Industry-Level Buying Criteria For Smart Building Software
Derrek Clarke
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Executive Summary
Verdantix interviewed 303 senior real estate decision-makers across six regions and 18 industries to learn about their strategic direction, budgets and priorities in relation to smart building technologies (see Verdantix Global Survey 2018: Smart Building Technology, Budgets, Priorities & Preferences). This report provides a unique data set for smart building technology software vendors to understand the priority criteria influencing organizations when selecting software and to benchmark these across five aggregated industry groupings: Business & Financial Services, Consumer Services, Energy and Basic Resources, Manufacturing, and Retail and Consumer Products.Smart Building Software Buyers Prioritize Application Security Features
Smart Building Software Selection Priorities Vary Across Industries
Figure 2. Smart Building Software Buyers’ Criteria For Investing In Smart Building Software (All Industries)
Figure 3. Smart Building Software Buyers’ Criteria (Business & Financial Services)
Figure 4. Smart Building Software Buyers’ Criteria (Consumer Services)
Figure 5. Smart Building Software Buyers’ Criteria (Energy & Basic Resources)
Figure 6. Smart Building Software Buyers’ Criteria (Manufacturing)
Figure 7. Smart Building Software Buyers’ Criteria (Retail & Consumer Products)
About the Author
Derrek Clarke
Senior Analyst
Derrek is a Senior Analyst in the Verdantix Smart Buildings Practice. He conducts Verdantix research on energy management and the optimization of building systems covering tec...
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