Johnson Controls has announced expanded artificial intelligence capabilities in its OpenBlue Enterprise Manager, a digital building management tool.
These updates include new customer-facing generative AI applications, enhanced autonomous building controls, and a redesigned user experience.
According to Johnson Controls, the enhancements allow users to reduce energy and maintenance costs while improving space utilization.
The upgrades mark the first generative AI applications in the platform, supporting additional performance-based AI improvements set to launch in 2025.
The new generative AI features in OpenBlue Enterprise Manager recommend energy-saving projects, anticipating customer needs by analyzing factors such as live weather data to inform energy usage.
These proactive insights aim to help customers reduce energy consumption and lower emissions by identifying areas for energy optimization without requiring manual data analysis.
Julius Marchwicki, vice president of digital product management at Johnson Controls, explained: “Our generative AI feature automatically constructs the right prompts that are built from our decades of experience in the commercial buildings space.”
The system also tracks energy conservation projects in over 130 categories and manages utility billing accuracy with automated error correction, simplifying data management for customers.
OpenBlue’s updated features enable greater autonomy in building management, allowing customers to operate facilities with minimal manual intervention.
The system now adjusts settings automatically based on fault diagnostics, reducing energy use and carbon emissions.
Users can choose to enable autonomous functions or use the platform’s advice features while maintaining control over specific operational constraints.
OpenBlue’s new capabilities include digitalizing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), accelerating workflows for security and service tasks.
This digitalization also enhances support for both manual and automated functions, making it adaptable to a range of operational needs in building management.
The latest OpenBlue release includes substantial improvements to user experience, focusing on design, navigation, and accessibility.
Enhanced space utilization analytics provide building operators with a clearer understanding of occupant behavior, facilitating efficient planning and resource allocation.
Additionally, OpenBlue now offers advanced air quality monitoring with sensor analytics.
The system provides visitor analytics across entire building portfolios, helping operators to make data-driven decisions on occupancy-based services, such as cleaning schedules.
These updates aim to create healthier indoor environments by integrating feedback from a range of sensor partners.
The OpenBlue Enterprise Manager allows customers to monitor building performance in real-time through a single, integrated dashboard.
The platform provides advanced analytics, visualization, and control options that support regulatory compliance and enhance data privacy and security.
This update represents Johnson Controls’ ongoing transformation into a focused provider of digital solutions for commercial buildings, offering tools that optimize building efficiency and support sustainability goals.
Johnson Controls has introduced enhanced AI capabilities in its OpenBlue Enterprise Manager, incorporating generative AI tools for proactive energy savings, expanded autonomous controls, and a redesigned user experience.
These updates allow building managers to optimize energy use, reduce maintenance costs, and improve space utilization through features like fault diagnostics, automated billing error correction, and visitor analytics.
According to Johnson Controls, the generative AI applications provide actionable insights on energy projects, while the autonomous building controls adjust settings based on real-time diagnostics.
Enhanced accessibility, air quality monitoring, and an integrated data management dashboard also improve operational efficiency and regulatory compliance.
