Barriers to improving productivity in real estate

British Property Federation and Future Cities Catapult survey

The British Property Federation (BPF) has commissioned the Future Cities Catapult to complete a study to uncover the barriers to improving productivity in the real estate sector.

The objective of this online survey is to capture the views of different stakeholders across the Real Estate sector, their role and views on current barriers to productivity and ways they may be addressed. Your views on what these barriers are and the top priorities for action will help shape our research and final recommendations report to Industry and Government.

This questionnaire will take 10 minutes to complete. Please answer the following questions from your personal perspective and NOT from the perspective of your organisation.

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* 1. Which stage of the property lifecycle is your job most concerned with?

Acquisition

Planning

Design

Construction

Sales

Management

Refurbishment

Demolition site clearance / remediation

Other (please specify)

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* 2. What is your role in the Property Sector?

Construction

Agent

Planner

Surveyor

Cost consultant

Architect

Service engineer

Developer

Utility provider

Engineer

Asset Manager

Environmental consultant

Investor

Building or Facilities Manager / Owner

Proptech entrepreneur

Other (please specify)

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* 3. At which level do you work in your organisation?

CEO / Partner/ Founder

Director

Head of Department

Management

Practitioner

Junior

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* 4. What technologies are you using today? Please select the appropriate answer for each row.

	Actively considered but not using	Already in use
Augmented / Mixed / Virtual Reality	Augmented / Mixed / Virtual Reality Actively considered but not using	Augmented / Mixed / Virtual Reality Already in use
3D / 4D printing	3D / 4D printing Actively considered but not using	3D / 4D printing Already in use
Geolocation	Geolocation Actively considered but not using	Geolocation Already in use
Autonomous Agents and Vehicles	Autonomous Agents and Vehicles Actively considered but not using	Autonomous Agents and Vehicles Already in use
Artificial Intelligence (AI)	Artificial Intelligence (AI) Actively considered but not using	Artificial Intelligence (AI) Already in use
Machine Learning (ML)	Machine Learning (ML) Actively considered but not using	Machine Learning (ML) Already in use
Image Recognition	Image Recognition Actively considered but not using	Image Recognition Already in use
Neural Networks	Neural Networks Actively considered but not using	Neural Networks Already in use
Natural Language Processing	Natural Language Processing Actively considered but not using	Natural Language Processing Already in use
BIM	BIM Actively considered but not using	BIM Already in use
Blockchain	Blockchain Actively considered but not using	Blockchain Already in use
E-commerce	E-commerce Actively considered but not using	E-commerce Already in use
Social Networks	Social Networks Actively considered but not using	Social Networks Already in use
Open-source Software	Open-source Software Actively considered but not using	Open-source Software Already in use
Multi-platform Approach	Multi-platform Approach Actively considered but not using	Multi-platform Approach Already in use
Sensors (Air quality)	Sensors (Air quality) Actively considered but not using	Sensors (Air quality) Already in use
Sensors (Energy)	Sensors (Energy) Actively considered but not using	Sensors (Energy) Already in use
Sensors (Space utilisation)	Sensors (Space utilisation) Actively considered but not using	Sensors (Space utilisation) Already in use
Sensors (Throughput utilisation)	Sensors (Throughput utilisation) Actively considered but not using	Sensors (Throughput utilisation) Already in use
Sensors (Vehicle utilisation)	Sensors (Vehicle utilisation) Actively considered but not using	Sensors (Vehicle utilisation) Already in use
Sensors (HVAC incl. duct sensors)	Sensors (HVAC incl. duct sensors) Actively considered but not using	Sensors (HVAC incl. duct sensors) Already in use
Sensors (Temperature / Humidity)	Sensors (Temperature / Humidity) Actively considered but not using	Sensors (Temperature / Humidity) Already in use
Sensors (Luminosity)	Sensors (Luminosity) Actively considered but not using	Sensors (Luminosity) Already in use

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Which 3 technologies have you found to be most impactful?

