Green Wall Awareness Questionnaire

This questionnaire aims to identify, levels of understanding and awareness of living walls in the UK, potential barriers to implementation, and initiatives that might help to overcome these barriers. The questionnaire is anonymous and should take 5-10 minutes to complete. Thank you for your assistance.

1. What is your occupation?

2. In what sector do you work predominantly?

Public
Private
Both
Other

3. What kind of developments make up the majority of your work?

4. Are you familiar with any of the following terms?

Living Wall
Vertical Garden
Green Wall

5. ...If you answered yes to any of the above, what do you understand by these terms?

6. Are you aware of any built examples in the UK or abroad?

7. Have you had any personal involvement in any project incorporating a green wall, living wall or vertical garden?

Yes
No
Don't know

8. ...if you answered yes to the above, please give a brief description of the project, its location, and your role.

9. Please indicate to what extent you agree or disagree with the following statements about Living Walls. Please tick the box that best indicates how you feel:

	Strongly Agree	Agree	Neutral	Disagree	Strongly Disagree	Don’t Know
Living Walls improve the appearance of a building and it’s surroundings	Living Walls improve the appearance of a building and it’s surroundings Strongly Agree	Living Walls improve the appearance of a building and it’s surroundings Agree	Living Walls improve the appearance of a building and it’s surroundings Neutral	Living Walls improve the appearance of a building and it’s surroundings Disagree	Living Walls improve the appearance of a building and it’s surroundings Strongly Disagree	Living Walls improve the appearance of a building and it’s surroundings Don’t Know
Living Walls reduce noise inside and outside buildings	Living Walls reduce noise inside and outside buildings Strongly Agree	Living Walls reduce noise inside and outside buildings Agree	Living Walls reduce noise inside and outside buildings Neutral	Living Walls reduce noise inside and outside buildings Disagree	Living Walls reduce noise inside and outside buildings Strongly Disagree	Living Walls reduce noise inside and outside buildings Don’t Know
Living Walls reduce the need for artificial heating and cooling within a building	Living Walls reduce the need for artificial heating and cooling within a building Strongly Agree	Living Walls reduce the need for artificial heating and cooling within a building Agree	Living Walls reduce the need for artificial heating and cooling within a building Neutral	Living Walls reduce the need for artificial heating and cooling within a building Disagree	Living Walls reduce the need for artificial heating and cooling within a building Strongly Disagree	Living Walls reduce the need for artificial heating and cooling within a building Don’t Know
Living Walls help to improve air quality	Living Walls help to improve air quality Strongly Agree	Living Walls help to improve air quality Agree	Living Walls help to improve air quality Neutral	Living Walls help to improve air quality Disagree	Living Walls help to improve air quality Strongly Disagree	Living Walls help to improve air quality Don’t Know
Living Walls reduce damage to the building envelope	Living Walls reduce damage to the building envelope Strongly Agree	Living Walls reduce damage to the building envelope Agree	Living Walls reduce damage to the building envelope Neutral	Living Walls reduce damage to the building envelope Disagree	Living Walls reduce damage to the building envelope Strongly Disagree	Living Walls reduce damage to the building envelope Don’t Know
Living Walls reduce stormwater runoff and lower flood risk	Living Walls reduce stormwater runoff and lower flood risk Strongly Agree	Living Walls reduce stormwater runoff and lower flood risk Agree	Living Walls reduce stormwater runoff and lower flood risk Neutral	Living Walls reduce stormwater runoff and lower flood risk Disagree	Living Walls reduce stormwater runoff and lower flood risk Strongly Disagree	Living Walls reduce stormwater runoff and lower flood risk Don’t Know
Living Walls improve biodiversity	Living Walls improve biodiversity Strongly Agree	Living Walls improve biodiversity Agree	Living Walls improve biodiversity Neutral	Living Walls improve biodiversity Disagree	Living Walls improve biodiversity Strongly Disagree	Living Walls improve biodiversity Don’t Know
Living Walls improve the marketability and potential resale or rental value of buildings	Living Walls improve the marketability and potential resale or rental value of buildings Strongly Agree	Living Walls improve the marketability and potential resale or rental value of buildings Agree	Living Walls improve the marketability and potential resale or rental value of buildings Neutral	Living Walls improve the marketability and potential resale or rental value of buildings Disagree	Living Walls improve the marketability and potential resale or rental value of buildings Strongly Disagree	Living Walls improve the marketability and potential resale or rental value of buildings Don’t Know

10. What factors would be most likely to make you consider a living wall as part of any future development? Please rank the following, where 1 is the greatest incentive and 3 the lowest:

	1	2	3
Policy incentives	Policy incentives 1	Policy incentives 2	Policy incentives 3
Demonstration installation/precedent	Demonstration installation/precedent 1	Demonstration installation/precedent 2	Demonstration installation/precedent 3
Financial incentives	Financial incentives 1	Financial incentives 2	Financial incentives 3
Reliable research on the benefits	Reliable research on the benefits 1	Reliable research on the benefits 2	Reliable research on the benefits 3
Readily available information	Readily available information 1	Readily available information 2	Readily available information 3
Cost-benefit analysis	Cost-benefit analysis 1	Cost-benefit analysis 2	Cost-benefit analysis 3
Knowledge transfer/workshops/training seminars	Knowledge transfer/workshops/training seminars 1	Knowledge transfer/workshops/training seminars 2	Knowledge transfer/workshops/training seminars 3
Public demand/awareness	Public demand/awareness 1	Public demand/awareness 2	Public demand/awareness 3
Other	Other 1	Other 2	Other 3

11. What would be your main concerns about implementing Living Wall technology? Please rank the following, where 1 is the greatest concern and 3 the lowest:

	1	2	3
Capital cost	Capital cost 1	Capital cost 2	Capital cost 3
Ongoing costs/maintenance	Ongoing costs/maintenance 1	Ongoing costs/maintenance 2	Ongoing costs/maintenance 3
Lack of reliable information	Lack of reliable information 1	Lack of reliable information 2	Lack of reliable information 3
Lack of technical understanding among the construction industry	Lack of technical understanding among the construction industry 1	Lack of technical understanding among the construction industry 2	Lack of technical understanding among the construction industry 3
Lack of proven systems on the market	Lack of proven systems on the market 1	Lack of proven systems on the market 2	Lack of proven systems on the market 3
Technical/structural concerns	Technical/structural concerns 1	Technical/structural concerns 2	Technical/structural concerns 3
Planning and/or Building Regulations approvals	Planning and/or Building Regulations approvals 1	Planning and/or Building Regulations approvals 2	Planning and/or Building Regulations approvals 3
Other	Other 1	Other 2	Other 3

12. Please provide any additional comments:

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