Intro to Sustainability: Quizzes 8-14 Q&A

According to the US Green Building Council, what percentage of time do most people spend indoors?

90%

True/False: If a product has an (EPD) Environmental Product declaration, it means that the product is manufactured in a way that reduces environmental impact

FASLE

True/False: The Paris Agreement as a strict enforcement policy established if a country fails to meet their CO2 reduction targets.

False The Paris Agreement fell short of creating enforcement, thus the compromise that encouraged countries like the US, China and India to get on board and sign the agreement

Which certification body promotes sustainable harvesting and distribution for wood products?

Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)

True/False: One way materials release harmful chemical molecules is through aging and exposure to water and sunlight

True

Environmental Justice is...

A movement that is response to social and capital system where environmental harm disproportionately affects people of color and other vulnerable populations

After construction and prior to occupancy, LEED recommends which procedure to eliminate air quality problems from the construction process?

Air Flush-out activities

Thermal comfort is affected by which factors?

All listed here (except 'none') Temperature Ventilation Humidity

Historic preservation properties can affect which category in LEED's rating system?

All of the above -Sustainable sites -Energy and atmosphere -Water efficiency

How do harmful chemicals enter the body?

All of these -Breathing them in -Ingesting through the mouth Absorption through the skin

Which item below can be designed to shield a window from sunlight AND allows light to penetrate deeper into the interior space?

Both (Light Shelves and Light Louvers) Both allow some amount of shading and light penetration. a light shelf can block direct glare while bouncing ight deeper in to the ceiling, while light louvers block almost all direct glare and direct most of the daylight to the ceiling.

A good source for guidance in writing supplemental specifications for sustainable designs is:

California's Section 01350- Special Environmental Requirements. Section 01350

Important legislation that was created to protect the quality of water:

Clean Water Act

Which type of window can provide effective illumination levels because light coming through the window strikes the ceiling surface and then reflects into the space?

Clerestories

Which type of glare is an annoyance, but an individual is able to see objects and activities?

Discomfort glare (This type of glare is annoying but doesn't keep you from seeing the way disability glare does.)

What type of product has a face veneer that is laminated to substrate material?

Engineered wood such as cabinet grade MDF

What are two basic phases of the programming phase?

Gathering relevant information from our client and data analysis

All of the following represent people who are the most vulnerable to harmful chemical exposure EXCEPT FOR:

Government officials

Which certification body is used to define low air pollution emitting sustainable furniure?

Green Guard

The conservation of natural resources is important for sustainable development and design. Thus, interior designers must be cognizant of how various buildings consume resources. Which commercial building type utilizes large quantities of energy and water?

Healthcare facilities

Which of the following is not a rating system property of acoustical ceiling products?

IAQ (Indoor Air Quality)

The Clean Air Act regulates all EXCEPT the following...

Indoor Air Quality Standards (There are no federal standards under the Clean Air Act for indoor air quality.

Which agency defines the method that a Life Cycle Assessment is conducted?

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

In the initial phases of the planning process, all stakeholders should be involved. Which individual does not have to be involved with the planning process?

Loan officer/Mortgage consultant

The energy efficiency of a lamp is determined by:

Lumens per watt

Which of the flooring is NOT resilient flooring?

Mediterranean Oak

The charter act for protecting the environment is:

National Environmental Policy Act (this is the act that set the stage for many environmental acts to be formed)

When a building wants to be recognized by the federal government as a historic building, what is recognized designation that building gets?

National Register of Historic Places

Which characteristic is NOT associated with quality daylighting?

Natural light that has an extreme high level of brightness

Consumer waste that has become raw material for another product is termed:

Post-consumer recycled

All of the below are attributes of products that have low-embodied energy, except...

Products that have biomimicry properties (Biomimicry does not implicitly mean it has lower embodied energy) The following ARE products that have low embodied energy -Products made with recycled content -products produced with minimal amounts of energy -products manufactured with efficient energy sources

All of the following are populations that are considered to be more vulnerable to environmental injustice EXCEPT for...

Property managers (All the other options are more vulnerable populations. Although everyone is technically effected by environmental injustice, being a property manager does not in itself constitute a particular vulnerability compared to the other choices.

According to the Secretary of the Interior's Standards, which treatment of historic properties emphasizes either recreating a no longer existing site and or returning a damaged building to a known earlier state by the introduction of new materials?

Reconstruction

All of the following are major factors in the air quality of indoor environment, EXCEPT FOR...

Regional location in a country (All the other choices ARE qualities of an indoor environment except for this one. Regional location does not necessarily determine the indoor quality in a major way, although it may have some minor impact on the indoors. -Noise Levels -Adequacy of ventilation -Availability of daylight

What is the name of the building maintenance program that is a comprehensive approach to all phases of maintenance, including reactive, time based, condition-based, and proactive tasks?

Reliability-Centered Maintenance program

In the early phase of a project when assembling a team, which project tool/phase can be used to prescreen qualified design and construction team applicants for hire?

Request for Qualifications

According to the Secretary of the Interior's Standards, which treatment of historic properties "focuses on the retention of materials from the most significant time in a property's history, while permitting the removal of materials from other periods"?

Restoration

Which phrase below best describes the following scenario? You salvage wood siding from an industrial barn upstate, refurbish it, use it for wood floors in an apartment in Manhattan.

Reused material

Why are toxic flame retardant chemicals not necessary for use in products?

Studies have shown that they don't delay fire ignition by that much and instead put toxins in the air if they are burned.

Which tool is useful for assembling ideas and evaluating the appropriateness of various sustainability design solutions and managing green certification goals?

Sustainability Matrix/Scorecard

Which product/technology can provide insulation; control noise; provide privacy; reduce glare from sunlight and exterior lighting?

Window Treatments