Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
The HVAC and building automation industry is evolving at an unprecedented pace. Software-driven systems, connected devices, artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity are reshaping how buildings are designed, managed and optimized, while long-tenured professionals retire and a new generation enters the workforce.
Against this backdrop of change, people remain the most critical element of the industry’s future.
That theme took center stage during a podcast recorded at the AHR Expo in Las Vegas, where industry influencer HVAC Jess (Jessica Bannister) joined three women from the Johnson Controls Building Automation and Controls team. Together, they shared their perspectives on how the industry has changed over the last few decades, how technology is redefining HVAC careers and what it means to succeed in an increasingly digital, customer-centric environment.
Johnson Controls is a world leader in smart buildings, creating safe, healthy and sustainable spaces. For nearly 140 years, we’ve made buildings better and now we’re transforming them again with our award-winning digital technologies and services.
The HVAC and building automation industry is evolving at an unprecedented pace. Software-driven systems, connected devices, artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity are reshaping how buildings are designed, managed and optimized, while long-tenured professionals retire and a new generation enters the workforce.
Against this backdrop of change, people remain the most critical element of the industry’s future.
That theme took center stage during a podcast recorded at the AHR Expo in Las Vegas, where industry influencer HVAC Jess (Jessica Bannister) joined three women from the Johnson Controls Building Automation and Controls team. Together, they shared their perspectives on how the industry has changed over the last few decades, how technology is redefining HVAC careers and what it means to succeed in an increasingly digital, customer-centric environment.
Johnson Controls is a world leader in smart buildings, creating safe, healthy and sustainable spaces. For nearly 140 years, we’ve made buildings better and now we’re transforming them again with our award-winning digital technologies and services.
