Case Study: Johnson Controls accelerates engineering reviews and collaboration with CoLab Software

Johnson Controls Builds Industry-Leading Engineering Change and Design Review Process

Johnson Controls’ Applied HVAC Equipment division faced a critical challenge with its product development communication, which relied on slow, fragmented methods like emailing static files and lengthy in-person meetings. To address this, they partnered with CoLab Software to implement a collaborative design review platform.

By using CoLab’s solution, Johnson Controls built an industry-leading process for engineering changes and design reviews. The results were transformative: review times were slashed from weeks to days, over 180 engineers across the globe adopted the tool, and the team identified twice as many product improvements during virtual events. This collaboration with CoLab enabled real-time, in-context communication that prevented errors and accelerated innovation.

Johnson Controls

Mike Zamalis

Vice President Global Chiller Product Engineering