	1st	2nd	3rd
Technology	Technology 1st menu	Technology 2nd menu	Technology 3rd menu

Why have these technologies been so impactful?

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* 6. From your perspective, which of the following are barriers to improving efficiency in the property sector today?

	Don't know	No, not a barrier	Yes, is a barrier
Regulatory	Regulatory Don't know	Regulatory No, not a barrier	Regulatory Yes, is a barrier
Governance	Governance Don't know	Governance No, not a barrier	Governance Yes, is a barrier
Legal	Legal Don't know	Legal No, not a barrier	Legal Yes, is a barrier
Data	Data Don't know	Data No, not a barrier	Data Yes, is a barrier
Finance	Finance Don't know	Finance No, not a barrier	Finance Yes, is a barrier
Procurement	Procurement Don't know	Procurement No, not a barrier	Procurement Yes, is a barrier
Culture (Business / Industry)	Culture (Business / Industry) Don't know	Culture (Business / Industry) No, not a barrier	Culture (Business / Industry) Yes, is a barrier
Technology	Technology Don't know	Technology No, not a barrier	Technology Yes, is a barrier
Skills and Capabilities	Skills and Capabilities Don't know	Skills and Capabilities No, not a barrier	Skills and Capabilities Yes, is a barrier
Cultural / Societal	Cultural / Societal Don't know	Cultural / Societal No, not a barrier	Cultural / Societal Yes, is a barrier
Collaboration	Collaboration Don't know	Collaboration No, not a barrier	Collaboration Yes, is a barrier
Knowledge	Knowledge Don't know	Knowledge No, not a barrier	Knowledge Yes, is a barrier
Lack of understanding of user needs	Lack of understanding of user needs Don't know	Lack of understanding of user needs No, not a barrier	Lack of understanding of user needs Yes, is a barrier

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* 6A. Who should be responsible for addressing the following barriers, and what should they be trying to address specifically? Only complete the fields most relevant to you.

Regulatory

Governance

Legal

Data

Finance

Procurement

Culture (Business / Industry)

Technology

Skills and Capabilities

Cultural / Societal

Collaboration

Knowledge

Lack of understanding of user needs

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* 7. How efficient are the following activities of the Property Sector?

	Very efficient	Efficient	Not efficient
Identifying development opportunities	Identifying development opportunities Very efficient	Identifying development opportunities Efficient	Identifying development opportunities Not efficient
Planning	Planning Very efficient	Planning Efficient	Planning Not efficient
Design	Design Very efficient	Design Efficient	Design Not efficient
Construction	Construction Very efficient	Construction Efficient	Construction Not efficient
Sales	Sales Very efficient	Sales Efficient	Sales Not efficient
Management	Management Very efficient	Management Efficient	Management Not efficient
Refurbishment	Refurbishment Very efficient	Refurbishment Efficient	Refurbishment Not efficient
Demolition site clearance / remediation	Demolition site clearance / remediation Very efficient	Demolition site clearance / remediation Efficient	Demolition site clearance / remediation Not efficient

If you were to improve the efficiency of a property activity (listed above), which would you choose and what would you improve?

Barriers to improving productivity in real estate

British Property Federation and Future Cities Catapult survey

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* 1. Which stage of the property lifecycle is your job most concerned with?

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* 2. What is your role in the Property Sector?

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* 3. At which level do you work in your organisation?

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* 4. What technologies are you using today? Please select the appropriate answer for each row.

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* 5. Which 3 technologies have you found to be most impactful?

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* 6. From your perspective, which of the following are barriers to improving efficiency in the property sector today?

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* 6A. Who should be responsible for addressing the following barriers, and what should they be trying to address specifically? Only complete the fields most relevant to you.

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* 7. How efficient are the following activities of the Property Sector?

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* 8. Do you have something to add that was not covered by this survey?

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* 9. Would you be willing to participate in further interviews on this subject?