Energy Efficiency For Airports

Cost savings $518 million

Johnson Controls, a global multi-industrial company with established core businesses in the building and automotive industries, was awarded a 20-year contract by the Hawaii Department of Transportation (HIDOT) to design, manage and install energy efficiency measures that will upgrade facilities, reduce energy usage by about 49 percent and with additional operational improvements save a total of $518 million at 12 state-operated airports.

The program will deliver the results through new lighting systems, ventilating and air conditioning upgrades and renewable energy sources, while creating hundreds of local jobs and adding millions of dollars to the state economy.

Since Hawaii’s energy costs are two to three times the U.S. average, the project will play an important role in helping HIDOT operate its airports more efficiently.