Designers Circle Survey

Please tell us about your design needs.

Our firm designs:

Single-family residential

Multifamily

Mixed-Use

Low-Rise—Office

Retail—single store

Hospitality

Other

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Our top design considerations are:

Cost-effective structures

Contemporary Buildings

Energy-Efficient Buildings

High Functionality

Sustainability

Other

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Our firm could better understand:

Wall design—shear walls/wall bracing

Floor design—floor diaphragms

Roof design—roof diaphragms

Engineered wood joist systems

Support beams

Other

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Our firm could use assistance with:

Energy-efficient design

Designing for high wind resistance

Considering wood podium construction

Incorporating engineered wood beams into our designs

Managing moisture movement through wall and roof systems

Balancing cost with energy efficiency

Other

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Our biggest challenge for the next 3–5 years will be:

Finding skilled designers that understand material properties

Keeping up with code or public policy changes

Possible outsourcing of design work

Keeping designs simple for contractors having troubles finding skilled construction labor

Other

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If you selected "other" for any of the answers above, please explain below.
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(Optional)
If you would like a member of our staff to contact you, please enter:
Name,
Email,
Location,
and a brief description of the topic of interest.
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Question 8
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