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Brand Use Study for STRUCTURED WIRING

Survey Years:
Quality Rating
Awareness & Use
About the Study
STRUCTURED WIRING-2003-Quality Rating

Quality Rating

How do you rate the QUALITY of each brand you are familiar with?

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders
Leviton4.24.1*4.1*4.24.2
Square D4.24.3*4.14.34.1*
Honeywell4.13.8*4.0*4.24.1*
OnQ Technologies4.1*4.0*4.3*3.9*4.0*
Pass & Seymour3.9*4.0*3.9*3.8*4.0*
Siemon3.93.7*3.9*3.9*3.8*
Home Director3.7*3.0*3.0*4.0*3.0*
Ortronics3.7*4.0*3.6*
UStec3.7*4.0*4.0*3.3*3.0*
FutureSmart Networks3.6*3.0*3.0*3.7*4.3*
Home Star (Lucent)3.6*4.0*3.9*3.5*3.4*
Open House/Multiplex Technology3.6*3.5*3.5*4.0*
Residential Cabling System3.6*3.3*3.8*4.0*
Bell Atlantic Communications and Communication Services (BACCSI)3.5*4.3*3.5*3.2*3.0*
Brinks3.5*3.0*3.7*3.6*3.0*
Greyfox3.4*3.0*4.0*3.1*4.0*
US West3.2*3.0*3.3*3.6*2.9*
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders
Leviton4.2*4.14.24.2
Square D4.3*4.34.2*4.1
Honeywell4.1*4.04.14.0
OnQ Technologies4.2*4.1*3.9
Pass & Seymour3.0*4.0*3.8*3.8
Siemon3.0*4.1*3.9*3.6
Home Director3.5*3.9*3.6
Ortronics4.0*3.5*3.5*4.0
UStec3.0*3.5*4.0
FutureSmart Networks2.8*4.2*3.6
Home Star (Lucent)3.0*3.9*3.7*3.4
Open House/Multiplex Technology3.0*4.0*3.8
Residential Cabling System3.3*4.0*3.5
Bell Atlantic Communications and Communication Services (BACCSI)3.0*3.3*4.0*3.2
Brinks4.0*3.2*3.7*3.6
Greyfox3.0*3.3*3.7
US West3.0*2.8*3.3*3.1
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders
Leviton4.34.23.8*
Square D4.14.34.2*
Honeywell3.94.14.2*
OnQ Technologies4.2*4.1*3.8*
Pass & Seymour4.0*3.7*3.8*
Siemon3.9*4.0*3.3*
Home Director3.0*3.8*3.8*
Ortronics3.7*3.7*
UStec3.0*4.0*3.3*
FutureSmart Networks3.0*3.7*3.3*
Home Star (Lucent)3.6*3.8*3.5*
Open House/Multiplex Technology4.0*3.3*3.8*
Residential Cabling System4.0*3.5*3.5*
Bell Atlantic Communications and Communication Services (BACCSI)3.7*3.2*3.7*
Brinks3.6*3.4*3.8*
Greyfox3.5*3.5*3.2*
US West3.0*3.1*3.6*
STRUCTURED WIRING-2003-Brand Familiarity
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Brand Familiarity

Which brands have you HEARD OF?

