeration controls

Ensuring reliable and efficient temperature maintenance, Johnson Control’s PENN solutions are comprised of temperature, pressure, humidity, air flow and fan speed controls for commercial refrigeration, air conditioning and heating applications.

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Achieve goals, make strategic financial choices, and oversee the setup, maintenance, and connectivity of your building's infrastructure - all at a predictable monthly cost. We provide uninterrupted assistance, month after month, enabling you to concentrate on your primary operations while enjoying the lasting advantages of collaborating with Johnson Controls.

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OpenBlue Building Automation System services

OpenBlue Services optimize BAS and Controls performance is enabled by digital technology. Data gathered from building systems is analyzed using advanced analytics.

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Digital solutions

Our digital solutions help enterprises get connected through artificial intelligence and IoT (Internet of Things) by putting their data to work, helping facilities managers discover insights, find building efficiencies, and create other sources of value.

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Smart buildings

We spend 90% of our time indoors, so the structures in which we live, work, and play deserve investment. Johnson Controls is leading the building transformation by creating spaces that improve well-being, achieve climate goals and save money.

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Healthy buildings

Johnson Controls can help you streamline costs, improve safety, raise productivity, and achieve sustainability goals, all while building healthy environments that serve our populations for years to come. By optimizing spaces, we can increase occupant comfort and safety to improve both productivity and returns on investment.

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Chip Dudley, BAS Channel Account Manager, BAS & Controls, Global Products, joins panelists to discuss the role technology plays in boosting efficiency and innovation while addressing the labor shortage.
ESCO INSTITUTE: Controls and Artificial Intelligence
Watch Bill Schwebel, VP & General Manager of BAS & Controls, Global Products, talk about how AI supports HVACR controls and building automation.
ESCO INSTITUTE: The Lifecycle of a Building
See Kaishi Zhang, VP of Global Product Management, BAS & Controls, explain how a building lifecycle approach can impact performance and efficiency while future-proofing your BAS.
AHR 2025 EDUCATION: Decarbonization and the New Energy Management Opportunity
Bill Schwebel, VP & General Manager of BAS & Controls, Global Products, joins an AHR panel to explain how decarbonization is reshaping building design, operation and maintenance.
MANUFACTURING DIGITAL: Get Ready for 2025 AHR Expo
Lei Schlitz, VP & President, Global Products, shares a preview of AHR 2025 which also featured Metasys 14.0 and NSW8000 sensors.
PHCP PROS: Driving Commercial Building Sustainability with HVAC Optimization
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ENGINEERED SYSTEMS: The Rise of Intelligent Sensor Networks
This Q&A with Kaishi Zhang, VP of Global Product Management, BAS & Controls, explores how sensors have evolved to optimize building performance.
BUILDINGS: Achieve Successful Outcomes Over the Building Lifecycle with Automation
Read about how to maximize building system performance while making buildings smarter in this piece from Kaishi Zhang, VP of Global Product Management, BAS & Controls.
MANUFACTURING.NET: Johnson Controls Opens New 109,000-Square-Foot Engineering Lab
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FACILITY EXECUTIVE: Driving Building Performance Through Advanced Sensorification
Sr. Global Product Manager, Justin Pasquale, explains how advances in sensorification can unlock valuable data to drive efficiency, reduce emissions, improve equipment performance and enhance well-being.

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