Benchmarking for Facilities

1. The benchmarking process will identify the current cost, consumption and best practice metrics for your facility, and then provide comparisons similar facilities. Based on the comparison, you will be able to identify the best way for you to improve your metrics.

Is benchmarking your facilities something in which you may have interest, depending on its focus, your time required, and costs?

The benchmarking process will identify the current cost, consumption and best practice metrics for your facility, and then provide comparisons similar facilities. Based on the comparison, you will be able to identify the best way for you to improve your metrics. Is benchmarking your facilities something in which you may have interest, depending on its focus, your time required, and costs? Yes

No (If No, end survey)

2. On a scale of 1 to 5, please rank each of the following in terms of how important each would be for you to benchmark:

	Very Important	Moderately Important	Somewhat Important	Not Very Important	Not Important at All
Utility consumption	On a scale of 1 to 5, please rank each of the following in terms of how important each would be for you to benchmark: Utility consumption Very Important	Moderately Important	Somewhat Important	Not Very Important	Not Important at All
Maintenance	Maintenance Very Important	Moderately Important	Somewhat Important	Not Very Important	Not Important at All
Custodial (janitorial)	Custodial (janitorial) Very Important	Moderately Important	Somewhat Important	Not Very Important	Not Important at All
Security	Security Very Important	Moderately Important	Somewhat Important	Not Very Important	Not Important at All
Operating expenses	Operating expenses Very Important	Moderately Important	Somewhat Important	Not Very Important	Not Important at All
Sustainability (reducing your buildings’ carbon footprint)	Sustainability (reducing your buildings’ carbon footprint) Very Important	Moderately Important	Somewhat Important	Not Very Important	Not Important at All

3. If you could benchmark the buildings in the way that you would want, and at an affordable price point, what is the minimum number of buildings that you would input? (Please answer with a numerical figure only from 1 to 9,999)

If you could benchmark the buildings in the way that you would want, and at an affordable price point, what is the minimum number of buildings that you would input? (Please answer with a numerical figure only from 1 to 9,999)

4. If you could benchmark the buildings in the way that you would want, and at an affordable price point, what is the maximum number of buildings that you would input? (Please answer with a numerical figure only from 1 - 9,999)

If you could benchmark the buildings in the way that you would want, and at an affordable price point, what is the maximum number of buildings that you would input? (Please answer with a numerical figure only from 1 - 9,999)

5. For which type of facility are you primarily responsible?

For which type of facility are you primarily responsible? Office building

Industrial / Manufacturing

Medical

Educational

Retail

Hospitality

Cultural

Research / Laboratory

Warehouse

Housing

Other (Please explain below)

Other (please specify)

6. If you manage a facility other than offices, identify no more than three metrics that you believe are critical for your type of facility that may not be critical for office facilities:

If you manage a facility other than offices, identify no more than three metrics that you believe are critical for your type of facility that may not be critical for office facilities: A.
B.
C.

7. Are you able to obtain totals for the following for the last fiscal year for your building?

	Yes	No	Don't Know
Annual cost of electricity	Are you able to obtain totals for the following for the last fiscal year for your building? Annual cost of electricity Yes	No	Don't Know
Annual cost of water + sewage	Annual cost of water + sewage Yes	No	Don't Know
Annual cost of natural gas	Annual cost of natural gas Yes	No	Don't Know
Annual cost of any other energy	Annual cost of any other energy Yes	No	Don't Know
Annual consumption of electricity	Annual consumption of electricity Yes	No	Don't Know
Annual cost of water + sewage	Annual cost of water + sewage Yes	No	Don't Know
Annual cost of natural gas	Annual cost of natural gas Yes	No	Don't Know
Annual cost of any other energy	Annual cost of any other energy Yes	No	Don't Know
Annual maintenance cost for all corrective and scheduled maintenance	Annual maintenance cost for all corrective and scheduled maintenance Yes	No	Don't Know
Annual custodial cost	Annual custodial cost Yes	No	Don't Know
Annual security cost	Annual security cost Yes	No	Don't Know
Area of your building	Area of your building Yes	No	Don't Know

8. If you could benchmark the metrics you want, and at an affordable price point, how likely would you be to participate in annual benchmarking, where it would take you each of the following amounts of time to input your annual data?

