CM 1070 END OF COURSE ALL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Which one of the following is a potential Programme Option that brings about
sustainability policies and programs?
A. Creating a working group to develop standards and plans
B. Modifying organizational practices
C. Obtaining Third-party certification or evaluation
D. All of these options - ✔✔B. Modifying organizational practices
✔✔Based on your textbook, what are the four basic elements of a Sustainability
Program?
A. Motivation, Direction, Implementation, Evaluation
B. Inspiration, Motivation, Innovation, Implementation
C. Inspiration, Motivation, Implementation, Evaluation
D. Inspiration, Direction, Innovation, Implementation - ✔✔C. Inspiration, Motivation,
Implementation, Evaluation
✔✔(T/F) Market-based instruments influence the behavior of the market by
incorporating costs that are often externalized to others or to society. - ✔✔True
✔✔The phenomenon where increased efficiency leads to increased demand that offsets
the amount of resources saved through efficiency called _______________.
A. The productivity principle
B. The tragedy of the commons
C. Rebound effect
D. Ecological Rucksack - ✔✔C. Rebound Effect
✔✔According to the Copenhagen Accord, actions should be taken to keep a maximum
increase to below _____ degrees Celsius to mitigate climate change.
A. 0.5
B. 2
, C. 5
D. 7.2 - ✔✔B. 2
✔✔(T/F) The U.S. has invested in the development of new energy assets and
technologies to achieve high-performance and net-zero-energy buildings. - ✔✔True
✔✔Which one of the following is NOT a pillar of sustainability, according to Triple
Bottom Line?
A. Social
B. Economy
C. Political
D. Environmental - ✔✔C. Political
✔✔(T/F) In the United States, many organizations either reference or explicitly
incorporate the USGBC LEED GREEN Building Rating System as an evaluation
mechanism and/or support tool. - ✔✔True
✔✔__________________options provide funding, implementation, or other needed
resources to make sustainability easier to achieve. - ✔✔Programme
✔✔Circumstances such as the climate in Main, where extremely high energy costs
make sustainable construction more attractive, is an example of a sustainable policy
brought about from which components of the Inspiration element phase?
A. Leadership
B. Facing opponents
C. Government activities
D. Prevailing conditions - ✔✔D. Prevailing conditions
✔✔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?
A. Requirements for additional information and documentation
B. Existence of incentives and resources not available to other projects
C. Design, construction, and delivery of the capital project
D. Procurement of unusual products with limited resources - ✔✔C. Design,
construction, and delivery of the capital project
✔✔According to ISO 14001, what are the four steps of a continuous improvement
cycle?
A. Design - Construction - Operation - Demolition
B. Plan - Do - Check - Act
C. Objectives - Risks - Controls - Alignment
D. Inspiration - Motivation - Implementation - Evaluation - ✔✔B. Plan - Do - Check - Act
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Which one of the following is a potential Programme Option that brings about
sustainability policies and programs?
A. Creating a working group to develop standards and plans
B. Modifying organizational practices
C. Obtaining Third-party certification or evaluation
D. All of these options - ✔✔B. Modifying organizational practices
✔✔Based on your textbook, what are the four basic elements of a Sustainability
Program?
A. Motivation, Direction, Implementation, Evaluation
B. Inspiration, Motivation, Innovation, Implementation
C. Inspiration, Motivation, Implementation, Evaluation
D. Inspiration, Direction, Innovation, Implementation - ✔✔C. Inspiration, Motivation,
Implementation, Evaluation
✔✔(T/F) Market-based instruments influence the behavior of the market by
incorporating costs that are often externalized to others or to society. - ✔✔True
✔✔The phenomenon where increased efficiency leads to increased demand that offsets
the amount of resources saved through efficiency called _______________.
A. The productivity principle
B. The tragedy of the commons
C. Rebound effect
D. Ecological Rucksack - ✔✔C. Rebound Effect
✔✔According to the Copenhagen Accord, actions should be taken to keep a maximum
increase to below _____ degrees Celsius to mitigate climate change.
A. 0.5
B. 2
, C. 5
D. 7.2 - ✔✔B. 2
✔✔(T/F) The U.S. has invested in the development of new energy assets and
technologies to achieve high-performance and net-zero-energy buildings. - ✔✔True
✔✔Which one of the following is NOT a pillar of sustainability, according to Triple
Bottom Line?
A. Social
B. Economy
C. Political
D. Environmental - ✔✔C. Political
✔✔(T/F) In the United States, many organizations either reference or explicitly
incorporate the USGBC LEED GREEN Building Rating System as an evaluation
mechanism and/or support tool. - ✔✔True
✔✔__________________options provide funding, implementation, or other needed
resources to make sustainability easier to achieve. - ✔✔Programme
✔✔Circumstances such as the climate in Main, where extremely high energy costs
make sustainable construction more attractive, is an example of a sustainable policy
brought about from which components of the Inspiration element phase?
A. Leadership
B. Facing opponents
C. Government activities
D. Prevailing conditions - ✔✔D. Prevailing conditions
✔✔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?
A. Requirements for additional information and documentation
B. Existence of incentives and resources not available to other projects
C. Design, construction, and delivery of the capital project
D. Procurement of unusual products with limited resources - ✔✔C. Design,
construction, and delivery of the capital project
✔✔According to ISO 14001, what are the four steps of a continuous improvement
cycle?
A. Design - Construction - Operation - Demolition
B. Plan - Do - Check - Act
C. Objectives - Risks - Controls - Alignment
D. Inspiration - Motivation - Implementation - Evaluation - ✔✔B. Plan - Do - Check - Act
