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dc.contributor.authorFee, Scott T
dc.date.accessioned2012-05-16T14:22:16Z
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-06T12:05:16Z
dc.date.available2012-05-16T14:22:16Z
dc.date.available2015-10-06T12:05:16Z
dc.date.issued2012-05-16T14:22:16Z
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10484/3937
dc.description.abstractThe U.S Green Building Council's(USGBC)Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design(LEED)rating system is the current industry standard for sustainable building practices.This study employed an online survey instrument to collect data from contractor members of the Associated General Contractors of America(AGC).The instrument asked respondents to score their firm's awareness of LEED green building practices and the firm's participation in projects using these practices.According to the AGC,its leadership intends to work with USGBC to build the construction industry's awareness of and participation in LEED specifically and sustainable construction in general.By conducting a survey of 4232 contractor members of the AGC,this study has established current levels of contractor's awareness of LEED practices and their participation in projects that employ LEED methods.Correlation analysis was employed to calculate the degree of correlation between scores in the response categories of "Awareness" and "Participation".Means analysis addressed research questions regarding differences in the means of LEED awareness and LEED participation responses within selected demographic categories.Spearman's rho analysis produced results indicating correlation between awareness and participation scores.ANOVA and Tukey post-hoc analyses indicated significant differences in the mean responses for the demographic categories of:(a)type of firm,(b)annual dollar volume and (c)company size.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityScott T Fee
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subject.lcshConstruction industry--Environmental aspects.
dc.subject.lcshBuilding--Environmental aspects.
dc.subject.lcshLocal Economic and Employment Development (Program)
dc.subject.lcshLocal Initiatives for Employment Creation (Program)
dc.subject.lcshAssociated general contractors of America.
dc.titleSustainable construction practices:contractor's perceptions of awareness and participation.
dc.typeDissertation
dc.date.graduationmonthDecember
dc.date.published2005
dc.description.committeechairDallman,Bruce
dc.description.committeemembersBatie,David
dc.description.committeemembersLanders,Jack
dc.description.committeemembersWoolsey, Ronald
dc.description.degreeDoctor of Philosophy
dc.description.departmentDepartment Not Listed
dc.description.imprintCunningham Memorial library, Terre Haute,Indiana State University
dc.description.itemidetdILL-ETD-052
dc.description.levelDoctoral
dc.description.noteTitle from document title page. Document formatted into pages: contains 179 p.: ill. Includes abstract and appendix
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