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders501.083.0128.0186.0104.0
Honeywell50.0%43.0%51.0%53.0%48.0%
Leviton48.0%49.0%45.0%46.0%53.0%
Square D45.0%41.0%49.0%48.0%38.0%
Siemon21.0%16.0%26.0%24.0%15.0%
Brinks19.0%12.0%16.0%26.0%13.0%
Home Star (Lucent)17.0%10.0%19.0%18.0%18.0%
Bell Atlantic Communications and Communication Services (BACCSI)14.0%17.0%10.0%16.0%12.0%
US West12.0%4.0%12.0%7.0%26.0%
Home Director11.0%8.0%11.0%13.0%10.0%
Pass & Seymour11.0%10.0%14.0%12.0%7.0%
OnQ Technologies10.0%6.0%8.0%10.0%14.0%
FutureSmart Networks9.0%7.0%9.0%8.0%13.0%
Greyfox5.0%2.0%5.0%5.0%5.0%
Open House/Multiplex Technology5.0%5.0%5.0%4.0%6.0%
UStec5.0%8.0%5.0%4.0%3.0%
Residential Cabling System4.0%4.0%6.0%4.0%2.0%
Ortronics3.0%4.0%2.0%4.0%0.0%
other2.0%2.0%2.0%1.0%1.0%
indicated one or more70.0%65.0%66.0%70.0%79.0%
no answer26.0%31.0%29.0%25.0%18.0%
none4.0%4.0%5.0%5.0%3.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders37.0142.0141.0170.0
Honeywell49.0%55.0%44.0%51.0
Leviton27.0%49.0%46.0%54.0
Square D38.0%49.0%43.0%45.0
Siemon11.0%24.0%21.0%22.0
Brinks11.0%20.0%16.0%21.0
Home Star (Lucent)5.0%16.0%18.0%20.0
Bell Atlantic Communications and Communication Services (BACCSI)11.0%12.0%15.0%15.0
US West3.0%8.0%14.0%15.0
Home Director0.0%10.0%14.0%12.0
Pass & Seymour8.0%15.0%11.0%9.0
OnQ Technologies0.0%9.0%10.0%12.0
FutureSmart Networks0.0%11.0%9.0%10.0
Greyfox0.0%1.0%6.0%7.0
Open House/Multiplex Technology0.0%4.0%5.0%7.0
UStec0.0%2.0%7.0%6.0
Residential Cabling System0.0%4.0%4.0%6.0
Ortronics3.0%2.0%4.0%2.0
other3.0%0.0%1.0%4.0
indicated one or more57.0%69.0%67.0%78.0
no answer32.0%27.0%30.0%19.0
none11.0%4.0%4.0%3.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders176.0245.076.0
Honeywell51.0%49.0%49.0%
Leviton52.0%48.0%41.0%
Square D49.0%42.0%47.0%
Siemon24.0%21.0%16.0%
Brinks14.0%22.0%18.0%
Home Star (Lucent)14.0%20.0%17.0%
Bell Atlantic Communications and Communication Services (BACCSI)14.0%15.0%11.0%
US West11.0%12.0%13.0%
Home Director8.0%12.0%14.0%
Pass & Seymour16.0%9.0%7.0%
OnQ Technologies6.0%11.0%13.0%
FutureSmart Networks5.0%11.0%13.0%
Greyfox4.0%4.0%8.0%
Open House/Multiplex Technology3.0%5.0%7.0%
UStec3.0%6.0%5.0%
Residential Cabling System4.0%5.0%3.0%
Ortronics1.0%3.0%4.0%
other2.0%2.0%0.0%
indicated one or more69.0%69.0%78.0%
no answer26.0%27.0%21.0%
none6.0%4.0%1.0%

Brand Innovation

Which ONE brand is leading this category in the area of INNOVATION?

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders501.083.0128.0186.0104.0
Leviton5.0%5.0%5.0%3.0%10.0%
Square D4.0%7.0%4.0%4.0%2.0%
Honeywell3.0%2.0%4.0%3.0%4.0%
Brinks1.0%0.0%0.0%2.0%0.0%
FutureSmart Networks1.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%3.0%
Home Star (Lucent)1.0%1.0%2.0%1.0%2.0%
OnQ Technologies1.0%0.0%2.0%0.0%2.0%
Pass & Seymour1.0%0.0%2.0%1.0%0.0%
Siemon1.0%0.0%1.0%3.0%0.0%
US West1.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%2.0%
UStec1.0%1.0%2.0%0.0%0.0%
Bell Atlantic Communications and Communication Services (BACCSI)0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Greyfox0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%1.0%
Home Director0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
Open House/Multiplex Technology0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%
Ortronics0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Residential Cabling System0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
other0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%
no answer78.0%81.0%76.0%82.0%73.0%
answered multiple0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders37.0142.0141.0170.0
Leviton0.0%6.0%6.0%5.0
Square D3.0%7.0%3.0%4.0
Honeywell5.0%2.0%5.0%3.0
Brinks0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0
FutureSmart Networks0.0%1.0%2.0%1.0
Home Star (Lucent)0.0%1.0%3.0%1.0
OnQ Technologies0.0%1.0%1.0%1.0
Pass & Seymour0.0%2.0%0.0%0.0
Siemon0.0%2.0%2.0%0.0
US West0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
UStec0.0%0.0%0.0%2.0
Bell Atlantic Communications and Communication Services (BACCSI)0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Greyfox0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0
Home Director0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
Open House/Multiplex Technology0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
Ortronics0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Residential Cabling System0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0
other0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0
no answer92.0%79.0%74.0%78.0
answered multiple0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders176.0245.076.0
Leviton5.0%7.0%4.0%
Square D3.0%6.0%0.0%
Honeywell2.0%4.0%5.0%
Brinks1.0%0.0%1.0%
FutureSmart Networks0.0%2.0%0.0%
Home Star (Lucent)1.0%2.0%1.0%
OnQ Technologies1.0%0.0%1.0%
Pass & Seymour1.0%0.0%0.0%
Siemon1.0%2.0%1.0%
US West1.0%0.0%1.0%
UStec0.0%1.0%0.0%
Bell Atlantic Communications and Communication Services (BACCSI)0.0%0.0%0.0%
Greyfox1.0%0.0%0.0%
Home Director0.0%0.0%0.0%
Open House/Multiplex Technology0.0%0.0%1.0%
Ortronics0.0%0.0%0.0%
Residential Cabling System0.0%0.0%0.0%
other1.0%0.0%0.0%
no answer84.0%72.0%83.0%
answered multiple0.0%1.0%0.0%

Brands Used the Most

Which brand(s) does your firm USE THE MOST?

