Environment

Consumers play a key role in driving various trends in the connected home energy industry. Their perceptions determine the success or failure of various initiatives and innovations in the market. This survey was designed to capture valuable insights regarding energy aspects and adoption trends associated with connected home solutions. The study off...

31 Aug 2018  |  North America

North America Building Technology Buying Processes and Bid Spec Process Evaluation, 2017

Adopting a Traditional Approach Rather than a Collaborative Approach to Project Management is the Main Reason for Sub-par Project Efficiency

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This research service offers in-depth understanding of the practices, challenges, process influencers, and opportunities pertaining to intelligent building (IB) design and implementation. The concept of IBDI processes was examined from the perspectives of building owners, occupants, vendors, service providers, and industry associations. It was foun...

The ecosystem of the connected homes market has expanded quite rapidly over the last five years, encompassing a host of technology vendors and service providers from home automation to information and communications technology (ICT), integrated service providers, utilities, and more. This study, based on a survey of 1,263 respondents in the United ...

This studys research objective was to gauge the usage of building technologies (BT) within U.S. retail chains with at least five stores. Data was collected in August 2011 using Web-based survey, which sampled 182 U.S. managers. Retailers were familiar with all BT the survey contained, but technologies most commonly employed included fire suppress...

This studys research objective is to gauge the usage of building technologies and physical security technologies within United States retail chains. The data was collected in August 2011, using a web-based survey. The sample consisted of 182 managers. The study examines technologies including access control systems: keypads, card readers, and ana...

Awareness of smart grid technology is low to moderate, yet awareness likely does not stem from electric utility companies. Consistent with the 2009 study results, only a few of the residential energy consumers are aware of smart grid technology. However, only very few respondents are aware of any efforts by their electric utility companies to intro...

The majority of current home owners surveyed own existing construction homes. Most do not believe their homes include many green products/services surveyed. Overall, usage of green products/services that require less expense/steep up-front investment or extra effort  such as energy efficient lighting  are more popularly adopted. Whereas, othe...

When comparing future home owners and current home owners, it is interesting to note that future home owners appear to have higher environmental intentions toward green home products/services. However, when interpreting these results one should bear in mind that future home owners likely are not as aware as current home owners of home ownership cos...

The research measures APAC consumers brand awareness, brand perceptions, current brand ownership, and features deemed important in building illumination products. It also measures consumers perception and behaviour towards the consumption of energy efficient light bulbs. This research surveyed general consumers within Australia, Indonesia, Japan, ...