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University of Wisconsin Tests Battery Technologies

May 6, 2014 by Linda Hardesty

Johnson Controls donated a suite of battery test equipment available to faculty, students, and other researchers at the new laboratory at the Wisconsin Energy Institute on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The donation includes state-of-the-art battery testing technology, which will allow students, faculty and engineers to study and optimize energy ... Read more »

Commercial Thermostat Provides Migration from Pneumatic to Digital Technology

May 1, 2014 by Linda Hardesty

Johnson Controls released a new series of pneumatic-to-digital thermostats. The WT-4000 series converts older pneumatic room control systems and enables communication with newer digital building automation systems. The WT-4000 series provides the benefits of a digital control system, including programmable occupancy scheduling and remote temperature monitoring. The new thermostats are ... Read more »

Johnson Controls Buys Air Distribution Technologies for $1.6B

April 18, 2014 by Leon Walker

Johnson Controls is buying ventilation company Air Distribution Technologies from the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board for about $1.6 billion. Air Distribution Technologies produces a broad range of air distribution products under brands such as Ruskin, Titus, Hart & Cooley, Krueger, PennBarry, Tuttle & Bailey. Specific product lines include grilles, registers and diffusers; terminal units; ... Read more »

Building Systems Communicate with Each Other

April 14, 2014August 2, 2019 by Linda Hardesty

Oxford School District in Oxford, Miss., signed an energy services agreement with Johnson Controls to provide the high school’s heating, air conditioning, lighting and building management systems, which will save the district $6 million in energy and operational costs over the next 15 years. The new 220,000-sq-foot building is powered ... Read more »

Climate Leadership Awards Given

February 26, 2014February 26, 2014 by Bill Opalka

Fifteen organizations and two individuals were recognized as the 2014 winners of Climate Leadership Awards. The awards are given by the EPA’s Center for Corporate Climate Leadership, in collaboration with the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES), the Association of Climate Change Officers and The Climate Registry. Awardees came ... Read more »

Demand Response Providers Launch Trade Group

February 5, 2014 by Linda Hardesty

A new trade association has been formed to advocate for policies that favor demand response. The Advanced Energy Management Alliance (AEMA), is formed by demand response providers EnerNOC, Comverge and Johnson Controls. IPKeys and Landis+Gyr have joined as founding members as well. Former FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff will act as ... Read more »

Energy Efficiency Market Face Financing, Big Data Challenges in 2014

January 3, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The efficiency industry, driven largely in 2013 by intelligent innovations such as energy management software and virtual audits, will face financing, big data, education and accountability hurdles this year, according to a survey of executives by GTM Research. A range of efficiency executives speaking to GTM Research said better IT ... Read more »

New Life for Christmas Trees as Car Parts?

December 23, 2013December 23, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

A tree-based, renewable alternative to fiberglass for use in auto parts is the culmination of a collaboration between the Lincoln Motor Company, Weyerhaeuser and Johnson Controls. Using tree-harvested natural fibers in place of traditional glass-based fibers, Weyerhaeuser created Cellulose Reinforced Polypropylene. The product, which the company says is lighter and ... Read more »

Contract Wins: WCS, Waste Management, Alter NRG, BioteQ, Johnson Controls

November 18, 2013 by Leon Walker

The Department of Energy has awarded a task order in support of the Los Alamos National Laboratory Legacy Waste Project to Waste Control Specialists of Andrews, Texas. Under the $2,225,140 contract, WCS will dispose of 355 cubic yards of class C mixed low-level waste generated at Los Alamos. The waste is ... Read more »

Environmental Executive Moves: Sealed Air, Universal Lubricants, GSE

November 11, 2013 by Leon Walker

Here’s the latest news on hirings, promotions and departures among environmental leaders. Sealed Air: The packaging manufacturer has hired James Whaley as vice president, corporate communications and sustainability. Whaley most recently worked at Siemens North America where he was senior vice president, corporate communications and marketing, and chairman of the Siemens Foundation. Universal ... Read more »

Energy Management China: Hisense Smart Air Conditioner, Johnson Controls Heat Pump

September 24, 2013 by Linda Hardesty

Hisense and Chinese social media site Sina Weibo announced in Beijing the availability of a cross-sector smart air conditioner. The power, temperature and humidity controls for the air conditioner can be controlled and adjusted by instructions sent via a private message over Sina Weibo. To activate, users register a Sina ... Read more »

Real Estate Industry Cuts Carbon Emissions 3.4%

August 23, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Jones Lang LaSalle, Prudential Real Estate Investors, Starwood Hotels and Resorts and other global real estate firms cut their collective carbon emissions 3.4 percent between 2011 and 2012, says a report published by the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) Greenprint Center for Building Performance. Buildings also reduced their energy consumption by ... Read more »

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