{"id":9427,"date":"2021-07-29T11:27:27","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T11:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/?p=9427"},"modified":"2021-07-26T20:33:11","modified_gmt":"2021-07-26T20:33:11","slug":"survey-identifies-facility-priorities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/survey-identifies-facility-priorities\/","title":{"rendered":"Survey Identifies Facility Priorities"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to a report released this month (July) by\u00a0Honeywell<\/a>, 93% of surveyed facility managers within the education vertical say they have experienced at least one emergency incident stemming from infrastructure malfunction during the last 12 months, and 43% report a physical site or cybersecurity breach in that time.<\/p>\n

Nearly half (45%) say they rank site security (video surveillance and campus access control) or fire and life safety systems as a top priority over the next 12 to 18 months.<\/p>\n

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Digital transformation compounds educators\u2019 infrastructure needs.<\/p><\/div>\n

This report, \u201cRethinking Education Facilities as Digital Entities,\u201d the second in Honeywell\u2019s 2021 Building Trends series, presents the assessments, challenges and priorities of education facility managers in the United States, Germany and China. It highlights current conditions in school facilities, spanning both geographical regions and education levels \u2014 from pre-kindergarten through primary, secondary, trade schools, colleges and universities. Facility managers voice their concerns about physical infrastructure, such as outdated HVAC systems, as well as plans to invest in digital infrastructure to enhance site security, occupant safety, building health and emergency response.<\/p>\n

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Education facilities deal with infrastructure and budgeting challenges.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cEducation facility managers are tasked not only with creating an environment conducive to learning but also with protecting the safety of their students, staff and campuses while at the same time managing new challenges to address asynchronous learning,\u201d said Michael Cavanaugh, vice president and general manager, Building Management Systems, Honeywell Building Technologies. \u201cPhysical safety tops their list of concerns as they also shift emphasis to areas like improving indoor air quality, which has been shown to positively impact student performance.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Healthy buildings remain a focus area.<\/p><\/div>\n

The survey results from education facility managers across all three countries underscore five key themes:<\/p>\n