(Keep in mind that the more time it takes, the more detail you can input, and the more benefit you will get from benchmarking.)

	Very Likely	Moderately Likely	Somewhat Likely	Moderately Unlikely	Very Unlikely
30-60 minutes (get very basic comparison points)	If you could benchmark the metrics you want, and at an affordable price point, how likely would you be to participate in annual benchmarking, where it would take you each of the following amounts of time to input your annual data? (Keep in mind that the more time it takes, the more detail you can input, and the more benefit you will get from benchmarking.) 30-60 minutes (get very basic comparison points) Very Likely	Moderately Likely	Somewhat Likely	Moderately Unlikely	Very Unlikely
90-120 minutes (get an “adequate” amount of comparison points)	90-120 minutes (get an “adequate” amount of comparison points) Very Likely	Moderately Likely	Somewhat Likely	Moderately Unlikely	Very Unlikely
3-4 hours (get very detailed data in critical areas)	3-4 hours (get very detailed data in critical areas) Very Likely	Moderately Likely	Somewhat Likely	Moderately Unlikely	Very Unlikely
8-10 hours (get very detailed data in all areas)	8-10 hours (get very detailed data in all areas) Very Likely	Moderately Likely	Somewhat Likely	Moderately Unlikely	Very Unlikely

9. If one assumes that data entry will not be a problem and that the system would yield the types of information you are hoping to obtain (including identifying ways for you to save dollars on each of the areas identified in Question 2), how likely would you be to purchase an annual subscription to such a benchmarking service at each of the following price points?

	Very Likely	Moderately Likely	Somewhat Likely	Somewhat Unlikely	Very Unlikely
No Cost	If one assumes that data entry will not be a problem and that the system would yield the types of information you are hoping to obtain (including identifying ways for you to save dollars on each of the areas identified in Question 2), how likely would you be to purchase an annual subscription to such a benchmarking service at each of the following price points? No Cost Very Likely	Moderately Likely	Somewhat Likely	Somewhat Unlikely	Very Unlikely
$50 - $100	$50 - $100 Very Likely	Moderately Likely	Somewhat Likely	Somewhat Unlikely	Very Unlikely
$200 - $400	$200 - $400 Very Likely	Moderately Likely	Somewhat Likely	Somewhat Unlikely	Very Unlikely
$800 - $1,000	$800 - $1,000 Very Likely	Moderately Likely	Somewhat Likely	Somewhat Unlikely	Very Unlikely
$1,500	$1,500 Very Likely	Moderately Likely	Somewhat Likely	Somewhat Unlikely	Very Unlikely
$2,000	$2,000 Very Likely	Moderately Likely	Somewhat Likely	Somewhat Unlikely	Very Unlikely
> $2,500	> $2,500 Very Likely	Moderately Likely	Somewhat Likely	Somewhat Unlikely	Very Unlikely

10. How important is it for you that such a benchmarking service is offered through AFE, as opposed to an outside organization (assuming that the database would include buildings from others outside of AFE, to add to your comparables).

	Very Important	Moderately Important	Somewhat Important	Not Very Important	Not Important At All
Benchmarking Offered Through AFE	How important is it for you that such a benchmarking service is offered through AFE, as opposed to an outside organization (assuming that the database would include buildings from others outside of AFE, to add to your comparables). Benchmarking Offered Through AFE Very Important	Moderately Important	Somewhat Important	Not Very Important	Not Important At All
Benchmarking Offered Through an Outside Organization	Benchmarking Offered Through an Outside Organization Very Important	Moderately Important	Somewhat Important	Not Very Important	Not Important At All

11. Please share any questions or additional thoughts about benchmarking – any additional feedback you provide will be helpful. Thank you!

Please share any questions or additional thoughts about benchmarking – any additional feedback you provide will be helpful. Thank you!

1. Facilities Benchmarking Survey