CM 1070 STUDY EXAMS GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔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
✔✔T/F Eco-driving is one of the 25 energy efficiency policy recommendations prepared
by the G8. - ✔✔True
✔✔Where was the actual term of "sustainable development" expressed for the first
time?
A. World Conservation Strategy meeting in 1980
B. The UN World Commission on Environmental and Development in 1987
C. The UN Conference on Environment and Development in 1992
D. World Bank report in 1995 - ✔✔World Conservation Strategy meeting in 1980
✔✔T/F To achieve the goals of sustainability, the United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP) built their headquarters to be climate-neutral. - ✔✔True
✔✔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:
a. CALGreen
B. International Building Code
C. Green Code
D. Public Safety Code
Feedback - ✔✔CALgreen
✔✔Which of the following events resulted in forming Agenda 21, a program created for
global action in all areas of sustainable development?
a. World Conservation Strategy meeting in 1980
, B. The UN World Commission on Environmental and Development in 1987
C. The UN Conference on Environment and Development in 1992
D. World Bank report in 1995
Feedback - ✔✔The UN Conference on Environment and Development in 1992
✔✔Which one of the following is a potential Policy Option that brings about
sustainability policies and programs?
A. Endures and encourage performance
B. Incentives/subsidies
C. Performance monitoring and reporting
D. All of these options - ✔✔Endures and encourage performance
✔✔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
Feedback - ✔✔Inspiration, Motivation, Implementation, Evaluation
✔✔T/F Sustainability policies for capital projects should solely focus on establishing
sustainability standards for those capital projects. - ✔✔False
✔✔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. - ✔✔True
✔✔Which of the following is a key element of an Environmental Management System
(EMS) in the construction sector?
A. Policy statement
B. Review/update plan
C. Training plan/program
D. All of these options - ✔✔All of these options
✔✔To achieve maximum daylight and minimum heat intake, the United Nations Office
Complex was built in ________________ orientation.
A. east-west
B. northwest - southeast
C. southwest - northeast
D. north - south - ✔✔north-south
✔✔T/F Market-based instruments influence the behavior of the market by incorporating
costs that are often externalized to others or to society. - ✔✔True
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔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
✔✔T/F Eco-driving is one of the 25 energy efficiency policy recommendations prepared
by the G8. - ✔✔True
✔✔Where was the actual term of "sustainable development" expressed for the first
time?
A. World Conservation Strategy meeting in 1980
B. The UN World Commission on Environmental and Development in 1987
C. The UN Conference on Environment and Development in 1992
D. World Bank report in 1995 - ✔✔World Conservation Strategy meeting in 1980
✔✔T/F To achieve the goals of sustainability, the United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP) built their headquarters to be climate-neutral. - ✔✔True
✔✔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:
a. CALGreen
B. International Building Code
C. Green Code
D. Public Safety Code
Feedback - ✔✔CALgreen
✔✔Which of the following events resulted in forming Agenda 21, a program created for
global action in all areas of sustainable development?
a. World Conservation Strategy meeting in 1980
, B. The UN World Commission on Environmental and Development in 1987
C. The UN Conference on Environment and Development in 1992
D. World Bank report in 1995
Feedback - ✔✔The UN Conference on Environment and Development in 1992
✔✔Which one of the following is a potential Policy Option that brings about
sustainability policies and programs?
A. Endures and encourage performance
B. Incentives/subsidies
C. Performance monitoring and reporting
D. All of these options - ✔✔Endures and encourage performance
✔✔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
Feedback - ✔✔Inspiration, Motivation, Implementation, Evaluation
✔✔T/F Sustainability policies for capital projects should solely focus on establishing
sustainability standards for those capital projects. - ✔✔False
✔✔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. - ✔✔True
✔✔Which of the following is a key element of an Environmental Management System
(EMS) in the construction sector?
A. Policy statement
B. Review/update plan
C. Training plan/program
D. All of these options - ✔✔All of these options
✔✔To achieve maximum daylight and minimum heat intake, the United Nations Office
Complex was built in ________________ orientation.
A. east-west
B. northwest - southeast
C. southwest - northeast
D. north - south - ✔✔north-south
✔✔T/F Market-based instruments influence the behavior of the market by incorporating
costs that are often externalized to others or to society. - ✔✔True
