July 26, 2002—Johnson Controls has expanded its facility management services for the hotel market by incorporating the advanced guestroom control capabilities of INNCOM International. In addition to providing the best possible guest experience, this venture aims to reduce facility management costs for hotel owners while improving energy efficiency.
The agreement with INNCOM expands system capabilities offered by Johnson Controls to include guestroom energy management, occupancy monitoring and reporting, on-line electronic lock control, doorbell/do-not-disturb/make-up-room alerts and automatic lighting control. Each of these features has been designed to help maintain guest-selected comfort levels, while optimizing the efficiency of a hotels operation and interaction with the guest. In addition, the system can detect whether a room is occupied, so the automatic controls turn out unneeded lights and heating/air conditioning, reducing utility fees and improving energy efficiency.
To monitor individual guestroom functions and other facility systems, INNCOM controls can be integrated using a Metasys building automation system. Metasys uses technology to gather, organize and present information to help manage buildings more efficiently. Data is automatically processed by advanced software to generate historical trends and reports for use by hotel housekeeping, engineering, security and other staff.
For more information, contact Johnson Controls.
