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...
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BlogLighting 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...
Social media barely used by European painters
For our monitor market studies, we regularly research media orientation behaviour among all sorts of professionals involved in the construction and installation sectors. Media orientation is also the theme topic of the 2022 Painter Insight Monitor, for which we...
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...
BIM usage among installers shows slow growth but huge potential
Building Information Modelling (BIM) is one of the most important developments in the construction sector. Aside from being a part of the overall trend of digitalisation of the construction process, BIM touches upon many trends and developments in building...
Optimising the online journey for brands of home improvement products more important than ever before
Online orientation for home improvement products has been on the rise for many years now. Almost half of consumers search for information on home improvement products online, even though the majority of these products are bought off-line. For manufacturers and brands...
Architects link circularity mainly to material aspects
European architects are more aware of and involved in sustainable construction than in circular construction, as we saw in a previous article. Still, 75% of architects from the eight countries involved in the quarterly European Architectural Barometer are aware of...
European architects are actively involved more in sustainability than in circularity
Buildings and building construction are major contributors to annual emissions of greenhouse gasses. Also, the construction sector is known to use vast amounts of resources and produce a lot of waste. Therefore, it is no surprise that sustainability and circularity...
Digital media are becoming more important to reach European painters
Painters can be quite traditional, for instance in the ways and channels through which they acquire information and inspiration. Be that as it may, the population of painters is constantly evolving and developing, not only due to market trends like sustainability or...
Impact of gas prices on European households
In the last months of 2021, gas prices started rising rapidly in Europe and continued to do so. Since the Russian invasion in Ukraine at the end of February 2022, gas prices have increased even faster. These increased prices affect all markets and industries in some...
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...
Targeting professional handymen through consumer channels
Professional brands of construction and installation products and materials may be reluctant to place their brand in purchase channels for consumers, and for good reason. After all the effort to create the image of a professional brand, that image may be damaged when...
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