Respondents’ Locations

Alabama 1% Arizona 2%California 9% Colorado 7%DC 17% Florida 10%Georgia 2% Indiana 1%Louisiana 2% Maine 1%Montana 2% Nebraska 5%New Mexico 2% New York 7%North Carolina 2% Ohio 2%Pennsylvania 2% South Carolina 4%Texas 7% Vermont 2%Virginia 1% Washington 12%

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What percentage of your work is related to historic preservation?

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Did your learning institution offer classes in sustainability?

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What is your current main resource for sustainable guidelines?

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Which do you feel costs the client more overall, sustainable or traditional design?

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Have you researched future returns to your clients from asustainably designed building?

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Which areas of sustainable design have you researched?

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Do you try to educate your clients regarding sustainable design?

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How often do you try to educate your clients regarding sustainable design?

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What percentage of your clients initiate sustainable design?

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Do you design sustainable buildings only for clients who initiate it, or for all client (including apathetic ones)?

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What percentage of your sustainable designs are actually accepted and implemented?

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Do you charge your clients a fee for developing an ecologically sound design?

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Do you feel that you have time to research different sustainable solutions?

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What do you feel is your greatest incentive for utilizing sustainable design?

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Do you feel environmental sustainability and design excellence are incompatible?

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Reasons why architects don’t always apply sustainable guidelines for siting issues.

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Reasons why architects don’t always apply sustainable guidelines for Construction Waste Management.

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Reasons why architects don’t always apply sustainable guidelines for Building Material Specifications

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Reasons why architects don’t always apply sustainable guidelines for energy efficiency.

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Reasons why architects don’t always apply sustainable guidelines for renewable energy.

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Reasons why architects don’t apply sustainable guidelines for rehabilitation.

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Reasons why architects don’t apply sustainable guidelines for Indoor Air Quality.

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Reasons why architects don’t apply sustainable guidelines for Landscaping.

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Reasons why architects don’t apply sustainable guidelines for exterior design.

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Reasons why architects don’t apply sustainable guidelines for Water Conservation.

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