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Module 1 - From Blueprint to Greenprint
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1Fundamentals of Sustainability and Green Buildings:
-Sustainable ([blank_start]adj.[blank_end]): something capable of being sustained or maintained over time
-Sustainability ([blank_start]noun[blank_end]): the concept, practice, or condition of being sustained over time; the [blank_start]potential[blank_end] for endurance- Aadj.
- Bnoun
- Cpotential
2Systems thinking views the world as [blank_start]interconnected[blank_end] systems rather than [blank_start]isolated[blank_end] components.
- Ainterconnected
- Bisolated
3Examples of systems thinking:
- Ahuman body
- Becosystem
- Csolar system
- Dfood chain
- Esocial media
- Fwater cycle
- Gclimate change
- Hcustomer service
- Imathematics
- Jrecipes
4Sustainability through [blank_start]systems thinking[blank_end] involves understanding interconnectedness and [blank_start]interdependence[blank_end] in a system. Our actions and decisions [blank_start]within[blank_end] one aspect of the system can have far-reaching [blank_start]consequences[blank_end] throughout the entirety of the system. This includes social, economical, and [blank_start]environmental[blank_end] systems. Individual fixes can lead to [blank_start]holistic[blank_end] changes.
- Asystems thinking
- Blinear thinking
- Cinterdependence
- Dindependence
- Ewithin
- Fconsequences
- Genvironmental
- Hholistic
- Iincremental
5The "triple bottom line" framework suggests that sustainable success requires considering not only [blank_start]economic[blank_end] prosperity but also [blank_start]environmental[blank_end] stewardship and [blank_start]social[blank_end] responsibility.
- Aeconomic
- Benvironmental
- Csocial
6At the current rate of natural resource depletion and environmental degradation as of 2025, the ability of future generations to meet their needs is increasingly compromised.
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
7[blank_start]Two-thirds[blank_end] of structures that will exist in 2050 will have been built between now and then.
- ATwo-thirds
- BOne-half
- CThree-fourths
8People spend approximately [blank_start]90[blank_end]% of time indoors.
- A90
- B75
- C60
- D45
9Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) affects [blank_start]30[blank_end]% of buildings with more than [blank_start]20[blank_end]% of occupants complaining about issues having to do with time spent in the building (nose, throat, headache, etc.).
- A30
- B50
- C15
- D20
- E10
- F45
10The Impact of Buildings in the US:
[blank_start]Environmental[blank_end]:
- [blank_start]40[blank_end]% of total energy use
- [blank_start]72[blank_end]% of electricity usse
- [blank_start]38[blank_end]% of greenhouse gas emmissions
- [blank_start]40[blank_end]% of raw material use and waste output
- [blank_start]136[blank_end] million tons of waste annually
[blank_start]Social[blank_end]:
- [blank_start]7.36[blank_end] million jobs in construction since [blank_start]2014[blank_end]
- average of [blank_start]90[blank_end]% of time spent indoors
[blank_start]Economic[blank_end]:
- $[blank_start]531[blank_end] billion in annual revenue from the building industry
- [blank_start]30[blank_end]% of buildings suffer from SBS, negatively affecting occupants' health and productivity- AEnvironmental
- BSocial
- CEconomic
- D30
- E531
- F136
- G90
- H7.36
- I40
- J40.0
- K72
- L38
- M2014
- N2008
11Green building is a new concept.
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
12Green building practices drive [blank_start]responsible[blank_end] resource use in [blank_start]developed[blank_end] nations and empower [blank_start]developing[blank_end] nations to enhance their quality of life sustainably without [blank_start]exhausting[blank_end] local resources.
Green Building ([blank_start]noun[blank_end]); structure/building designed, constructed, operated, and maintained in a sustainable and environmentally responsible manner; aims to [blank_start]minimize[blank_end] impacts on the environment and [blank_start]maximize[blank_end] resource efficiency throughout its life cycle
Green Building ([blank_start]verb[blank_end]): the process of [blank_start]intentionally[blank_end] incorporating sustainable design principles and practices throughout planning, construction, operation, and maintenance of a building- Aresponsible
- Bdeveloped
- Cdeveloping
- Dexhausting
- Enoun
- Fminimize
- Gmaximize
- Hverb
- Iintentionally
13Select the ENVIRONMENTAL benefits of Green Building.
- AEnergy and water conservation
- BReduction in air pollution
- CClimate change mitigation
- DPrevention of SBS
- EBetter brain function
- FImproved sleep
- GReduced energy and water cost
- HReduced airborne disease transmission
- IIncrease of green jobs
- JImproved performance
14Select the HEALTH benefits of Green Building.
- AEnergy and water conservation
- BReduction in air pollution
- CReduced allergy and asthma symptoms
- DPrevention of SBS
- EBetter brain function
- FImproved sleep
- GReduced energy and water cost
- HReduced airborne disease transmission
- IIncrease of green jobs
- JHigher occupancy rates
15Select the SOCIAL benefits of Green Building.
- AEnergy and water conservation
- BReduction in air pollution
- CReduced allergy and asthma symptoms
- DPromote eco-friendly behaviors
- EBetter brain function
- FImproved sleep
- GReduced energy and water cost
- HImproved performance
- IIncrease of green jobs
- JHigher occupancy rates
16Select the ECONOMIC benefits of Green Building.
- AEnergy and water conservation
- BReduction in air pollution
- CClimate change mitigation
- DPromote eco-friendly behaviors
- EBetter brain function
- FImproved sleep
- GReduced energy and water cost
- HImproved performance
- IIncrease of green jobs
- JHigher occupancy rates
17How are Green Buildings different and how do we start designing them?
- Green buildings are [blank_start]smarter[blank_end], better [blank_start]quality[blank_end], and need to be designed with an [blank_start]integrative[blank_end] design process from the start.
- Green buildings are designed with an integrative and [blank_start]holistic[blank_end] approach.- Aholistic
- Bsmarter
- Cquality
- Dintegrative
18What exactly makes a building green?
- Asystems that improve the longevity and health of the building and/or community
- Befficient use of resources
- Cusing an integrative process
- Dwater and energy waste
- Eunsustainable use of resources/land
- Fshort term focus
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- Sustainability, Green Buildings, & LEED
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- Megan Courter
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- English
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