| This study is a survey of the Land Development and Housing industry including land developers, homebuilders, planning design consultants, and other urban consultants about issues related to urban sustainability, community and housing design, affordability, environmental management, and technologies for improved environmental performance. The total number of firms that responded was 66, including 12 out of 20 developers registered with the Urban Development Institute, Calgary Chapter.;The Survey-Questionnaire addresses 6 major themes: The Calgary Sustainable Suburbs Study (July 1995); innovation for housing and community design; consumer preferences and choice; business practices and the environment; knowledge and state of awareness about innovative projects for sustainable community design and; situation and challenges for affordability and improving it.;The study also reviews and discusses in relation to the Urban Delivery System in general, and Calgary in particular, the need for alternative site development and infrastructure standards, barriers and constraints to innovation, consumer receptivity and market testing for sustainability choices.;The Study concludes with a set of observations about the Delivery System and interactions among the key industry players, strategies for diffusing innovations for sustainable housing and community design, principles for improving municipal policy and regulations, and industry commitment for improved environmental performance. |
