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You are invited to participate in our survey "Effect of incremental cost on LEED AP's decision for LEED NC projects". Please take few minutes to read the following survey instructions.
Survey instructions
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Section one: General Information
1) Please check the description that best fits your professional role:
3) Do you wish to receive an electronic copy with the results of this study?
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Section two: Decision making for LEED NC (New Construction) certification
For the following questions, please consider the most recent LEED NC certified project you were directly involved in.
1) What was the square footage of the project?
2) What was the type of the project?
3) What level of certification did you obtain?
4) On a 5 point scale, rate how important was the level of certification to the owner?
5) Given below is the LEED-NC credit point checklist. Please check the points that you decided to earn for the project.
Sustainable Sites | | | | | | | Cr-2 Development Density & Community Connectivity | | | | Cr-3 Brownfield Redevelopment | | | | Cr-4.1 Alternative Transportation, Public Transportation Access | | | | Cr-4.2 Alternative Transportation, Bicycle Storage & Changing Rooms | | | | Cr-4.3 Alternative Transportation, Alternative Fuel Refueling Stations | | | | Cr-4.4 Alternative Transportation, Parking Capacity | | | | Cr-5.1 Site Development, Protect of Restore Habitat | | | | Cr-5.2 Site Development, Maximize Open Space | | | | Cr-6.1 Storm water Design, Quantity Control | | | | | | | Cr-6.2 Storm water Design, Quality Control | | | | Cr-7.1 Heat Island Effect, Non-Roof | | | | Cr-7.2 Heat Island Effect, Roof | | | | Cr-8 Light Pollution Reduction | | | |
Materials and Resources | | | Cr-1.1 Building Reuse, Maintain 75% of Existing Walls, Floors & Roof | | | | Cr-1.2 Building Reuse, Maintain 100% of Existing Walls, Floors & Roof | | | | Cr-1.3 Building Reuse, Maintain 50% of Interior Non-Structural Elements | | | | Cr-2.1 Construction Waste Management, Divert 50% from Disposal | | | | Cr-2.2 Construction Waste Management, Divert 75% from Disposal | | | | Cr-3.1 Materials Reuse, 5% | | | | Cr-3.2 Materials Reuse,10% | | | | Cr-4.1 Recycled Content, 10% (post-consumer + ½ pre-consumer) | | | | Cr-4.2 Recycled Content, 20% (post-consumer + ½ pre-consumer) | | | | Cr-5.1 Regional Materials, 10% Extracted, Processed & Manufactured Regionally | | | | | | | Cr-5.2 Regional Materials, 20% Extracted, Processed & Manufactured Regionally | | | | Cr-6 Rapidly Renewable Materials | | | | | | | |
Indoor Environmental Quality | | | Cr-1 Outdoor Air Delivery Monitoring | | | | Cr-2 Increased Ventilation | | | | Cr-3.1 Construction IAQ Management Plan, During Construction | | | | Cr-3.2 Construction IAQ Management Plan, Before Occupancy | | | | Cr-4.1 Low-Emitting Materials, Adhesives & Sealants | | | | Cr-4.2 Low-Emitting Materials, Paints | | | | Cr- 4.3 Low-Emitting Materials, Carpet Systems | | | | Cr-4.4 Low-Emitting Materials, Composite Wood & Agrifiber Products | | | | Cr-5 Indoor Chemical & Pollutant Source Control | | | | Cr-6.1 Controllability of Systems, Lighting | | | | | | | Cr-6.2 Controllability of Systems, Thermal Comfort | | | | Cr-7.1 Thermal Comfort, Design | | | | Cr-7.2 Thermal Comfort, Verification | | | | Cr-8.1 Daylight & Views, Daylight 75% of Spaces | | | | Cr-8.2 Daylight & Views, Views for 90% of Spaces | | | |
6) Regardless of your answer to question 5. , on a 5 point scale ranging from very high to very low, how would you rate the incremental cost associated with implementation of each credit point ?
Material and Resources | | | | | | Building Reuse, Maintain 75% of Existing Walls, Floors & Roof | | | | | | | Building Reuse, Maintain 100% of Existing Walls, Floors & Roof | | | | | | | Building Reuse, Maintain 50% of Interior Non-Structural Elements | | | | | | | Construction Waste Management, Divert 50% from Disposal | | | | | | | Construction Waste Management, Divert 75% from Disposal | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Recycled Content, 10% (post-consumer + ½ pre-consumer) | | | | | | | Recycled Content, 20% (post-consumer + ½ pre-consumer) | | | | | | | Regional Materials, 10% Extracted, Processed & Manufactured Regionally | | | | | | | | | | | | | Regional Materials, 20% Extracted, Processed & Manufactured Regionally | | | | | | | Rapidly Renewable Materials | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Indoor Environmental Quality | | | | | | Outdoor Air Delivery Monitoring | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Construction IAQ Management Plan, During Construction | | | | | | | Construction IAQ Management Plan, Before Occupancy | | | | | | | Low-Emitting Materials, Adhesives & Sealants | | | | | | | Low-Emitting Materials, Paints | | | | | | | Low-Emitting Materials, Carpet Systems | | | | | | | Low-Emitting Materials, Composite Wood & Agrifiber Products | | | | | | | Indoor Chemical & Pollutant Source Control | | | | | | | Controllability of Systems, Lighting | | | | | | | | | | | | | Controllability of Systems, Thermal Comfort | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Thermal Comfort, Verification | | | | | | | Daylight & Views, Daylight 75% of Spaces | | | | | | | Daylight & Views, Views for 90% of Spaces | | | | | | |
7) Regardless of your answer to question 5. , on a 5 point scale ranging from very difficult to very easy, how would you rate the level of ease or difficulty (apart from cost considerations) in attaining each credit point ?
Materials and Resources | | | | | | Building Reuse, Maintain 75% of Existing Walls, Floors & Roof | | | | | | | Building Reuse, Maintain 100% of Existing Walls, Floors & Roof | | | | | | | Building Reuse, Maintain 50% of Interior Non-Structural Elements | | | | | | | Construction Waste Management, Divert 50% from Disposal | | | | | | | Construction Waste Management, Divert 75% from Disposal | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Recycled Content, 10% (post-consumer + ½ pre-consumer) | | | | | | | Recycled Content, 20% (post-consumer + ½ pre-consumer) | | | | | | | Regional Materials, 10% Extracted, Processed & Manufactured Regionally | | | | | | | | | | | | | Regional Materials, 20% Extracted, Processed & Manufactured Regionally | | | | | | | Rapidly Renewable Materials | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Indoor Environmental Quality | | | | | | Outdoor Air Delivery Monitoring | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Construction IAQ Management Plan, During Construction | | | | | | | Construction IAQ Management Plan, Before Occupancy | | | | | | | Low-Emitting Materials, Adhesives & Sealants | | | | | | | Low-Emitting Materials, Paints | | | | | | | Low-Emitting Materials, Carpet Systems | | | | | | | Low-Emitting Materials, Composite Wood & Agrifiber Products | | | | | | | Indoor Chemical & Pollutant Source Control | | | | | | | Controllability of Systems, Lighting | | | | | | | | | | | | | Controllability of Systems, Thermal Comfort | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Thermal Comfort, Verification | | | | | | | Daylight & Views, Daylight 75% of Spaces | | | | | | | Daylight & Views, Views for 90% of Spaces | | | | | | |
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