Meeting the Social Housing Demand; Exploring the Resource Impacts on the Construction Industry in Justifying the Refurbishment or Demolition of Properties Within the United Kingdom’s Public Housing Sector
The questionnaire has a total of 15 questions and should take no longer than 10 minutes to complete. All responses will remain anonymous, strictly confidential and the results used only for the purpose of this research.
Section A – Demographic Information
1. What sector do you work in?
a) Public ☐
b) Private ☐
2. What is your position within the company?
a) Director ☐
b) Managerial ☐
c) Administration ☐
d) Councillor ☐
e) Other ☐
3. Please provide your first three digits of your work location postcode. This will enable the research to demonstrate the geographical location of responses. For example; CV1
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4. Age range:
a) 16-25 ☐
b) 25-35 ☐
c) 35-45 ☐
d) 45-55 ☐
e) 55+ ☐
f) Rather not say ☐
Section B – Demolition VS Refurbishment
5. Is your company currently undertaking or planning any demolition projects?
a) Yes ☐
b) No ☐
c) Unsure ☐
If yes – how many demolition projects and what is the total value of the projects?
Total Projects
Total Value
£________________
6. Is your company currently undertaking or planning any refurbishment projects?
a) Yes ☐
b) No ☐
c) Unsure ☐
If yes – how many refurbishment projects and what is the total value of the projects?
Total Projects
Total Value
£________________
7. Of these projects, what type of properties are set to be demolished or refurbished (select all that are applicable)
a) House ☐
b) Bungalow ☐
c) Flats (under 9 storeys) ☐
d) Flats (over 10 storeys) ☐
e) Commercial ☐
8. Are the property types identified in question 7, of pre-fabricated or pre-cast concrete construction form? Please select ALL that apply.
List the construction type here (LPS, Wimpey, Airey etc.)
a) Pre-fabricated ☐
b) Pre-cast concrete ☐
c) Other ☐
9. With regard to the demolition and refurbishment projects, do you receive financial support through funding bodies?
a) Yes ☐
b) No ☐
10. What determines a property/building to be demolished or refurbished? Please select one which is of most importance.
a) Economic impact ☐
b) Social impact ☐
c) Environmental impact ☐
11. Select the importance of the key factors applied to guiding the decision to demolish or refurb.
Very Important Important Not important
a) Business need ☐
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b) Condition of stock ☐
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c) Strategic vision ☐
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d) Tenant satisfaction ☐
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e) Available funding ☐
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f) Affordability (rent & energy efficiency) of units for current or prospective tenants ☐
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g) Commerciality ☐
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12. How many applicants are on your current waiting list, in need of a property?
a) Under 100 ☐
b) 100-200 ☐
c) 200-300 ☐
d) 300-400 ☐
e) 400-500 ☐
f) 500-600 ☐
g) 600-700 ☐
h) 700-800 ☐
i) 800-900 ☐
j) 900-1000 ☐
k) 1000+ ☐
Section C – Resource Impacts
13. When project managing a refurbishment or demolition project, what are the resource barriers faced? Select all that apply.
Human
Skills shortage ☐
Earnings ☐
Health & safety fears ☐
Work environment ☐
Lack of professional qualifications ☐
Type of employment (self employed, permanent, contracted) ☐
Material
Sustainability ☐
Availability ☐
Cost ☐
Inflation ☐
Transportation ☐
14. In your experience, is there current sufficient expertise available in the construction industry to support your needs on projects?
a) Yes ☐
b) No ☐
15. Primarily, is the whole lifecycle of a project considered to reduce environmental impact?
a) Yes ☐
b) No ☐