PERCEPTION OF SUSTAINABLE DESIGN : An empirical examination of environmental preference and evaluation of sustainability

Abstract

Ttzleemi MSUGIY?IMA* de te e Research on sustainable design often emphasizes the biophysical aspects of the environment and tends to neglect .its socio-perceptual aspects, Howcver, perception of sustainable design is. an important factor in promoting public acceptance, An ernpirical study employing the concept of environmental preference was conducted to explore this aspect of sustainable design. One hundred and fifty-eight Japanese university students panicipated in the researeh, TTie study found a significant correlation betwecn participants' preferences for sustainable design and their evaluations of sustainability, It was a]so suggested that several other constructs are likely to be involved in preferences for sustainable design.