AIA Building Product Summit 2008

Ask the Experts: A Survey
Questions marked with an asterisk (*) are mandatory.
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* Did you attend the 2008 AIA Building Product Summit?
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* Which of the following best describes the company you represent?
Architecture firm
Building product manufacturer
Research Organization
Federal Government
Product Rating System
Professional or Trade Association 
Other, please specify:
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Of the following list of SAFETY & PERFORMANCE-related themes that were discussed during the meeting, which five would you rank as the most important with regard to environmental sustainability?
prerequisite safety  standards
liability
what is the definition of safety?
competition for certification
improving building codes
safety and life cycle
expand definition of life safety to include environmental sustainability
government regulation
consensus standards and certification
link between performance and safety
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Of the following list of LIFE CYCLE-related themes that were discussed during the meeting, which five would you rank as the most important with regard to environmental sustainability?
expand integrated project delivery to include integrated product design
integrate LCI into BIM
the range of environmental impacts and their significance to climate change
addressing the barrier that "green costs too much"
single attribute claims and greenwashing
expand US product database to include as many manufacturers as possible
modify national LCI database into framework architects can understand
understanding the boundaries of LCA
different priorities and criteria for different uses in a building
create a universal definition for LCA
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Of the following list of ENERGY & WATER-related themes that were discussed during the meeting, which five would you rank as the most important with regard to environmental sustainability?
educating the public or end user on how to use a product
prioritizing the big impact materials in a building
recognizing the embodied energy of water
effects of building products on climate change
evaluating quality of the energy and water used
whole building approach
quantifying conservation of water and energy in manufacturing
comparisons of products by functional use
raise awareness on the cost of end-user behavior
getting feedback to manufacturers about real performance data to improve products
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Do you think that building product manufacturers should follow a standard form for reporting information about their products?
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Do you think that building product information should be housed in a national, centralized database?
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Should the industry collaborate on a life cycle analysis primer?
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Would your organization/company be interested in collaborating on such a life cycle analysis primer?
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How useful do you think it would be to integrate life-cycle data into Building Information Modeling (BIM) tools?
Not at all useful       Very useful
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Please share any additional feedback/comments you have on the report in the space below. If your comments exceed the given space (3,500 character limit), please e-mail them to Jessyca Henderson, jessycahenderson@aia.org.
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Name:
Organization/Company:
E-mail:
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