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What is "smart?"

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People might not know exactly what “smart” is… but these days, smart is everywhere. Smart cars. Smart homes. Smart buildings. All with increasingly greater capabilities to help people do more. Faster. Better. And more easily.

At Johnson Controls, we believe that smart products and services are intuitive. They anticipate, adapt and respond to your needs. They’re thoughtfully designed. Efficient. Seamless. They evoke emotion, and cause you to be surprised – and delighted -- by unexpected, but welcome, benefits. They solve problems, provide freedom, and resist obsolescence. And they are environmentally -friendly, making the world more sustainable while they make you more comfortable, safe and productive.

Wouldn’t the world be a better place if all of our surroundings were truly “smart?”