Embodied Energy and Carbon

The fossil-fuel energy consumed in making one kilogram of material is called

• Intrinsic Energy

• Embodied Carbon

• Contained Energy

• Embodied Energy

In a Circular Economy, Ore and feedstock are mined and processed to yield a material. These are manufactured into a product that is used and, at the end of its life, discarded

• True

• False

To deal with environmental impact at the production phase properly we must seek to minimize the energy, the CO2 burden, or the eco-indicator value per unit of .......

• Mass

• Function

• Volume

• Specific Weight

Emission of what Green House Gas is believed to be the main contributing factor to global warming/climate change

• Carbon Dioxide

• Nitrous Oxide

• Methane

• Hydroflourocarbon

According to the IStructE Guide (how to calculate embodied carbon), modules A1-A3 are associated with which life cycle stage?

• Construction Process

• Use

• Product

• End of Life

According to the BS EN 15978 and IStructE Guide (How to calculate embodied carbon), which life cycle stage has the highest contribution to green house gases emissions?

• A1-A3

• B1-B7

• C1-C4

• D

The Life cycle stage Cradle to Practical Completion covers what life cycle modules?

• A1-A3

• A4-A5

• A1-A5

• A1-A4

An independently verified and registered document that communicates transparent and comparable information about the life cycle environmental impact of products.

• Environmental Product Declaration

• Life Cycle Assessment

• Product Registration Certificate

• None of these

What is the embodied carbon (kgCO2e) of a 6m steel beam (152x152x30) with an embodied carbon factor of 1.74?

• 10

• 313

• 52

• 1587

Refurbishment or upgrading of the product or of its recoverable components is known as....

• Recovering

• Reusing

• Recycling

• Reengineering