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Cracking the code to smart building success

Forrester

Breakthrough insights from a global study

For many industries, your building is the physical heart of your organization. You need it to run as efficiently and sustainably as possible, now and into the future. "Cracking the code: Unleash your smart buildings strategy with the power of facility data," a commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Johnson Controls in 2023, found that few businesses operate smart buildings today.

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Unlock your building's smart potential

Sustainability leads the way as a top organizational goal and smart building investment driver. Buildings provide a significant opportunity for carbon reduction. Operational optimization and achieving strategic goals through the harnessing of buildings insights. Building optimization plays a critical role in efficient and sustainable operations, and in keeping occupants happy, healthy and safe. Right now, most organizations aren't making the most of all that data.

This landmark global study of 3,445 smart building leaders, across 18 industries in 25 countries, evaluated the current state of building system integration, data connectivity and the ability to leverage data for building system optimization.

Read on to learn some of the key findings of the study

90% of respondents say their building systems and equipment are not fully integrated, and it's costing them time, people, and money

Businesses rely on buildings data to inform strategic decisions, but those decisions are rife with risk when the data they rely on only paints part of the picture.

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Advanced organizations take a holistic view of smart building initiatives and have the infrastructure in place for true connectivity and near real-time analytics.

2/3 of respondents say that they'd have to change their sustainability strategy or goals in the event of budget cuts, smart buildings are resilient and can weather the unexpected.

The right smart buildings partners help organizations create healthy and safe spaces

Companies are focussed on improving energy efficiency, physical security and indoor air quality, but they need help from technical and strategic partners to fill expertise gaps.

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Go deeper with The race to zero carbon requires smart buildings, the sustainable buildings spotlight from this breakthrough global study.

Forrester surveyed 1,557 sustainability leaders to find out if they are on track to meet their goals.

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Cracking the code to smart building success

Forrester

Breakthrough insights from a global study

Unlock your building's smart potential

90% of respondents say their building systems and equipment are not fully integrated, and it's costing them time, people, and money

The right smart buildings partners help organizations create healthy and safe spaces