33 and progress in near real time, as well as to develop and scale sustainability initiatives across their business. “Together, Microsoft and JCI’s solutions are helping organisations to reduce energy consumption, emissions and operating costs of their buildings, while making them safer, healthier and more comfortable for occupants,” said Brown. “We’re also empowering them to turn real-estate assets into integral components of their environmental, social and governance strategies so they can achieve their net-zero emissions goals.” Powering smart, sustainable buildings JCI’s OpenBlue and Microsoft technologies are already transforming how businesses worldwide operate their buildings, helping them to decrease costs, boost efficiency and achieve various other benefits. Notable examples include: Microsoft’s Beijing Campus, China The real estate and facilities team at Microsoft’s China headquarters migrated applications and data from the power supply, building controls and energy management systems to Microsoft Azure and combined it with OBEM. This has helped Microsoft to achieve 27.9 per cent energy savings, increase key equipment uptime to 98 per cent and gain an energy saving endorsement and financial subsidy by the Beijing Municipal Government and the Haidian District Government. Derwent London, UK The real-estate investment trust is using OBEM to enable it to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2030. JCI has linked all of Derwent London’s sensors, meters and systems to the cloud via OBEM, enabling it to consolidate data about energy usage, asset performance, indoor air quality, maintenance and space use from a selection of its major buildings. Representatives from the Microsoft and JCI teams pictured at the event JCI’s Ben Brown discussing how OpenBlue Enterprise Manager works with Microsoft Azure to operationalise building management
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