GREEN BUILDING DESIGN EXAM 1
xeriscaping - ANSWER landscaping strategy focusing on drought-tolerant
native and adapted species (black-eyed susans near us)
reclaimed water - ANSWER water from a waste water treatment plant
how much time do you spend indoors? - ANSWER ppl spend 90% of their
time indoors
U.S. Building Impacts water use - ANSWER 12%
U.S. Building Impacts CO2 emissions - ANSWER 39%
U.S. Building Impacts waste output - ANSWER 65%
U.S. Building Impacts electricity consumption - ANSWER 71%
Worldwide Buildings account for - ANSWER -17% fresh water withdrawls
-25% wood harvest
-33% co2 emissions
-40% material and nrg use
-45% in china
stakeholders of construction - ANSWER -owners
-architects
-contractors
-city/state/federal
Design-Bid-Build (DBB) - ANSWER most common 60% of buildings
Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) - ANSWER newest form of project delivery
(<1% of buildings)
-continuous involvement of primary parties throughout design and construction
rate of rain forest loss - ANSWER 1 acre per second
, What percentage will be lost of all species by 2030 if we continue exhausting
our natural resources? - ANSWER 20%
IPCC - ANSWER Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
found that climate can suddenly flip
ozone depletion - ANSWER thinning of the ozone layer
-hole over antarctica found in 1985 and doubled by 1999
-should be restored by 2050
negative environmental consequences to deforestation - ANSWER
biodiversity loss, global warming, soil erosion, albedo
what is albedo - ANSWER (reflectivity) alters surface temp and nrg, water
evaporation rate, ect.
eutrophication - ANSWER -over-enrichment of water bodies with nutrients
from agriculture and landscape fertilizer, urban runoff, sewage discharge, and
eroded soil banks
-fosters algae growth
each year how many new chemical compounds are created? - ANSWER 6,000
EDCs - ANSWER Endocrine-disrupting chemicals
-interfere w/ hormones produced by the endocrine systems
what is sustainable development - ANSWER development that meets the
needs of the present w/o compromising the ability of future generations to meet
their own needs
-calls for the balance of natural, social, and economic systems
greening - ANSWER minimizing or eliminating the environmental impacts of
activites
definition of green building - ANSWER refers to the quality and
characteristics of the actual structure created using the principles and
methodology
xeriscaping - ANSWER landscaping strategy focusing on drought-tolerant
native and adapted species (black-eyed susans near us)
reclaimed water - ANSWER water from a waste water treatment plant
how much time do you spend indoors? - ANSWER ppl spend 90% of their
time indoors
U.S. Building Impacts water use - ANSWER 12%
U.S. Building Impacts CO2 emissions - ANSWER 39%
U.S. Building Impacts waste output - ANSWER 65%
U.S. Building Impacts electricity consumption - ANSWER 71%
Worldwide Buildings account for - ANSWER -17% fresh water withdrawls
-25% wood harvest
-33% co2 emissions
-40% material and nrg use
-45% in china
stakeholders of construction - ANSWER -owners
-architects
-contractors
-city/state/federal
Design-Bid-Build (DBB) - ANSWER most common 60% of buildings
Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) - ANSWER newest form of project delivery
(<1% of buildings)
-continuous involvement of primary parties throughout design and construction
rate of rain forest loss - ANSWER 1 acre per second
, What percentage will be lost of all species by 2030 if we continue exhausting
our natural resources? - ANSWER 20%
IPCC - ANSWER Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
found that climate can suddenly flip
ozone depletion - ANSWER thinning of the ozone layer
-hole over antarctica found in 1985 and doubled by 1999
-should be restored by 2050
negative environmental consequences to deforestation - ANSWER
biodiversity loss, global warming, soil erosion, albedo
what is albedo - ANSWER (reflectivity) alters surface temp and nrg, water
evaporation rate, ect.
eutrophication - ANSWER -over-enrichment of water bodies with nutrients
from agriculture and landscape fertilizer, urban runoff, sewage discharge, and
eroded soil banks
-fosters algae growth
each year how many new chemical compounds are created? - ANSWER 6,000
EDCs - ANSWER Endocrine-disrupting chemicals
-interfere w/ hormones produced by the endocrine systems
what is sustainable development - ANSWER development that meets the
needs of the present w/o compromising the ability of future generations to meet
their own needs
-calls for the balance of natural, social, and economic systems
greening - ANSWER minimizing or eliminating the environmental impacts of
activites
definition of green building - ANSWER refers to the quality and
characteristics of the actual structure created using the principles and
methodology
