Results of survey

Results of Survey Results of Survey

Green Buildings and Green Buildings and Sustainable InfrastructureSustainable Infrastructure

Survey area – Facebook group on Survey area – Facebook group on Technology EntrepreneurshipTechnology Entrepreneurship

Survey groups:Survey groups: 11stst group – wide group like potential group – wide group like potential

customers, mostly not related to customers, mostly not related to construction industry; 9 respondentsconstruction industry; 9 respondents

22ndnd group - narrow-purpose group group - narrow-purpose group (construction related persons, venture (construction related persons, venture investors etc.) 3 respondentsinvestors etc.) 3 respondents

There were questions asked both the There were questions asked both the groups and separate questions to each groups and separate questions to each groupgroup

The survey lasted 15 hoursThe survey lasted 15 hours The results are represented belowThe results are represented below

Occupation area of respondentsOccupation area of respondents

First groupFirst group Second groupSecond group

Location area of respondentsLocation area of respondents

First groupFirst group Second groupSecond group

USA; 33,3%

Other countries;

66,7%

Individual interest in green Individual interest in green technologies and green buildings technologies and green buildings

in particularin particular

Nobody selected the reply ‘I do not consider green Nobody selected the reply ‘I do not consider green technologies are important’technologies are important’

22,2%

55,6%

11,1%

22,2%I use green technologiesin my everyday life

I use green technologiestime to time

I use green technologiesin my work

I don’t use greentechnologies at all

What are the primary What are the primary considerations interest in green considerations interest in green building?building?

First group

Second group

Barriers (challenges) to green Barriers (challenges) to green construction projects in construction projects in respondent’s locationrespondent’s location

First group

Second group

Estimation the interest in green Estimation the interest in green buildings construction in buildings construction in respondent’s locationrespondent’s location

Second groupSecond group

First groupFirst group

Preferring to deal with a new Preferring to deal with a new construction company working on construction company working on Infrastructure Asset Management or Infrastructure Asset Management or prefer work with separate approved prefer work with separate approved partners (suppliers, subcontractors, partners (suppliers, subcontractors, etc.)?etc.)?

Two respondents have opposite opinions:‘I can work with both’ ‘Separate’

What features would you like in What features would you like in your green building?your green building?


‘Comfort, well designed, attractive’

‘Anything that can save money on electricity and not pollute the air’

As a customer (investor, building owner) As a customer (investor, building owner) how much extra are you willing to pay how much extra are you willing to pay for a green construction project for a green construction project compared to a non-green one?compared to a non-green one?


Conclusions:Conclusions:

The respondents of the first group have an interest to The respondents of the first group have an interest to green technologies and green buildings in particular green technologies and green buildings in particular (probably as future customers) and associate green (probably as future customers) and associate green building mostly with energy efficiency as energy building mostly with energy efficiency as energy resources are considered to be one of the most resources are considered to be one of the most significant expenses at building performance. significant expenses at building performance.

Thus in some of the countries there is a still lack of Thus in some of the countries there is a still lack of interest to such buildings that can be caused the lack interest to such buildings that can be caused the lack

of information about themof information about them

As well as in previous survey priorities for second As well as in previous survey priorities for second group respondents are energy and resources efficiency group respondents are energy and resources efficiency of green building. of green building.

Thus there is observed rather low or average interest in Thus there is observed rather low or average interest in green buildings construction in the locations of green buildings construction in the locations of respondents. respondents.

Lack of green materials/energy-saving technologiesLack of green materials/energy-saving technologies and land lack of high-skilled specialists in this areaack of high-skilled specialists in this area are are among of main possible factors of such phenomena among of main possible factors of such phenomena

The positive sign is that customers are ready to The positive sign is that customers are ready to overpay 5 and even 15% for green construction project overpay 5 and even 15% for green construction project but they will also consider various factors including but they will also consider various factors including incentives such as tax credits.incentives such as tax credits.