EEI 2012: 85% of building owners and operators looking for efficiency and energy certification

Publishe by Johnson Controls the Energy Efficiency Indicator 2012 - EEI (PDF attached), a survey of 3,500 building owners and operators, included 994 European respondents from United Kingdom, France and Germany. The 85% of building owners and operators are looking for energy efficiency in order to work successfully.

Developing countries are setting the pace with respect to investment with the highest number of respondents, 81% in China and 74% in India, planning to increase investments in energy efficiency or renewable energy.

 

In Europe, only the 39% are planning to increase investments in energy efficiency, the lowest of any region. The 96% of global respondents have implemented at least one building efficiency improvement, led by lighting, heating and air conditioning equipment and controls, and water efficiency using the cost savings from energy efficiency upgrades to reduce  the company´s overall budget or in further energy efficiency measures.

Green building certifications, or voluntary raging systems, are on the rise with 44% planning to certify existing building (35% the year before). Further, 43% plan to certify new construction projects. In Europe, 55% of respondents now have at least one certified green building, 50% in the UK.
35% of the European respondents planned to pursue certification in new buildings (31% in 2011) and 44% in existing buildings (36% in 2011). 

Respondents are willing to pay more to locate their offices in energy efficient buildings.