CM 1070

Sustainable economic development (principles of balance and stewardship) - Answer Sustainable economic development meets the needs of current generations without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. - Principle of Balance: Economic activity should promote social welfare and protect the natural resource base. - Principle of Stewardship: Economic activity should take into account impacts on future generations and steward the natural resource base so it is pr...

triple bottom line - Answer people, planet, profit integrated design - Answer practice of designing with sensitivity for sustainability...treat design variables as interconnected integrated design goals - Answer understand and set goals such as: size and type regulations and codes geography environmental performance goals project budget integrated design process - Answer whole system approach team members included throughout more decisions made in teams emphasis on f...

What is the name of the report that defined the 3 pillars of sustainability as we use them today? - Answer Brundtland Report The following are all ways to define the 3 pillars of sustainability - Answer People, Planet, Profit /Social, Environmental, Economy Rocks, Wind, and Dirt are ------- parts of the environment are - Answer abiotic What is the phases of Life Cycle Analysis as defined by ISO? - Answer Goal Definition and Scoping Inventory Analysis Impact Assessment Int...

____ 1. Sustainability refers to _____. a. the way in which the natural world works b. how we interact with the environment c. human methods of coping with environmental problems d. refusing, reducing, reusing, and recycling e. the capacity of the earth's natural systems to survive, flourish, and adapt - Answer e ____ 2. Which discipline is most associated with environmental science? a. botany b. political science c. sociology d. ecology e. psychology - Answer d ____ 3. ...

Not cutting down more trees than will grow again is an example of - Answer Sustainability It is up to _____________ to become well informed about the products they are consuming. - Answer You/Consumers Green initiatives could help to minimize - Answer water contamination Which of the following is NOT a component of sustainability? - Answer Political Dams are an example of an ____________ impact of the built environment. - Answer Environmental The burning of fossil f...

Trees have positive effects on the following EXCEPT: Air quality, Water Retention, Water Quality, Property Value - Answer Water Quality A previously developed site that is economically obsolete or underutilized is called Unsustainable, unusable, greyfield, brownfield - Answer Greyfield Which one of the following is NOT a water efficiency tactic? A. Water-efficient landscaping B. Greywater recycling C. high-efficiency appliances D. Toilets with alternative flush - Answer Greyw...

Construction actually have little to no effects on the environment, and thereby has no effect on global warming. - Answer False To create, expand, and shape markets for green product and services leads to - Answer economic benefits Buildings in the US consume about 16% of the total water withdrawals, in the amount of near 39 billiion gallons per day. - Answer true which of the following choices are best practices in sustainable construction? - Answer all of these choices, ...