What's so smart about investing in smart building technology? Commercial real estate owners and investors are exploring the ways smart building technologies can improve a company’s triple bottom line (people, planet, profits). According to Jones Lang LaSalle’s recent report, The Changing Face of Smart Buildings: The Op-Ex Advantage, there are five key trends driving commercial property owners and investors to adopt smart building technology.
“Commercial and public property owners are looking to smart building technology to boost operational efficiency, achieve energy savings, improve capital planning and reduce their carbon footprints,” says Dan Probst, Jones Lang LaSalle’s chairman of energy and sustainability services. “These advantages, combined with tenant preferences for smart building features, provide a competitive edge for owners and investors.”