Johnson Controls has unveiled its new “smart” Asia-Pacific headquarters in Shanghai, China.
The new headquarters will house more than 1,200 staff and is set to receive China’s Three Star Green and LEED Platinum building certifications.
The company has been well established in China for decades, and has continued to grow throughout the Asia-Pacific region through plant openings, key customer partnerships, joint ventures and strategic agreements.
Johnson Controls serves customers in the Asia Pacific through an extensive branch network and broad manufacturing footprint, spanning over nearly 400 branches, 42 manufacturing plants, six distribution centres and five major technology centres.
The company’s footprint in China includes 17 manufacturing plants, three research and development facilities, almost 100 branches, 9,000 employees and channel partners across 200 cities.
Johnson Controls’ Building Efficiency business is well-positioned to grow its HVAC product offerings, as well as energy efficiency and sustainable building solutions.
In 2014, the Building Efficiency business opened a $US35 million expansion of its manufacturing and research and development centre in Wuxi, China.
The campus and its engineering centre is now one of Johnson Controls’ largest R&D centres in the world for building heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems.