Glendale-based Johnson Controls Inc. has been awarded an $8.6 million contract from the U.S. Navy to do energy savings performance work at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam near Honolulu.
The contract is guaranteed to save the Navy $14.8 million over the next 15 years, according to Steve Spanbauer, global director of federal solutions for Johnson Controls.
Johnson Controls will put in new, upgraded infrastructure at the Navy base, including LED lighting and rooftop air conditioning units.
The project will pay for itself in energy savings in addition to resulting in a reduction in energy and greenhouse gas emissions, Spanbauer said.
Johnson Controls is in the beginning stages of construction. The installation period is expected to take 13 months.
