Global Corporate Survey 2020: Smart Building Technology Budgets, Priorities & Preferences Data Tables
Ben Hext
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Executive Summary
These data tables accompany the Verdantix Global Corporate Survey 2020: Smart Building Technology Budgets, Priorities & Preferences which helps real estate and facility directors to benchmark their firm’s smart building technology strategies, investments and priorities for the next 12 months. It also helps providers of smart building technologies and facility services firms to align their business and product plans with market demand. This data set forms part of a series of annual surveys conducted by Verdantix with budget holders and decision-makers. Our latest study surveys executives on their budgets and priorities across the full breadth of smart building technology management, extending on previous surveys for energy management and facility optimization. The interviews for this study were conducted by telephone between July and September 2020.Rank the following real estate management objectives by importance for your company over the next 3 years? (from 1 is most important and 5 least important)
How influential will the following market trends be in shaping your company's real estate strategy over the next three years?
What level of priority will the following initiatives have in your organisation in the next 12 months?
What new technology investment (if any) is COVID-19 driving at your firm?
Do you use commercial software to support the following facilities and real estate processes?
To what extent do you use the following software technologies?
How do you expect your total spend on each of the following categories to change in the next financial year?
To what extent do you use the following hardware technologies?
In the next two years, how significant will the following digital innovations be for your firm's facilities and real estate initiatives?
What is your perspective on the following vendors in terms of their ability to provide IWMS software (Integrated Workplace Management System)? (select one answer only)
What is your perspective on the following providers in terms of their ability to provide an IoT platform for aggregating and analysing building data?
About the Authors
Ben Hext
Industry Analyst
Ben is an Industry Analyst in the Verdantix Smart Buildings practice. His current agenda covers hardware and software solutions for energy management, on-site power ...
Joy Trinquet
Senior Analyst
Joy is a Senior Analyst at Verdantix, specializing in real estate, facilities and workplace technology, with a particular focus on integrated workplace management systems/conn...
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