The major purposes of this study were to analyze main features of US Green Building Council's LEE... more The major purposes of this study were to analyze main features of US Green Building Council's LEED for Homes rating system and examine residents' satisfaction on their LEED-certified homes and neighborhoods. The first part of this article shows the structure and features of the LEED for Homes rating system and the process to obtain credits of this rating system. The investigation to assess residents' satisfaction targeted LEED certified home residents in Midwest in the United State. The satisfaction was assessed in relation to socio-demographic and housing characteristics. To collect data, a quantitative survey was administered to the residents of LEED-certified homes in Midwest in the US. A total of 605 surveys was sent out and 235 were collected, yielding a 38.8% response rate. Findings revealed that LEED-certified home residents were highly satisfied with their homes and neighborhood although neighborhood satisfaction was lower than housing satisfaction. Residents' income and education were the significant socio-demographic factors that show significant relationships with housing satisfaction. Residents' home ownership, length of residence, housing types were significant housing characteristics on their satisfaction while the levels of LEED certifications (i.e., certified, silver, gold, and platinum) were not significantly related to housing satisfaction. The findings of this study suggest the importance of developing effective strategies for those who are less educated, lower income classes, renters, or multi-attached housing residents for more successful development of LEED-certified homes in the future.
Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, 2012
A sojourner is an individual who visits or lives in another country for a brief period with no in... more A sojourner is an individual who visits or lives in another country for a brief period with no intention of permanently remaining in the host country. Based on a model by Marans and Rodgers (Metropolitan America in Contemporary Perspective, 1975, 299), sojourners' residential satisfaction is hypothesized to be dependent on their perception of particular housing aspects, which is affected by their personal characteristics. The purpose of this study was to examine the residential satisfaction of Korean sojourners in one city in the United States. Using a mixed methods design, cultural housing differences were identified through 10 in-depth interviews and data from 235 surveys. The results indicated that perceived cultural housing differences significantly influenced physical housing perception, neighborhood perception, and attachment, which significantly influenced residential satisfaction. Future research should include a wide variety of ethnic groups in an attempt to support and extend the findings of this study.
The major purposes of this study were to analyze main features of US Green Building Council's LEE... more The major purposes of this study were to analyze main features of US Green Building Council's LEED for Homes rating system and examine residents' satisfaction on their LEED-certified homes and neighborhoods. The first part of this article shows the structure and features of the LEED for Homes rating system and the process to obtain credits of this rating system. The investigation to assess residents' satisfaction targeted LEED certified home residents in Midwest in the United State. The satisfaction was assessed in relation to socio-demographic and housing characteristics. To collect data, a quantitative survey was administered to the residents of LEED-certified homes in Midwest in the US. A total of 605 surveys was sent out and 235 were collected, yielding a 38.8% response rate. Findings revealed that LEED-certified home residents were highly satisfied with their homes and neighborhood although neighborhood satisfaction was lower than housing satisfaction. Residents' income and education were the significant socio-demographic factors that show significant relationships with housing satisfaction. Residents' home ownership, length of residence, housing types were significant housing characteristics on their satisfaction while the levels of LEED certifications (i.e., certified, silver, gold, and platinum) were not significantly related to housing satisfaction. The findings of this study suggest the importance of developing effective strategies for those who are less educated, lower income classes, renters, or multi-attached housing residents for more successful development of LEED-certified homes in the future.
Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, 2012
A sojourner is an individual who visits or lives in another country for a brief period with no in... more A sojourner is an individual who visits or lives in another country for a brief period with no intention of permanently remaining in the host country. Based on a model by Marans and Rodgers (Metropolitan America in Contemporary Perspective, 1975, 299), sojourners' residential satisfaction is hypothesized to be dependent on their perception of particular housing aspects, which is affected by their personal characteristics. The purpose of this study was to examine the residential satisfaction of Korean sojourners in one city in the United States. Using a mixed methods design, cultural housing differences were identified through 10 in-depth interviews and data from 235 surveys. The results indicated that perceived cultural housing differences significantly influenced physical housing perception, neighborhood perception, and attachment, which significantly influenced residential satisfaction. Future research should include a wide variety of ethnic groups in an attempt to support and extend the findings of this study.
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