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www.greenbuildermedia.com/2017-readers-choice-awards

Do you AGREE OR DISAGREE Rate how easy it is to access

with the following statements? SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS
in each product category.

AGREE DISAGREE
1=Most Green Options;
It’s getting easier to tell 2=Some Green Options;
sustainable brands from ones 3=Fewest Green Options
that are simply “greenwashing.” 60.4% 39.6%
1 2 3
The quality of eco-friendly
products is generally improving Roofing 21.7% 58.8% 19.6%
from year to year. 93.8% 6.3%
Structure 21.7% 61.9% 16.5%
Brand is more important than
price when it comes to choosing Siding 32% 54.6% 13.4%
between two similar green products. 57.3% 42.7%
Insulation 50.5% 38.1% 11.3%
I tend to assume a green
product will be of higher HVAC 38.1% 44.3% 17.5%
quality if I know and trust the brand. 78.1% 21.9%
Windows 42.3% 45.4% 12.4%
When specifying green products
Appliances 51.6% 41.2% 7.2%
and materials, I typically start with
a known brand and go from there. 83.3% 16.7%
Faucets 32% 52.6% 15.5%

Fixtures 28.9% 55.7% 15.5%
CLEARLY SUSTAINABLE. This year, a majority of our pros
believe they can separate truly sustainable brands from Countertops 28.9% 53.6% 17.5%
greenwashed ones. We agree with them: increasing
transparency is making it harder to disguise inferior products Cabinets 27.8% 51.6% 20.6%
with false claims.
Paints and Adhesives 36.1% 47.4% 16.5%

Lighting 54.6% 30.9% 14.4%

Home Automation 41.2% 47.4% 11.3%

CREDIT: ECOSTAR

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