Utilities Council - Sustainability

The Utilities Council is interested in learning about the state of sustainable building practices, how you are addressing sustainability across your facilities portfolio, and challenges you are facing. Your thoughts are important to us and will be the basis for our Council's portion of a webinar on Thursday, April 27, 2017, 1:00 PM Central. It will take approximately 10 minutes to complete this questionnaire.

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1. Does your organization have an adopted standard for the level of sustainability of your facilities or facilities operations? show/hide

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Yes No

2. What determines the sustainable practices/standards that you implement at your facilities? (Please check all that apply) show/hide

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Organization policy/Executive Order
Adopted standard (i.e. ISO)
National regulation
State/Provincial regulation
Local regulation
Voluntary certification level
Other

3. To what degree are the following sustainability programs/initiatives are used at your organization show/hide

Please use the following for use of service ratings in this question:
1 = Not aware of this program,
2 = Aware of it but do not use,
3 = Being considered or in trial,
4 = Have used at one or more buildings,
5 = Adopted and used regularly at 1 or more buildings

	Use of Service
	1	2	3	4	5	NA
BRE Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM)
Building Environmental Assessment Method (BEAM)
Cleaning Industry Management Standard-Green Building (CIMS-GB)
Comprehensive Assessment System for Built Environment Efficiency (CASBEE)
Cradle to Cradle
Ecology, Energy Saving, Waste Reduction and Health (EEWH)
Energy Star
German Sustainable Building Certificate
Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB)
Green Building Certification System (GBCS)
Green Building Standard Sl-5281
Green Globes
Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA)
Green Seal
Green Star Australia
Haute Qualitu00e9 Environnementale (HQE)
Indian Green Building Council
ISO (any such as 14000, 20121, 20400, 21930)
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED (R))
Net Zero Energy Building (NZEB)
Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES)
WELL Building Standard
Zero Waste
Other (List below any used at one or more buildings)

4. To what degree do you measure and manage your usage of the following: show/hide

Please use the following for use of service ratings in this question:
1 = Do not measure/manage,
2 = Measure and report usage/activity annually,
3 = Measure regularly and manage somewhat,
4 = Have formal goals for usage/management,
5 = Monitor usage and actively manage

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	Use of Service
	1	2	3	4	5	NA
Energy Usage (by/at facilities)
Water Usage (by/at facilities)
Chemical Usage (by facility operations)
Recycling/Composting (waste stream management)
Indoor Air Quality
Integrated Pest Management
Commuting/Transportation

5. Who is responsible for setting direction, providing technical expertise, and reporting on facility-related sustainability measures in your organization? show/hide

The direction (requirements) are set by:

Expertise is largely the responsibility of:

Tracking and reporting metrics is primarily by:

6. Where do you get your information about sustainability topics? (Please check all that apply) show/hide

FM association publications & meetings
Green association publication & meetings
Conferences on specific topics
Sustainability educational programs (e.g. college/CEU program)
Other (Describe below)

7. What are the anticipated areas of concern or new issues that you expect to face in the near future related to sustainability? show/hide

8. Some information about you show/hide

Your survey results are confidential and contact information is optional. However, if you wish to receive a copy of the survey results or participate in further discussions on this topic, please provide your contact information. Type of Utility

Your organization's location

How many facilities does your organization have/manage?

What is the total area under management?

Name of your organization (optional)

Your Name (optional)

Your Email (optional)

Instructions

Please rate your level of satisfaction and importance for each item by clicking the appropriate circle.

Satisfaction
1= Extremely Dissatisfied
5= Extremely Satisfied

Importance
1= Extremely Unimportant
5= Extremely Important

Ratings
1= Extremely Unlikely
5= Very Likely

Use of Service
1= Extremely Unlikely
5= Very Likely

If you have no opinion or no experience with the item, click NA.