1. Japan's sustainable construction initiatives have been influenced by all of the following except ______.

Group of answer choices

its high population density

its limited supply of natural resources

its rich supply of fossil fuels

the fact that it is made up of islands

1. The UNITED STATES contributes the following share of the World's Population / Resources / Waste:

Group of answer choices

5% / 30% / 30%

5% / 10% / 10%

10% / 30% / 30%

10% / 60% / 60%

1. Cap-and-Trade is a government-mandated approach to controlling pollution by providing economic incentives for achieving reductions in the emissions of pollutants.

Cap-and-trade is considered a:

Group of answer choices

A. market-based approach

B. command-and-control environmental regulation approach

C. Neither A, B, or C

D. neither a market-based approach or a command-and-control environmental regulation approach

4. The USGBC LEED system goals include all but which of the following:

Group of answer choices

. Enhance community quality of life

Promote sustainable and regenerative material cycles

Protect and restore water resources

Enhance individual human health

Increase contribution to global climate change

Protect and enhance biodiversity and ecosystem services

No answer text provided.

Build a green economy

5. Buildings with windows facing _____ or _____ provide good access to illumination and effortless shading.

Group of answer choices

east; west

south; west

north; south

north; east

6. The _______of the atmosphere act(s) as a sun block for the Earth, filtering harmful radiation from the sun.

Group of answer choices

Upper atmosphere

Ozone layer

Clouds

Oxygen molecules

7. Sustainable construction considers the _______ and _______impacts of construction activities on the surrounding neighborhood.

Group of answer choices

Environmental; operational

No answer text provided.

Operational; economical

Environmental; social

8. Life Cycle Costing (LCC) is a technique to establish the _______ cost of ownership.

Group of answer choices

Total

No answer text provided.

Partial

Initial

9. Supply chain activities are relevant to climate change because over 80% of a company's _______flows from its supply chains rather than internal operations.

Group of answer choices

Carbon footprint

Variability

Overhead

Revenue

9. Supply chain activities are relevant to climate change because over 80% of a company's _______flows from its supply chains rather than internal operations.

Group of answer choices

Carbon footprint

Variability

Overhead

Revenue

10. _______syndrome is when a structure has systemic air quality problems from mold, toxins, poor circulation, and the like, causing occupants to suffer headaches, congestion, fatigue, and rashes.

Group of answer choices

Worker morale

Sick building

Occupational health

Air conditioning

11. As manufacturers move to a more "service based" business model, they are becoming increasingly motivated to manage the complete lifecycle of an asset. As a result, we are seeing how _______________, can help in this journey - as this approach is applied to products, it cn also be applied to high-value manufacturing assets.

Group of answer choices

reactive maintenance

preventive maintenance

none of the answers

predictive maintenance