CM 1070

The natural environment is a good source of ideas for making buildings greener. Designers and researchers have begun to look to nature for inspiration as they develop new building materials and systems. This approach is known as?

Biomimicry

_____________ is a process of taking a building apart piece by piece to recover materials in a usable state for use in other buildings.

Deconstruction

________________ is the sum of all the greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the mining, harvesting, processing, manufacturing, transportation, and installation of building materials.

Embodied carbon

Which of the following is a social benefit of sustainable design and construction?

Enhance occupant comfort and health

The concepts surrounding the goals of sustainability can also be referred to as the three E's. What are the three E's of Sustainability?

Environment, Economy, Equity

Sustainability is only essential on the building level. As long as we have sustainable and green buildings, we do not need to concern about sustainable communities and cities.

False

A home project has applied for a LEED certification, and it has received the following scorecard: Based on the following level of certification, what would be the awarded LEED level for this project? (LEED CHART FACTS)

GOLD

In this class, we learned about the top ten green trends in the built environment (you had a discussion forum about it). Which one of the following is NOT one of those top ten green trends?

Green landscaping and land use

Which of the following statement is NOT correct about material management as a sustainable construction opportunity?

It is essential to choose green products for use in a sustainable construction project no matter how those products arrive on site.

Which one of the following is NOT a benefit of vegetated roofs?

Material use reduction

In a facility service life, _______________________ phase is typically the longest phase of the facility's life-cycle, and also the majority of a facility's impact from an energy and water standpoint occurs during this phase.

Operation and Maintenance

Net-zero energy buildings combine energy efficiency and renewable energy generation to consume only as much energy as can be produced onsite through renewable resources over a specified time period.

True

Although we are unable to achieve completely sustainable design and construction using available technologies at this time, we can certainly improve the sustainability of conventional construction using several green building practices. Which of the following is the key strategy for green building development?

All of the options

Prevention through Design (PtD) is a philosophy and approach to projects that involve identifying potential hazards during the earliest stage of a project and changing the design itself to avoid those hazards during construction or occupancy phases. According to the hierarchy of controls, which one of the following has the highest level of effectiveness?

Change the design to remove the hazard

Which of the following statement is NOT correct about the global impact of sustainability?

Climate change is not affecting every country.

To design a green building, in order to maximize the sustainability of the materials used in the building, we decide to use rapidly renewable materials for flooring. Which one of the following can NOT be used for the flooring of our building?

Concrete

Several trends in the industry are notable for their contributions toward improving the process of construction project delivery. One of them is __________, which is a set of practices that eliminates unneeded steps and materials, eliminating the concept of waste by changing the way projects are built.

Lean construction.

While the large majority of energy used in the United States still comes from fossil fuels (coal, natural gas, petroleum), there is also tremendous growth in renewable energy technologies. In this context, renewable energy resources are constantly replenished and will never run out. Which of of the following is not a renewable source of energy to generate electricity?

Nuclear

An owner wants to use a lighting system to be installed in a parking lot. He is planning to use that parking lot for a total of 6 years. He has three options to choose from, as summarized in the following table. Options Service life Initial cost Energy cost per year A 2 years $100 $100 B 3 years $200 $50 C 6 years $500 $50 Based on the project's life-cycle, initial cost, and energy cost, what would be the most cost-effective option? (CHART)

Option B

A successful sustainability program usually includes four main elemental phases, which contain multiple activities or components that contribute to sustainability, some through policy compliance, others through adaptation of policy. Which one of the following is NOT one of those four elements?

Organization

The project delivery strategy significantly influences the outcome of the project because it establishes the framework of responsibilities and risk allocation for the execution of all tasks required by the project. In what stage of the life-cycle of a construction project the project delivery should be planned and determined?

Pre-Design phase

Energy and water-efficient facilities offer society a range of economic benefits, including cost reduction from lower civil infrastructure costs and preserving nonrenewable resources, including fossil fuels and water aquifers, for the next generation. Furthermore, a number of energy-efficient features (e.g., daylighting) in buildings can provide the following benefits, Except:

Promote safety awareness of facility occupants

The impact of human behavior on sustainability essential to be considered to maintain natural resources for future generations. An example to one of those behaviors is that when you increase the lighting energy efficiency of a building using LED lights, you lose about ten percent of lighting energy savings to increased use. Which of the following describe the theory behind this example?

The Jevons Paradox

Which of the following statement is NOT correct about green renovation and indoor air quality during the post-occupancy phase of a building?

The installation of absorptive materials should occur before dust-producing activities occur.

With water scarcity becoming a more serious issue worldwide, greywater recycling systems are becoming increasingly common. As an owner of a building, we decide to design a system to capture greywater for reuse in irrigation or toilet flushing. Which of the following sources is the best choice in the design of our new system?

Water from sinks

Which one of the following strategies can help in sustainable site operation?

All of the above

For buildings designed with energy sustainability in mind, ongoing implementation of efficiency and operations plans is important to ensure that energy goals for the building are met in practice. One of the efficiency and operations plans that may be included for a green building is a continuous commissioning plan. Which of the following does fit a continiuos commissioning plan:

It adjusts the facility for evolving operational requirements.

Which one of the following is a definition of SWAT team approach in forming an effective sustainability team?

training an elite team with the specialized capabilities to internally address sustainability challenges from any aspect of its operations. They can be deployed anywhere within the company to solve specific sustainability problems.

One sustainable design strategy for building site is to preserve existing trees that may surround the building site. Trees have positive effects on the following EXCEPT:

Lighting Load

The life-cycle of a construction material can be divided into three phases: upstream of use, the use of the material itself, and downstream of use. Upstream impacts are all of the side-effects a product has before it is actually used. Which one of the following might NOT include in the upstream?

Recycling or reusing of the finished product after its use.