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Tackle deferred maintenance
More than $750B1 in deferred maintenance and capital funding needs for the next decade hangs over U.S. colleges and universities, according to a 2024 Moody’s Ratings report.2 The firm calls deferred maintenance a “hidden liability” that will lead to “hard capital choices” for many institutions. Let our team help you lay out your business case for tackling deferred maintenance to capture opportunities.
Reduce costs
Reduce costs
Properly maintained equipment uses less energy, needs fewer replacement parts and costly emergency repairs, and supports a modern learning environment. And Johnson Controls provides financial guarantees to ensure you realize cost reductions.
What is your financial or reputational cost when equipment breaks down in a research lab, an athletic facility, a dorm? Cataloging asset age, condition and impact on the campus experience can help make the case for keeping facilities productive, comfortable and safe.
Increase uptime
Increase uptime
Instead of working to put out fires, facilities teams can work to catch small issues before they become big problems—thereby saving big money.
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Make better use
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Facility managers seeking funding to update systems need to show how it all comes back to attracting and retaining students. Our team can help you make the connection.
Enhance satisfaction
Enhance satisfaction
Know that your campus is ready to handle climate-related and other events, and that you won’t face equipment emergencies that shut down labs, food service, athletic facilities or other specialized areas.
Increase resilience
Increase resilience
Up-to-date building systems take less staff time and less energy to operate. Our work for St. Edward’s University is projected to reduce annual energy consumption by 18% and utility costs by 13.4%.
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Reduce operating costs
Create an exemplary experience that stands out to prospective students—and keeps enrolled students on campus. For St. Edward’s University3 in Austin, Texas, that included updates to 26 buildings, funded through contingent financing.
Modernize facility infrastructure
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The Forrester study found nearly three-fourths of higher education leaders say smart buildings are important to accelerating digital transformation, sustainability initiatives and enrollment growth.
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Happy CFO
Integrated systems make it easier to monitor facilities for compliance and report required data to meet local policies and commitments.
Responsible
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Responsible regulation
New AI-fueled tools let short-staffed facilities teams get up to speed faster, cover more ground and take more effective, data-based action.
Productive facilities teams
Productive facilities teams
A Forrester Consulting study4 commissioned by Johnson Controls in 2023 found education leaders say the lack of integrated building systems is costing them time, students and money. Affordable steps can turn those numbers around, for:
Integrate systems and draw on AI for smarter operation
What type of space is best for today’s students? How can space design make life easier for staff? We can help you find the answers.
Improve well-being and productivity
Improve well-being and productivity
Operations and maintenance services shift system upkeep responsibilities to Johnson Controls, with the right people, processes and technology to optimize your facilities.
Transfer risk
Transfer risk
Just think what you could do with funds reallocated from new construction projects. Our team uses AI-powered tools to help you verify current space use and make data-driven decisions.
Preserve capital
Preserve capital
Higher education institutions are rethinking space use. With tight budgets, shifts in academic programming, and the looming enrollment cliff, it’s more important than ever to weigh expansion/renovation versus building new. It’s also time to look at how space is operated and managed, revealing opportunities for new benefits to:
Challenge space assumptions
Post-secondary institutions in the U.S. spend more than $6 billion on annual energy costs across 5 billion square feet of floorspace, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. In tandem with onsite battery storage, renewables can generate savings to be used toward other projects.
Reduce costs
Reduce costs
As regulations increase, state by state, there’s no room to be non-compliant. We can help you determine cost-effective steps to avoid penalties.
Meet building performance mandates
Diversified energy sources help you maintain a continuous power supply even as pressures on the grid increase.
Prepare for grid failures
Prepare for grid failures
Renewables like solar and wind power are increasingly practical solutions, as seen in our work with Southwestern Oregon Community College5 --a project that's expected to reduce utility spending by at least 35% and deliver more than $17M in energy savings over the project lifespan.
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Keep your campus thriving with efficient, cost-effective and—yes—sustainable operations. Johnson Controls offers the willingness to meet you where you’re at, a commitment to ongoing evaluations and service, and the financial strength and stability to be there as you work toward your goals. Call today to discuss next steps: 888-587-1379.
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Flexible funding options help you modernize your campus without upfront spending. Johnson Controls Capital offers expertise in tax-exempt financing, contingent financing, cooperative purchasing, utility discounts and incentives, and innovative options such as infrastructure as a service. And Guidehouse consultants recently put us in the top four providers on their leaderboard for energy as a service, offering pay-for-performance, off-balance-sheet financing and reducing OPEX based on actual savings. Let us help you find the funding.
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