Johnson Controls expands Singapore Innovation Centre to meet rising demand in Asia Pacific for sustainable data centre solutions

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SINGAPORE, Jan. 5, 2026 – Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI), a global leader in smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, today announced the expansion of its Innovation Centre in Singapore, marking a key milestone in its commitment to accelerating sustainable data centre solutions across Asia Pacific. The move responds to the surging demand for high-efficiency thermal management technologies as AI adoption drives unprecedented growth in hyperscale deployments and energy requirements in the region.

Across Asia Pacific, data centre capacity is set for significant expansion as organisations step up investments to support rapid AI and cloud-led digitalisation. The region captures around 30 percent of global data centre capacity. In Singapore, data centres account for an estimated 7% of national energy consumption, a share that is expected to rise to 12% by 2030. These trends are sharpening the focus on next-generation cooling and energy-efficient infrastructure.

To support this growth, Johnson Controls will invest up to $60 million in the Innovation Centre over the next five years and expand its engineering teams to 90-100 roles in the same timeframe. The investment will deepen the company’s expertise in thermal management and advanced cooling strategies, accelerate the development of next-generation cooling prototypes through ecosystem partnerships, and strengthen smart connectivity and digitalisation. Together, these capabilities will help to enable more intelligent, secure and resilient operations for future-ready data centres, improving efficiency, sustainability and uptime across the asset lifecycle.

"Johnson Controls’ latest expansion of its innovation centre adds new capabilities and jobs in sustainable building solutions in Singapore, for which data centres are a key growth area. It reflects the company’s continued confidence in Singapore as a leading innovation hub, where industry players can leverage Singapore’s strong talent base to develop and scale innovative solutions to support the region’s growing demand,” said Cindy Koh, Executive Vice President, Singapore Economic Development Board.

“As AI workloads surge and data centres demand more energy, sustainability has become an imperative,” said Anu Rathninde, President, Asia Pacific, Johnson Controls. “The expansion of our Innovation Centre in Singapore is key in helping hyperscalers and colocation providers achieve their carbon reduction goals while ensuring performance and consistency at scale. It also underscores our long-term investment in Singapore as a cornerstone of our APAC strategy, leveraging the nation’s innovation ecosystem as the ideal hub for leading these advancements across ASEAN.”

With a global legacy of over 140 years and more than four decades of successful partnerships in Singapore, Johnson Controls is shaping the next wave of sustainable and digital infrastructure through its expanded Innovation Centre. It continues to advance sustainability more broadly through its OpenBlue digital platform for intelligent building management and predictive analytics, alongside its Cooling-as-a-Service model that guarantees energy performance and financial flexibility. Over the past year, Johnson Controls has collaborated with Singapore’s leading higher learning institutions and commercial partners to deliver proof-of-concept projects driving digitalisation and cooling optimisation. These initiatives have validated prototype benchmarks and reinforced Singapore’s Green Building Masterplan and Smart Facility Management goals.

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About Johnson Controls:

At Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI), we transform the environments where people live, work, learn and play. As the global leader in smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, our mission is to reimagine the performance of buildings to serve people, places and the planet.

Building on a proud history of 140 years of innovation, we deliver the blueprint of the future for industries such as healthcare, schools, data centres, airports, stadiums, manufacturing and beyond through OpenBlue, our comprehensive digital offering.

Today, Johnson Controls offers the world’s largest portfolio of building technology and software, as well as service solutions from some of the most trusted names in the industry.

Visit www.johnsoncontrols.com for more information, and follow @Johnson Controls on social platforms.

Media Contact:
Ashley Song
Email: ashley.song@jci.com

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