I can’t quite figure out what that headline actually means (did they
mean ‘more than a fad’?), and the survey that GreenClips, cites from
Facility Management Journal (May/Jun 05, p 20) may not be a scientific
survey, but it’s still interesting.
In a study of 557 International Facility Management Association
(IFMA) members (respondents from 5,400 randomly selected U.S. and
Canadianmembers), the majority of respondents said they have
implemented a variety of sustainable practices. Most respondents do not
have a master implementation plan, but rather selectively choose
different sustainable practices.
(And here I experiment with tables in Firefox…)
Greening measures
| In place | Planned | No plans | |
| Use of natural daylight |
78% | 6% | 16% |
| Lighting fixture retrofits (other than EPA-directed) |
67% | 14% | 19% |
| Purchasing recycled office products |
67% | 8% | 25% |
Importance
of reasons for greening facilities
| Very | Some | Not | |
| Improved employee health and productivity |
76% | 22% | 2% |
| Cost savings | 72% | 24% | 4% |
| Environmental responsibility | 65% | 33% | 2% |
No big surprises
there, but a couple of small ones, at least for me:
– the high “in place” for daylighting (good news, that!)
– the high “no plans” for recycled content products, and that
– employee health and productivity trumped cost savings (the expected
leader).