British Columbians lead Canada in the adoption of environmentally sustainable building products, and in the knowledge of products that contribute to indoor air quality, according to report just released by LePage.
Twenty-seven per cent of British Columbians say they’re likely to use sustainable and green renovation and building products, relative to just 15% of Albertans, according to the LePage Report on Canadians’ Attitudes to Sustainability.
The report found B.C. also leads the country in buying organic local food, ties with Ontario for highest propensity to recycle, and is in second place, after Ontario, for using energy efficient appliances.
The report found that 98% of Canadians view home air quality as important, and 75% view using green and sustainable building products as important, but that most would pay only 10% more for such products.
It also noted that, despite the perceived importance of sustainable and green building products, nearly two-thirds of Canadians who have used professional help for home renovation projects haven’t asked that sustainable products be used.
The report states women are more likely than men to recycle, compost, choose organic household products or choose organic local food. However, there’s no difference between the sexes in adoption of green building products.
Canadian homeowners aged 55-plus are more likely to use green building products than younger survey respondents, the survey found.