European award for energy-efficiency service goes to Johnson Controls
Johnson Controls has received the European Energy Service Initiative’s award for best European energy service project. The jury comprised European energy-efficiency experts and made the award for the retrofit of the Jewish Museum in Berlin under an energy-performance contract. The public tender to transform the Jewish Museum building into a high-efficiency building was won by Johnson Controls in 2010.
The company originally estimated a 26% cut in annual energy costs and a 31% reduction in greenhouse-gas emissions. Further analysis and the implementation of additional measures and smart solutions would achieve guaranteed energy savings of 46% and CO2 reductions of 55%.
The complex comprises two very different types of architecture. There is a Baroque building dating from 1735 and a modern iconic building designed by architect Daniel Libeskind. Retrofitting required the integrity of Daniel Libeskind’s design and the specific requirements of a museum building to be taken into account.
Through the use of a 10-year energy-performance contract, Johnson Controls guarantees annual energy-costs savings of Eu294 000. The retrofit will be completed in 2012.
