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Honeywell Survey Shows Safety And Security In U.S. Buildings Are Higher Priorities Than Going Green

Honeywell Smart Building Score™ Reveals That U.S. Facilities Lack Connectivity and Intelligence -- Scoring 35 on a 1-100 Scale on Average

Airports, Hospitals and Government Offices Rated Highest in Building "Smartness;" Private Offices and Residential High-Rises Score Lowest

Half Surveyed Say Facilities Not Equipped to Capture Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Benefits


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Oct 28, 2015, 01:45 ET

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SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- A survey of nearly 500 buildings across seven major U.S. cities by Honeywell (NYSE: HON) and KRC Research shows that building operators prioritize the safety and security of their facilities over sustainability and productivity. While safety emerged as the top concern, the vast majority of building managers do agree about the beneficial nature of green initiatives.

Half of those surveyed, however, say their facilities aren't equipped with the right technology to maximize energy efficiency and sustainability. In addition, while the country's airports, government offices and hospitals are leading the way with smart buildings, the survey found that, in general, the intelligence of U.S. buildings is low.

The Honeywell Smart Building Score™ is a first-of-its-kind global index that evaluates facilities based on the technology used to make them green, safe and productive —three main indicators of smart buildings.

"There's an emerging opportunity for buildings to make real contributions to an organization's mission," said Alex Ismail, President and CEO of Honeywell Automation and Control Solutions. "In addition to helping keep occupants healthy, safe and productive, smart buildings can drive top-line growth and bottom-line profits, making facilities strategic assets instead of overhead."

Among the key findings of the survey:

  • In general, the "smartness" of buildings in the United States is low. On a scale of 1-100, the average Smart Building Score among the facilities surveyed is 35.
  • Fifty-one percent of respondents cite safety as the primary gauge of a smart building, while 27 percent say green assets and 22 percent say productive assets are the most indicative qualities.
  • According to the survey, the top three scoring assets in U.S. buildings are fire detection systems, efficient appliances and fixtures, and remote access/wired infrastructure.
  • Eighty-two percent of building managers agree about the beneficial nature of energy efficiency, while only 53 percent believe their building is "technologically advanced" enough to maximize efficiency.
  • Public buildings universally score higher on green (40 vs. 35), safe (47 vs. 35), and productive (41 vs. 32) assets than private buildings, leading to an overall score of 43, compared to the overall private building score of 34.
  • Among the eight building types, airports (50), government offices (46) and hospitals (45) are the smartest buildings and high rise residences (31) and private offices (31) are least smart.

Organizations that took part in the research were also asked to self-assess their buildings and give them a score on the 1-100 scale. And participants consistently overrated the intelligence of their facilities; the average difference between perceived and real scores is more than 20 points. Estimates from hospitals and government offices were often closest to the Smart Building Score, while the most inflated assessment came from hotels and residential high-rises.

The survey builds on similar research recently conducted by Honeywell in India earlier this year. One point of comparison: U.S. buildings score much higher in the deployment of safety-focused technologies, while facilities in India are more sophisticated when it comes to green strategies and tools.

The Smart Building Score evaluates a building's use of 15 technology assets that make a building green, safe, and productive, based on the systems' overall capabilities, coverage of the facility and uptime.

  • The green asset group includes a building's use of natural resources, flexible heating and cooling systems, and control panels for monitoring energy consumption — all of which impact carbon emissions, a facility's environmental footprint and utility costs for the building occupant or user.
  • The safe category includes access control, surveillance and intrusion monitoring, fire systems, emergency communications, and health and life safety systems.
  • The productive category measures those technologies that help boost productivity, and includes indoor air quality sensors, lighting systems, data and communications infrastructure such as wired and wireless networks, and backup electricity systems for uninterrupted power.

In addition, the survey covers eight verticals: education, airports, hospitals, high-rise residential, government offices, hotels, private offices and retail. The buildings that were evaluated are located in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York and Washington, D.C.

Honeywell leaders presented the research findings today at VERGE 2015 in San Jose, Calif. The results were accompanied by a white paper from Honeywell and analyst firm IHS, "Put Your Building to Work: A Smart Approach to Better Business Outcomes," which details how targeted investment in smart buildings can be used to drive economic and environmental benefits, and help protect human life and building assets.

Honeywell, which provides technology and services to more than 10 million facilities, is helping transform buildings into more intelligent contributors to company missions. By helping make buildings smarter, Honeywell is empowering organizations to use their facilities to solve problems and advance business outcomes.

For more information on the Honeywell Smart Building Score and to download the whitepaper, visit buildingscore.honeywell.com/US. Follow @HoneywellBuild and join the Honeywell Connected Buildings group on LinkedIn for updates on facility trends and technologies.

Honeywell (www.honeywell.com) is a Fortune 100 diversified technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry; turbochargers; and performance materials. For more news and information on Honeywell, please visit www.honeywellnow.com.

Press Contact:
Mark Hamel 
Honeywell 
763-954-6070 (office) 
952-334-4337 (mobile) 
[email protected]

Tracy Sciacca  
Weber Shandwick
952-346-6140 (office)
651-983-4346 (mobile) 
[email protected] 

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