K-12 Education: Safety and Comfort Promote Learning and Achievement

Comfort Fuels Focus

Smart buildings and sophisticated HVAC equipment and controls make a tremendous difference in the learning environment. Students do best when the indoor air quality, temperature, lighting, and noise levels are conducive to learning—and we have the equipment and systems that can deliver these attributes, efficiently, effectively, and sustainably.

Security Means Protection—and Peace of Mind

At schools and campuses everywhere, safety has changed drastically in the past few years. Today’s students and their parents, along with teachers and administrators, want the peace of mind that comes from the kind of advanced security solutions we provide.

For many schools, security means access control so you can manage who enters your campus (and who can’t) as well as intrusion detection to monitor classrooms and other areas around the clock. Security often means video surveillance, covering everything from classrooms to playing fields to parking lots. All of these systems can be integrated into comprehensive alarm systems. We also provide physical access controls to fortify your campus against unauthorized people, vehicles, and other threats.

We can also make it easier to implement the right security solution from a financial perspective through a combination of discounting and the ability to take advantage of funding initiatives.

Integrated Fire and Life-safety Systems

If security solutions help prevent the threat of intruders, life-safety solutions help mitigate the threat of fire, smoke, and other events. Our solutions help you protect lives and property with best-in-class fire detection, monitoring, environmental protection, and mass alert notifications, so you can get the word out quickly in the case of an emergency.

Regardless of your system, we can handle everything: initial layout, testing and compliance, and ongoing service and support.

Operational and Energy Efficiencies Drive Savings

Every educational institution pays attention to the pressing need for increasing sustainability and decreasing energy costs—a more efficient physical plant helps you address both. We help K-12 facilities achieve substantial gains by integrating systems within buildings and across campuses to create smart facilities infrastructure.

When building, IT, communications, security, fire, and classroom learning systems are connected and share real-time information, you can achieve efficiencies that would otherwise not be possible.

HVAC systems can automatically adjust based on daily schedules, reducing energy use and easing the strain on aging infrastructures. Integrated LED lighting fixtures further reduce energy use through occupancy sensing and daylight-harvesting controls. And from a single, central location, facilities teams can monitor and control all these systems simultaneously—allowing for the most efficient use of resources at a time when capital budgets are limited.

Student Program for a Smarter and Sustainable Future

Johnson Controls offers a smart and engaging learning program for grades K-12 that introduces students to energy conservation and energy-saving technologies. Our program is based on the STEAM framework, which is a balanced combination of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics. It provides a forum that promotes innovation, sustainability, and energy awareness among students, teachers, staff, and community.

Our curriculum includes grade-specific lessons and concepts of energy ranging from the basics to advanced levels. The program facilitates interaction with industry professionals so that the students are motivated to look at energy challenges with actionable solutions. The program also helps students explore opportunities for apprenticeships, internships, jobs, and other potential career options in the energy services field.