Prioritizing Decision Factors of Energy Efficiency Retrofit for Facilities Portfolio Management

Medal, Lysandra A.; Sunitiyoso, Yos; Kim, Amy A.

doi:10.1061/(asce)me.1943-5479.0000878

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“…This was expected finding since a lack of funds for energy-efficiency systems and practices prevents their integration into retail facilities. Our finding confirms those of the previous studies (Elmualim et al, 2010;Halim et al, 2017;Hodges, 2005;Ikediashi et al, 2012;Støre-Valen and Buser, 2019) but contradicts the results of Medal et al (2021). Additionally, the respondents that managed small and large retail facilities agreed while those that managed medium-sized facilities neither agreed nor disagreed that time constraint was the barrier to implementing energy-efficiency practices.…”

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confidence: 60%

“…Additionally, owing to the importance of building aesthetics, designers may refrain from using energy-efficient lighting, which hinders facilities managers' abilities to implement sustainable lighting measures into the building (Rock et al, 2019). Not using green building material is an obstacle that prevents achieving sustainable retrofit project (Medal et al, 2021). If sustainable technical solutions do not meet the expectations of the end-user and practitioners (Bröchner et al, 2019), technology might not be accepted (Støre-Valen and Buser, 2019).…”

Section: Facility Size and Business Revenuementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Additionally, FM practitioners' lack of sustainability mindset, a lack of technical expertise in energy-efficiency technologies and a lack of knowledge about energy management were identified as important barriers to sustainability adoption (Medal et al, 2021;Støre-Valen and Buser, 2019). For example, existing EMIS require training of their operators (Roth et al, 2020).…”

Section: Facility Size and Business Revenuementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Furthermore, a lack of support from senior management and a lack of sustainabilityoriented leadership were identified as major barriers faced by facilities managers (Elmualim et al, 2010;Halim et al, 2017;Hodges, 2005;Medal et al, 2021). Particularly small and medium FM companies lacked competency in sustainability area and faced challenges when implementing sustainable strategies (Støre-Valen and Buser, 2019).…”

Section: Facility Size and Business Revenuementioning

confidence: 99%

“…2.1.3 Organization-related barriers. Time constraints are one of the main organizational barriers faced by facilities managers (Elmualim et al, 2010;Halim et al, 2017;Hodges, 2005;Medal et al, 2021). Additionally, Støre-Valen and Buser (2019) indicated the following major organizational challenges including: a lack of market demand, unwillingness to invest in more expensive strategies, customer unawareness of long-term benefits, disagreement about sustainable goals in retrofit projects, manager's lack of capacity to act and make decisions related to sustainability, incompatibility between the sustainability goals and sustainable strategies that are actually possible to implement and a lack of stakeholder involvement.…”

Section: Facility Size and Business Revenuementioning

confidence: 99%

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Barriers to the implementation of energy-efficiency practices in the U.S. retail sector: facilities managers’ perceptions compared by facility size and business revenue

Saadatian,

Olbina

2024

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Purpose The retail sector has the largest energy consumption among commercial buildings in the U.S. Although previous studies explored benefits, barriers and solutions for implementing sustainability in various building sectors, research focused on retail facilities has been very scarce. This study aims to explore U.S. facilities managers’ perceptions of barriers that prevented the implementation of energy-efficiency practices in the retail sector. Their perceptions were compared by facility size and facilities management company’s business revenue. Design/methodology/approach An online survey was distributed to the members of the International Facility Management Association and the author's LinkedIn network. The survey responses were analyzed using descriptive statistical analysis and ANOVA. Findings Managers from large facilities, as opposed to those from small ones, significantly more agreed that the unavailability of building automation systems, a lack of professional writing skills and a lack of awareness of life cycle cost (LCC) were the barriers. Business revenue did not cause significantly different perceptions of the barriers except for a lack of awareness of LCC and a lack of support from upper management. Originality/value This study fills the research gap on energy efficiency in the retail sector by revealing U.S. facilities managers’ perceptions of the barriers to the implementation of energy-efficiency practices in retail stores. This novel study compares perceptions of the facilities managers by facility size and business revenue; this comparison has not been performed before. The study also identified several new barriers to the implementation of energy efficiency in the retail sector.

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