Posted on Friday, May 14th, 2010 at 2:54 pm
US office buildings have failed to keep pace with the revolution in automation, according to a new survey of American office workers by IBM. Nationwide, only 33% of workers rated their office buildings as “high” in terms of environmental responsibility. And 65% say they would participate in the redesign of the workspace in their office buildings to make them more environmentally responsible. Analysis of the survey results indicated a number of other key nationwide findings related to how intelligent buildings are in the U.S.:
* 79% of respondents say that they conserve resources such as water or electricity as part of their regular routine at work.
* 75% say they would be more likely to conserve resources at work if they were rewarded for the effort.
* 31% say their office buildings have low-flow toilets.
* More than one quarter (26%) say that low emission and sustainable materials are used to promote improved indoor air quality in their office buildings.
* 14% report that their office buildings make use of solar energy or another renewable energy source.
