Location & Transportation

Question 1

Site area includes the _____ area within the _____ _____ defined as both constructed and _____-_____ areas.

Answer 1

Total
Project Boundary
Non-constructed

Question 2

Location in terms of green building considers these 3 characteristics:

Answer 2

Natural
Infrastructural
Social

Question 3

What do you call location, Transportation alternatives, and preservation of sensitive lands while also discouraging sprawl?

Answer 3

Smart Growth

Question 4

The smart growth approach seeks to:
_____ undeveloped land
_____ previously developed sites
_____ automobile use or ______ alternative transportation
_____ efficient rainwater management
_____ heat island effect
Provide ____ of nature and the site’s _____
_____ light pollution or _____ light trespass from the building and site

Answer 4

Protect
Refuse/restore
Reduce, promote
Develop
Reduce
Stewardship, surroundings
Reduce, minimize

Question 5

Define GREENFIELD

Answer 5

Undeveloped land that is currently or could be used for agriculture.

Question 6

Define BROWNFIELD

Answer 6

Previously used or redeveloped land that may be contaminated with hazardous waste or pollution. A contaminated site that has the potential to be reused once any hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants are remediated.

Question 7

Define URBAN SPRAWL.

Answer 7

Low density, dispersed development at the edge of a city that usually relies on automobile use.

Question 8

Diverse uses are determined by measuring buildings & their uses located _____ mile walking distance from the building’s _____. ______

Answer 8

1/2

Main entrance

Question 9

Name 5 environmental impacts of site development.

1 - loss of \_\_\_\_\_
2 - increased \_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_
3 - destruction of \_\_\_\_\_
4 - disturbance of \_\_\_\_\_
5 - loss of \_\_\_\_\_ and \_\_\_\_\_ that absorb CO2

Answer 9

1 - loss of topsoil
2 - increased rainwater runoff
3 - destruction of ecosystem
4 - disturbance of wildlife
5 - loss of plants and trees that absorb CO2

Question 10

Transportation to and from work contributes about _____% to a project’s total greenhouse gas emissions and _____% of greenhouse gas emissions in the US.

Answer 10

50

33

Question 11

What term describes vehicles that do not rely on gasoline or diesel for power?

Answer 11

Low-emission or alternative fuel vehicles (includes natural gas)

Question 12

Define ZEV

Answer 12

Zero emission vehicle