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders501.083.0128.0186.0104.0
Leviton13.0%18.0%10.0%12.0%15.0%
Square D13.0%14.0%16.0%13.0%7.0%
Honeywell7.0%6.0%9.0%8.0%7.0%
OnQ Technologies2.0%1.0%3.0%2.0%1.0%
Bell Atlantic Communications and Communication Services (BACCSI)1.0%5.0%1.0%0.0%1.0%
Brinks1.0%1.0%2.0%1.0%0.0%
FutureSmart Networks1.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%4.0%
Home Director1.0%0.0%0.0%2.0%0.0%
Home Star (Lucent)1.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%3.0%
Open House/Multiplex Technology1.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%2.0%
Siemon1.0%1.0%1.0%2.0%0.0%
US West1.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%3.0%
UStec1.0%2.0%2.0%1.0%0.0%
Greyfox0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%
Ortronics0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Pass & Seymour0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%
Residential Cabling System0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
other1.0%2.0%2.0%1.0%0.0%
indicated one or more35.0%35.0%36.0%33.0%37.0%
did not indicate33.0%27.0%29.0%34.0%39.0%
no answer19.0%25.0%18.0%20.0%13.0%
none14.0%13.0%17.0%13.0%12.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders37.0142.0141.0170.0
Leviton8.0%17.0%9.0%15.0
Square D16.0%19.0%9.0%11.0
Honeywell8.0%5.0%9.0%9.0
OnQ Technologies0.0%1.0%3.0%2.0
Bell Atlantic Communications and Communication Services (BACCSI)0.0%1.0%1.0%2.0
Brinks0.0%0.0%1.0%2.0
FutureSmart Networks0.0%1.0%2.0%1.0
Home Director0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0
Home Star (Lucent)0.0%1.0%2.0%1.0
Open House/Multiplex Technology0.0%0.0%0.0%2.0
Siemon0.0%2.0%1.0%1.0
US West0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0
UStec0.0%0.0%1.0%2.0
Greyfox0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0
Ortronics0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Pass & Seymour0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0
Residential Cabling System0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0
other3.0%0.0%1.0%2.0
indicated one or more30.0%36.0%35.0%35.0
did not indicate27.0%30.0%26.0%41.0
no answer16.0%23.0%21.0%14.0
none27.0%12.0%17.0%9.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders176.0245.076.0
Leviton11.0%15.0%13.0%
Square D11.0%16.0%7.0%
Honeywell5.0%9.0%9.0%
OnQ Technologies1.0%2.0%3.0%
Bell Atlantic Communications and Communication Services (BACCSI)1.0%2.0%1.0%
Brinks0.0%1.0%3.0%
FutureSmart Networks0.0%2.0%1.0%
Home Director0.0%1.0%1.0%
Home Star (Lucent)1.0%2.0%1.0%
Open House/Multiplex Technology1.0%0.0%1.0%
Siemon0.0%2.0%1.0%
US West0.0%1.0%1.0%
UStec0.0%2.0%1.0%
Greyfox0.0%0.0%1.0%
Ortronics0.0%0.0%0.0%
Pass & Seymour1.0%0.0%0.0%
Residential Cabling System0.0%0.0%0.0%
other1.0%2.0%0.0%
indicated one or more25.0%41.0%38.0%
did not indicate39.0%27.0%36.0%
no answer20.0%20.0%13.0%
none16.0%12.0%13.0%

Brands Used in Past 2 Years

Which brands has your firm USED IN THE PAST 2 YEARS in the homes you've built (including brands you subcontracted with others to install)?

