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<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Dear AEC
Professional: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#333333'>I am a graduate student at the University of Florida –
School of Building Construction performing research as part of my curriculum
requirements. Currently, we are conducting a survey in order to determine the
relationships between building information modeling (BIM) and its ability to
support sustainable design and building practices within the
architecture-engineering-construction (AEC) industry.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#333333'>In order to collect the necessary data for this research we need
participants in the AEC industry, such as yourself, to assist in this
survey. Your responses to the questionnaire are extremely important to
the development of this research. The survey should take only 5-15
minutes of your time and the questions are primarily multiple choice.
There are no anticipated risks, as all of your responses will remain completely
anonymous and confidential. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#333333'>If the topics of building information modeling (BIM) and/or
sustainability are not your specialty, would you please forward this message to
someone in your company who specializes in these topics, and who would be
willing and able to participate.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#333333'>Please click the link below to begin the survey. Your
prompt reply will be greatly appreciated and I thank you very much for your
help. We hope to hear back from you soon.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;text-align:center'><span style='color:#333333'><a
href="http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB22A5787YDTY">http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB22A5787YDTY</a></span><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='color:#333333'>Sincerely, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='color:#333333'>Patrick<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:#333333'>----------<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:#333333'>W. Patrick Bynum
II, LEED AP<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:#333333'>M.S.
Candidate in Building Construction<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:#333333'>University
of Florida<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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