Green Building

The mantra that is the heart and soul of green living is “Reduce, Reuse and:

• Recycle

• Repair

• Refrain

• Restore

Sustainability means

• Building Green

• Planting trees

• Conducting any human activity such that the Resources are not permanently depleted affecting the lives of future generation

• Improving Infrastructure

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Sustainable buildings will help reduce

• 12% of potable water consumption

• The 3 billion tons of raw material used each year in construction

• 30 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions produced by buildings each year in the UnitedStates

• All of these

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When does Sustainable Planning take place?

• During the design phase of the building’s development

• During the construction phase of the building’s development

• After construction of the building

• During decorating

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Green building practices include

• Only energy efficiency.

• Only recycled materials

• Only Environmental Protection

• All of these

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Green building planning considers environmental, social, and _______ impacts of a building.

• technological

• economic

• political

• All of these

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LEED deals with Sustainable Aspects of

• Agriculture

• Chemical Industry

• Buildings

• Motor Vehicles

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For a gold LEED certification, how many points are required?

• 40-49

• 50-59

• 60-79

• 80-110

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LEED is a building rating system developed and maintained by:

• The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities

• The US Department of Energy

• The US Environmental Protection Agency

• The US Green Building Council

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LEED means

• Leadership in Ecological and Environmental Design.

• Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.

• Leadership in Efficiency and Environmental Design.

• Leadership in Efficiency and Ecological Design

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