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders501.083.0128.0186.0104.0
Leviton26.0%27.0%24.0%23.0%35.0%
Square D24.0%24.0%26.0%24.0%22.0%
Honeywell17.0%16.0%16.0%17.0%18.0%
Siemon5.0%7.0%5.0%5.0%1.0%
Pass & Seymour4.0%2.0%6.0%4.0%3.0%
Brinks3.0%1.0%3.0%4.0%0.0%
Home Director3.0%0.0%2.0%6.0%1.0%
Home Star (Lucent)3.0%2.0%2.0%2.0%4.0%
OnQ Technologies3.0%1.0%3.0%3.0%5.0%
US West3.0%1.0%2.0%2.0%9.0%
Bell Atlantic Communications and Communication Services (BACCSI)2.0%6.0%2.0%2.0%2.0%
FutureSmart Networks2.0%1.0%1.0%2.0%5.0%
UStec2.0%4.0%2.0%1.0%1.0%
Greyfox1.0%0.0%2.0%2.0%0.0%
Open House/Multiplex Technology1.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%2.0%
Ortronics1.0%0.0%1.0%2.0%0.0%
Residential Cabling System1.0%1.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%
other2.0%2.0%2.0%1.0%1.0%
indicated one or more51.0%45.0%50.0%48.0%61.0%
no answer24.0%30.0%27.0%24.0%16.0%
did not indicate17.0%17.0%16.0%19.0%15.0%
none8.0%8.0%8.0%8.0%8.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders37.0142.0141.0170.0
Leviton11.0%30.0%19.0%33.0
Square D22.0%32.0%17.0%24.0
Honeywell16.0%18.0%16.0%15.0
Siemon0.0%7.0%6.0%3.0
Pass & Seymour0.0%8.0%3.0%2.0
Brinks3.0%1.0%2.0%4.0
Home Director0.0%3.0%6.0%1.0
Home Star (Lucent)0.0%2.0%4.0%3.0
OnQ Technologies0.0%3.0%3.0%5.0
US West3.0%1.0%4.0%3.0
Bell Atlantic Communications and Communication Services (BACCSI)0.0%1.0%2.0%4.0
FutureSmart Networks0.0%3.0%2.0%2.0
UStec0.0%1.0%1.0%3.0
Greyfox0.0%1.0%3.0%1.0
Open House/Multiplex Technology0.0%1.0%0.0%2.0
Ortronics3.0%1.0%0.0%1.0
Residential Cabling System0.0%1.0%1.0%1.0
other3.0%0.0%1.0%4.0
indicated one or more35.0%50.0%48.0%57.0
no answer30.0%25.0%28.0%18.0
did not indicate22.0%15.0%16.0%19.0
none14.0%9.0%8.0%5.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders176.0245.076.0
Leviton27.0%28.0%20.0%
Square D27.0%24.0%20.0%
Honeywell15.0%19.0%13.0%
Siemon5.0%5.0%4.0%
Pass & Seymour7.0%2.0%1.0%
Brinks2.0%2.0%5.0%
Home Director1.0%4.0%3.0%
Home Star (Lucent)1.0%4.0%4.0%
OnQ Technologies2.0%4.0%3.0%
US West4.0%2.0%4.0%
Bell Atlantic Communications and Communication Services (BACCSI)2.0%3.0%1.0%
FutureSmart Networks1.0%4.0%1.0%
UStec1.0%2.0%3.0%
Greyfox0.0%2.0%1.0%
Open House/Multiplex Technology1.0%1.0%1.0%
Ortronics0.0%1.0%1.0%
Residential Cabling System1.0%1.0%0.0%
other2.0%2.0%0.0%
indicated one or more48.0%53.0%51.0%
no answer24.0%26.0%18.0%
did not indicate17.0%15.0%24.0%
none11.0%6.0%7.0%
Purpose

The findings cited in this report are based on a survey sponsored by Hanley-Wood, LLC, on behalf of their publication, BUILDER.

The purpose of this research project was to provide the editors and advertisers with a profile of the brands used by builders in the BUILDER audience. Specific areas of inquiry included:

  • The number and average sale price of residential units built by respondents' firms in 2004.
  • Respondents' familiarity with, use of, and opinions about brands in 69 product categories.
  • The one brand within each category respondents feel is best at communicating with them.
Method

The survey sample of 6,250 was selected in systematic fashion by Palm Coast Data, Inc., and Readex from BUILDER's domestic, qualified "builder" circulation of approximately 125,000 recipients at the time of sample selection.

Five versions of an 8-page questionnaire were designed jointly by BUILDER and Readex. Each version contained two questions common to all versions, with the remaining brand-specific questions unique to each.

Data was collected via mail survey from October 18 to December 11, 2000. To ensure the value of this brand use data to manufacturers, the findings cited in this report are based on the 2,247 respondents who indicated their firms built residential units in 2000 (36% of the survey sample).

The margin of error for percentages based on all 2,247 usable responses is ±2.0% at the 95% confidence level. The margin of error for percentages based on smaller sample sizes—census regions, for example— will be larger.

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