The State of the Electrical/Power Engineering Industry

The State of the Electrical/Power Engineering Industry

January 24, 2014

Amara RozgusEditor in Chief/Content ManagerConsulting-Specifying Engineer

and Pure Powerwww.csemag.com

arozgus@cfemedia.com

Consulting-Specifying Engineer

www.csemag.com

Supporting the engineering community

Audience

Mechanical Electrical Mechanical and electrical 30000

32000

34000

36000

38000

40000

42000

Products specified

Company/firm types

Consulting En-gineer, 53%

Design/ Build, Construction/ Con-

tracting, 19%

Architectural/ Engineering,

11%

In-House En-gineering, 17%

Firm location

New England; 5.8%Mid-Atlantic;

15.3%

South Atlantic; 17.6%

East North Central; 15.8%West North

Central; 7.6%

East South Central; 4.3%

West South Central; 8.8%

Mountain; 5.7%

Pacific; 13.6%

Canada, U.S. Territo-ries, etc.; 5.5%

Building types

Office

Industrial/ Manufacturing/ Warehouses

Educational

Government/ Military

Hospitals/Health Care

Utilities/ Public Works/ Transportation

Research/Laboratories

Multi-Dwelling/ Retail/ Restaurants

Hotel/ Motel/ Resorts

Churches/ Religious

Parking Garages/ Service Stations

Sports/ Entertainment/ Convention

Data Centers

Correctional

Products specified

Pumps & Water SupplyElectrical DistributionBuilding Automation/ControlsWiring & CableEmergency & Standby PowerEnergy Conservation SystemsLighting Indoor & OutdoorAir ConditioningHeatingVentilationFire ProtectionPlumbingElectrical GenerationInsulation/SealingWater Pollution or TreatmentCommunication SystemsSecurity SystemsProcess PipingHumidification/DehumidificationRefrigerationCogeneration

Annual list of MEP Giants

www.csemag.com/giants

2013 MEP Giants

Mechanical engineers45%

Elec-trical engi-neers43%

Fire pro-tection engi-neers2%

Plumbing engineers10%

Percentage of MEP design billings

HVAC32%

Electrical/power26%

Plumbing11%

Fire/life safety/security7%

Lighting7%

Com-mission-

ing7%

Building automa-

tion/ controls

5%

Other6%

Software use at MEP Giants firms

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20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

120%

99% 99% 97% 96%92%

69%

22%

Poll

Are your clients and customers working more on existing buildings or on new buildings?

• Existing buildings• New buildings

Poll responses—Generac

Poll responses—MEP Giants

New con-

struction42%

Retrofit/ renovation

42%

Commissioning/ retro-commission-

ing7%

Maintenance/ repair/ operation

7%

Other2%

Third-party data

• Data from IHS (www.ihs.com), a content partner with Consulting-Specifying Engineer

• Data from FMI (www.fminet.com)

Nonresidential construction index (Source: FMI)

2009

Q1

2009

Q2

2009

Q3

2009

Q4

2010

Q1

2010

Q2

2010

Q3

2010

Q4

2011

Q1

2011

Q2

2011

Q3

2011

Q4

2012

Q1

2012

Q2

2012

Q3

2012

Q4

2013

Q1

2013

Q2

2013

Q3

2013

Q4

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

High-power generator market (Source: IHS)

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

-30.0%

-20.0%

-10.0%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0% Americas

EMEA

Asia

Medium-power generator market (Source: IHS)

Americas EMEA Asia0.0

200.0

400.0

600.0

800.0

1,000.0

1,200.0

0.0%

1.0%

2.0%

3.0%

4.0%

5.0%

6.0%

7.0%

8.0% 2012 Revenues

2013 Growth

Low-voltage generator market (Source: IHS)

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

-2.0%

0.0%

2.0%

4.0%

6.0%

8.0%

10.0% Commercial Buildings

Construction

Data Centers

Marine

Mining

Oil & Natural Gas

Power Plants

Electrical and Power Study

• Exclusive research• Data collected in April/May 2013• 476 respondents• Only respondents involved in the

buying/specifying process for electrical and power products and services were asked topic-related questions.

Respondents

• 55% are professional design engineers• 66% have been on the job 20 years or more• 51% are at firms with fewer than 100

employees• 58% have an annual total MEP revenue of

less than $5 million• 36% specify more than $5 million in

electrical/power systems annually

Electrical/power systems and equipment specified

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0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Currently specify

Manufacturers involved in specification

Always involved5%

Frequently involved

49%

Occasionally involved

44%

Never involved3%

Specification factors

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Not importantSomewhat importantImportantVery important

Poll

When specifying generators or generator systems, what's the most difficult issue you face? Select one.

• Interoperability and complementing systems• Codes and standards changing frequently• Speed of project delivery• Inadequate budget for good design• Energy efficiency

Poll responses—Generac

Poll responses—Electrical/Power Study

Energy efficiency

Inadequate budget for good design

Speed of project delivery

Codes and standards changing frequently

Interoperability and complementing systems

11%

2%

4%

9%

5%

47%

13%

24%

45%

41%

38%

48%

49%

38%

42%

5%

37%

22%

9%

12%

Not difficult Fairly difficult Moderately difficult Extremely difficult

Product payback period

Electrical distribution

Electrical generation

Engines

Emergency and standby power

Transfer switches, ATS, etc.

0 50 100 150 200 250 300

Less than 6 months

6 to 12 months

13 to 18 months

19 to 24 months

25 to 30 months

31 to 36 months

More than 36 months

What makes engineers tick

What they need:• Codes and standards updates• Product specifications• Data sheets• How-to articles• Education

What makes engineers tick

How they want information:• Trade publications• Sales reps• Online catalogs, directories• Supplier/vendor websites• Colleagues/peers

Mobile tools used by engineers

iPhone iPad None Android phone

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

Smart phones and tablets

Thought leadership

• Codes and standards• Updated product information• Educational sessions • Media: articles, videos, how-to pieces

Sponsored by:

Amara RozgusEditor in Chief/Content ManagerConsulting-Specifying Engineer

and Pure Powerwww.csemag.com

arozgus@cfemedia.com

The State of the Electrical/Power Engineering Industry

January 24, 2014