Despite the war in Ukraine, the European installation market is heating up The start of 2022 was characterised by uncertainty, of which the Russian invasion of Ukraine was a major cause. Additionally, uncertainty in the construction and installation sector is being...
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InstallationGerman and French installers promote sustainability the most, but have fewest sustainability projects
Sustainability is a major topic in building construction and a trend that has significant influence on the installation sector. As we saw in a previous article, electrical installers are kept busy installing sustainable solutions like energy-saving LED lighting or...
Lighting leads in sustainability projects of installers
For manufacturers and brands of sustainable installation products, knowing the role sustainability plays in electrical installation projects in the areas they operate in is essential. In the seven countries in which we constantly monitor electrical installation...
Who are the BIM-using installers?
As part of the overall trend of digitalisation of the construction process, Building Information Modelling (BIM) plays an increasingly important role in the European construction sector. Over the past decade, we have seen BIM usage among architects increase slowly but...
Major differences in the level of sustainability in projects of electrical installers
Buildings and building construction are major contributors to annual CO2 emissions. That is why sustainability is a hot topic in the construction and especially in the installation sector. One way to make buildings more climate-neutral is to kit them out with more...
ONLINE ORDERING OF ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION PRODUCTS IS INCREASING
Digitalisation is affecting the purchasing channels through which electrical installers buy installation products. This trend has even allowed whole new pure online players, shops that only sell online, to enter the market. However, as we saw in a previous...
WHO WANTS SUSTAINABILITY?
In a previous article we saw that in Europe, sustainability is taken into account in 44% of HVAC installation projects on average, regardless whether it concerns projects in the residential or non-residential sector. Looking at specific countries, that share...
Who are the most sustainable installers?
Sustainability is a hot topic in the European installation sector, but its temperature varies from country to country. As we saw in an earlier article, HVAC installers from Poland and the Netherlands report that sustainability is taken into account in more than half...
SUSTAINABILITY PLAYS THE LARGEST ROLE IN DUTCH AND POLISH INSTALLATION PROJECTS
Sustainability is a hot topic in general and a hugely influential trend in building construction, which is very understandable. The construction sector uses substantial shares of resources, produces substantial shares of waste and buildings contribute a major share of...
COMPANY SIZE MATTERS FOR INSTALLERS’ PURCHASING BEHAVIOUR
Knowing where electrical installers buy their installation products is essential for manufacturers and brands active in the installation market. Attention to detail is vital here, as became clear in a previous article in which we discussed installers’ usage of pure...
PURE ONLINE SHOPS USED BY MANY INSTALLERS, BUT NOT FOR MUCH
In a previous article, we connected digitalisation in the construction and installation sectors with increasing BIM usage among electrical installers. The trend of digitalisation does not only manifest itself in the changing construction process, however. It...
WHAT PRODUCTS DO EUROPEAN ELECTRICAL INSTALLERS USE BIM FOR?
BIM is playing an increasingly important role in construction, and its usage is growing among various construction professionals. However, as we saw in a previous article, the rate at which BIM is being picked up by European electrical installers majorly differs...
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