CM 1070 Module quiz answers for midterm

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Counting Carbon: Understanding Carbon Footprints of Buildings According to Counting Carbon, when seeking to identify opportunities for reducing carbon emissions, assigning ownership of those emissions is:

50%

Counting Carbon: Understanding Carbon Footprints of Buildings Coal accounts for about what share of U.S. electricity generation:

below current levels

Counting Carbon: Understanding Carbon Footprints of Buildings The "350.org" campaign to limit concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere describes a target in parts per million (ppm) that is:

A house

Counting Carbon: Understanding Carbon Footprints of Buildings. At atmospheric pressure and ambient temperatures, the volume of one ton of carbon is about the volume of:

US Environmental Protection Agency; Perform in the top 25% of all products in its class

According to Energy Star, which is developed by ________________, a product must _________________ in order to display the Energy Star logo.

Guidance Documents

According to the textbook, School districts that adopt a sustainable school design program, such as the WA sustainable school design protocol, in replacement of the LEED rating system is an example of a sustainable policy brought about by what component in the Implementation element phase?

Technical Support

According to the textbook, having an experienced engineer on staff to provide direct assistance to state agencies and the private sector is an example of a sustainability policy brought about by what component of the Implementation element phase?

Design, construction, and delivery of the capital project

According to your textbook, the stakeholders that collaborate in the delivery of green capital projects must deal with a number of unique qualities that characterize more sustainable projects. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

Green building Environmentally Friendly Building High Performance Buildings

In the Construction Industry, Sustainable design and construction is also commonly referred to as which of the following?

Whole-Building life-cycle Assessment (WBLCA)

In the Urgency of Embodied Carbon Article, the Gold Standard and most widely accepted method for assessing embodied carbon is ____, but other tools can supplement this as a first step.

80%

One of the most important takeaways from whole-building Life Cycle Assessment is that structural systems almost always comprise the largest source of embodied carbon in the building—up to ____, depending on the building type, according to The Urgency of Embodied Carbon article.

lower

Products with longer service lives and lower maintenance costs will typically have ____________ life-cycle cost.

Human activities were fundamentally changing the landscape & Increasing destructive impacts of chemical and physical agents released into the biosphere by human industrial activities

Regarding the sustainability movement, what are the main realizations became progressively evident as early as the late 1800s?

Government Activities

Rewarding sustainable practices like making expedited permitting available to an organization that is planning new construction when they submit a green building checklist, such as LEED, is an example of a sustainable policy brought about by which component of the Inspiration element phase?

Feasible building

Sustainable construction is referred to as all of the following except:

True

T/F Buildings in the US consume about 16% of the total water withdrawals, in the amount of nearly 39 billion gallons per day.

True

T/F "Silent Spring" was published to describe the negative impacts of modern chemicals (e.g. hazards of industrial chemicals, effect of insecticides, and sprays in agriculture).

true

T/F A product's emissions, including solid waste, liquid waste, and air pollution, are tracked in a life-cycle assessment.

False

T/F According to the definition of "Weak" sustainability, not all resources are interchangeable, although they may be complementary.

True

T/F Along with the development of sustainability objectives at the corporate level, a key element of corporate sustainability is forming an effective corporate sustainability team.

False

T/F Downstream impacts are all of the side-effects a product has before it is actually used.

True

T/F Eco-driving is one of the 25 energy efficiency policy recommendations prepared by the G8.

true

T/F Green power is electricity produced from renewable resources, including solar, wind, geothermal, biomass and low-impact hydro.

true

T/F Market-based instruments influence the behavior of the market by incorporating costs that are often externalized to others or to society.

False

T/F One half of global greenhouse emissions can be attributed to buildings.

True

T/F Similar in form to Environmental Management System, Sustainability Management System plans take a broader focus to include social and economic goals relevant for the business being managed.

False

T/F Sustainability policies for capital projects should solely focus on establishing sustainability standards for those capital projects.

True

T/F Sustainable design and construction tactics can result in significant social benefit to both facility stakeholders and society at large.

False

T/F The Sustainable design and construction movement in Japan is a top-down process.

True

T/F The benefits of sustainable design and construction offer the potential to change the way in which we as humans face the challenges of the next decade.

True

T/F The use of sustainable technologies and practices creates new employment opportunities.

True

T/F To achieve the goals of sustainability, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) built their headquarters to be climate-neutral.

False

T/F Transportation is not considered in the life-cycle analysis of a product.

brownfield

The Duke Energy Center site was classified as a ________________ site because the nearby land was a gas station.

40 to 45

The Urgency of Embodied Carbon article describes the business-as-usual (BAU) forestry practices harvest cycle as ____ years, but a study found that an 80-year harvest cycle would be more beneficial for carbon storage in order for the trees to reach their optimum volume before harvesting.

CALGreen

The mandatory green building code adopted by the state of California which sets a new framework for recognizing and codifying the risks to public health and safety is known as:

effects of use

The phases of a construction material life cycle do NOT include:

north-south

To achieve maximum daylight and minimum heat intake, the United Nations Office Complex was built in ________________ orientation.

Economic benefits

To create, expand, and shape markets for green product and services leads to _________________________

Social Benefits

To enhance occupant comfort and health leads to ____________________________

Environmental Benefits

To improve air and water quality & Reduce global warming leads to _______________________________________

Policy, Programme, and Evaluation

When examining policy options, what are the three main categories that emerge when designing a sustainability policy or program?

Reducing resource consumption Use of recyclable resources Eliminating toxins

Which of the following choices are best practices in sustainable construction?

To ensure affordable and clean energy

Which of the following is NOT a goal of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)?

Universal education

Which of the following is NOT a goal of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?

Creating new business opportunities

Which of the following is NOT an Economic benefit for sustainable construction.

Improved overall quality of life

Which of the following is NOT an environmental selling point for sustainable construction?

improved overall quality of life

Which of the following is NOT an environmental selling point for sustainable construction?

Achieve universal environmental education

Which of the following is NOT part of goal 7 -focused on environmental sustainability -of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)?

Improving air and water quality

Which of the following is an example of an environmental benefit?

cooking

Which of the following uses the least amount of energy:

rural scale

Which of the followings is NOT a scale of CASBEE rating system:

Indoor air quality

Which one of the following is NOT a performance goal category for LEED?

Political

Which one of the following is NOT a pillar of sustainability, according to Triple Bottom Line?

Endures and encourages performance

Which one of the following is a potential Policy Option that brings about sustainability policies and programs?

Improved image/reputation of environmental leadership both within the organization and with respect to other organizations.

Which one of the following is a potential social reward of a sustainability program?

Natural systems

Which one of the following is not a project type that can be certified within the LEED rating system?

Life-cycle Assessment

*_____________________* is used to get more information about a product and used as a basis for some green product certifications.

construction

Building reuse and incorporation of salvaged building materials can greatly reduce the embodied carbon of ____, according to The Urgency of Embodied Carbon article.