1. For a sustainability policy to be successful, ______.

b. risks must outweigh potential benefits

c. implementation should be left up to stakeholders

d. a business case must be made to support changing the status quo

a. the dominant stakeholder perspective must be specified

2. The first costs of a sustainable construction project may be increased due to _____.

c. greater tax burdens

b. added energy costs

a. better quality building systems

d. increased water use during construction

3. One reason to employ third-party certification for evaluation is that _____.

c. it reduces administrative burden on the organization for ensuring compliance

a. it can be done at no cost to the organization

d. it results in better trained internal staff that can implement the program

b. it allows the cost of evaluation to be invested in program improvements

4. Green projects typically have all of the following unique qualities except _____.

c. requirements for additional information and documentation

a. greater involvement of earlier stakeholders in later project phases

d. tightly coupled designs and multifunction materials and systems

b. existence of incentives and resources not available to other projects

5. Sustainability management systems are similar in form to _____ but with a larger scope.

a. continuous improvement cycles

d. environmental management systems

b. environment, safety, and occupational health compliance programs

c. total quality management programs

6. _____ is a fundamental skill for achieving sustainability in the construction industry.

b. Salesmanship

c. Ethical judgment

a. Self interest

d. Disciplinary advocacy

7. _____ is a key aspect of a sustainability culture.

a. Isolation of expertise

d. Risk aversion

b. Aversion to change

c. Tolerance for failure

8. ____ provides a basis for comparison with competitors and identifying state-of-the-art.

b. Benchmarking

c. Prioritization

d. Documentation

a. Baselining

9. Forest Stewardship Council Certification requires _____ certification of products.

b. Chain-of-custody

a. Social sustainability

c. Carbon footprint

d. Triple bottom line

10. Life-cycle assessment includes all of the following except _____.

c. Product quality

d. Water consumption

b. Raw material use

a. Emissions