Who Did You Interview?
- My Father
Demographics That Might Provide Helpful Context for Their Responses
- For example
- Of the baby boomer generation
- Successful real estate agent for several decades
- Lives with wife and child (me)
Key Findings from the Interview
What does Sustainability mean to you?
He says it means the use of fossil fuels and converting to renewable energy sources to provide for a cleaner and longer standing environment
Is there anything you are doing right now to live a more sustainable lifestyle?
At home, he makes sure we reuse water bottles, recycle, and conserve energy when it comes to lighting. At work, his company is moving towards more energy efficient lighting and are building his buildings to comply with local sustainability walls. Trying to be as conscientious as possible about LEED standards.
Is there anything you think should be done to promote sustainability in your home? In larger society?
To him, we should be using cars less, walking more, making roofs with more heat absorption. Reduce our demand for temperature-related electricity use.
Does your work uniquely affect
Yes, he works for people who work for him both from a consumption point of view as well as marketability as people's perceptions of sustainability change and it becomes the catchphrase that everyone wants, he has to make his buildings more sustainable and market them as such.