A healthy K-12 learning environment has been proven to support occupant focus, productivity, academic performance and overall community wellness.

But with district budgets steadily tightening over the past decade, clean air initiatives have often been placed on the backburner. When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, district leaders needed to make previously out-of-budget clean air updates to not only help them safely reopen but support healthy outcomes for years to come.

Located just outside of Detroit, MI, Ecorse Public Schools experienced this firsthand. A partner since 2016, Johnson Controls had worked with the district under a $3.1M performance contract to implement LED lighting and HVAC upgrades throughout the district’s facilities. The contract included a 10-year planned service agreement, and over the next five years Johnson Controls developed a trusted relationship with the district.