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Johnson Controls opens Pa. test labs

January 28th, 2010

The Business Journal of Milwaukee

Johnson Controls Inc. has opened two new performance-test laboratories for commercial air-conditioning equipment at its Grantley Technology Center in York, Pa.

The labs will verify the operating performance of air-handling units and air-cooled chillers, as well as augment research, development and test capabilities at the Grantley Technology Center, which also houses advanced labs for underfloor-air distribution systems and water-cooled chillers.

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Posted in Energy Efficiency, Facilities Management, Green Buildings, Sustainability

Johnson Controls named to new Maplecroft Climate Innovation Indexes on Bloomberg

January 28th, 2010

Johnson Controls today announced its inclusion in two new Maplecroft Climate Innovation Indexes (Maplecroft CIIs) that identify top performers in climate-related innovation and carbon management. The Maplecroft CIIs launched in January 2010 on the BLOOMBERG PROFESSIONAL® service.

“The Maplecroft Climate Innovation Indexes will empower investors to identify and direct capital toward companies that are both developing climate-solutions and delivering sustained economic growth,” said Professor Alyson Warhurst, chief executive officer of Maplecroft. “We particularly rated highly innovations like the Johnson Controls new hybrid car batteries.” » More: Johnson Controls named to new Maplecroft Climate Innovation Indexes on Bloomberg

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Johnson Controls shareholders approve majority vote standard

January 28th, 2010

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Shareholders of Johnson Controls Inc. on Wednesday approved an investor proposal recommending that the company’s directors be elected by a majority of shareholders.

The corporate governance proposal was offered by Laborers National Pension Fund, which has pressed the issue with many companies across the country. Currently, directors can be elected if they get less than a majority of shareholders’ consent.

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Grand Junction, Colorado buildings go green

January 28th, 2010

KJCT8 News

The City of Grand Junction is starting 2010 a little greener. Officials say that will make your tax dollars go farther.

For about two years, city leaders have been working on a project to make buildings more energy efficient. The City has been working toward a goal of reducing energy consumption at all city buildings and facilities by 20 percent by 2012.

In 2008, consultants from Johnson Controls began reviewing power and water consumption at all of the city’s forty-four buildings. The consultants suggested how changes in lighting, water, heating and cooling systems could lead to much greater energy efficiency.

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Posted in Energy Efficiency, Facilities Management, Green Buildings, Water Efficiency

Johnson Controls announces quarterly dividend

January 27th, 2010

The Directors of Johnson Controls, Inc. have authorized a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.13 per common share. The dividend is payable April 2, 2010 to shareholders of record March 12, 2010.

Johnson Controls has paid consecutive dividends since 1887.

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Johnson Controls delivers energy efficiency at University of Oklahoma

January 27th, 2010

The Oklahoma Daily

Various campus buildings received energy-efficient upgrades under a performance-based contract with Johnson Controls, said a spokeswoman for the OU Physical Plant.

The upgrades have been in place for more than a year and will continue into this semester, said plant spokeswoman Amanda Hearn.

“When that process is complete, we expect to see an annual reduction in energy use equivalent to 415 single-family homes,” Hearn said.

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Posted in Energy Efficiency, Facilities Management, Green Buildings

Johnson Controls: Policies must drive demand for electric vehicles

January 27th, 2010

Green Car Congress

In a talk at the opening plenary of the Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA) conference in Washington, DC, former New York Governor George Pataki called for a 40% market penetration of electric drive vehicles in the US by the end of the decade.

Mary Ann Wright, VP and Managing Director, Johnson Controls Business Accelerator for Advanced Energy Storage Solutions, said that the significant investments in the electric drive and battery industry made last year through ARRA were a great first step, but that those investments needed to be leveraged with ongoing supportive policies, particularly in demand creation.

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Posted in Hybrid Batteries, Public Policy

Energy efficiency made easy with ENERGY STAR®

January 25th, 2010

By Juliet Pagliaro Herman, Johnson Controls

Preparing my presentation for an ENERGY STAR panel discussion at the Air-conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration (AHR) Expo gave me a chance to reflect on why we’ve been able to use the ENERGY STAR® program for buildings and plants to help ourselves and our customers reduce their energy consumption and costs. » More: Energy efficiency made easy with ENERGY STAR®

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Posted in Energy Efficiency, Facilities Management, Green Buildings

TheStreet readers name Johnson Controls top auto-supplier

January 25th, 2010

TheStreet.com

The tally is in, and TheStreet readers have named Johnson Controls as the winning auto-supplier stock for 2010. Johnson Controls claimed the auto-supplier crown by tallying 30.9% of the votes.

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Posted in Hybrid Batteries

Johnson Controls seeks to sustain 22 percent growth in Middle East

January 25th, 2010

Khaleej Times

DUBAI – Johnson Controls, a US-based provider of energy and operational efficiency for buildings, said on Tuesday it was optimistic about sustaining the growth trend in the Middle East with green building concept fast gaining currency in the region.

The $38 billion group, which has its regional office in Jebel Ali, said growth prospects in the region, particularly in the GCC, have never been brighter.