Module 6 Materials & Resources

Question 1

Three primary ways Sustainable Buildings impact the triple bottom line

Answer 1

Reduce waste
Building with sustainable materials
Creating a sustainable purchasing program

Question 2

Comingled Recycling

Answer 2

Method of recycling, sending the waste in one container to a facility where it can be separated into different recyclable components. More common, because it requires less space onsite, saves time not sorting, & collection trucks only take one load

Question 3

Three Strategies to reduce waste

Answer 3

Source Reduction
Reuse
Recycling

Question 4

Source Reduction

Answer 4

is the practice of designing, manufacturing, purchasing, or using materials (such as products and packaging) in ways that reduce the amount of toxicity of trash created. This is the greatest impact on reducing waste

Question 5

Reuse

Answer 5

Stops waste at its source because it delays or avoids that item’s entry into waste collection and disposal system

Question 6

Recycling

Answer 6

Converts materials that would otherwise become waste into valuable resources

Question 7

Environmentally Preferable Products are:

Answer 7

Recyclable

Energy efficient

Low in embodied energy

Low in toxic substances or have none

Characterized by reduced packaging

Water efficient

Question 8

Adaptive Reuse

Answer 8

the process of reusing an old site or building for a purpose other than which it was built or design for.

Question 9

CSI Divisions included in the Materials & Resources Credit

Answer 9

CSI Divisions 3-10

Question 10

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

Answer 10

is a measurement of a product’s environmental impact throughout its life cycle, beginning with extraction through manufacturing, shipping, use, and then reuse or end of life.

Question 11

The Goal of LCA

Answer 11

is to compare the full range of environmental and social damages assignable to products and services and to be able to choose the lease burdensome ones

Question 12

Life-Cycle Costing (LCC)

Answer 12

Determines the cost of a product or system over its life to,e including payback periods, operational and maintenance costs, replacement, cost savings, etc.

Question 13

Cradle-to-grave

Answer 13

Product that accepts disposal as part of a product’s life cycle

Question 14

Cradle-to-Cradle

Answer 14

Products are environmentally preferred. The materials are perpetually circulated in closed loops - essentially a waste-free product. Both the product and byproducts have value.

Question 15

Regional Materials

Answer 15

The material must be extracted, harvested or recovered, and manufactured within 500 miles.

Question 16

Rapidly Renewable Materials

Answer 16

Are made from plants that grow to harvestable maturity in 10 years or less

Question 17

The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)

Answer 17

Established in 1933 in response to the concerns over global deforestation, is an international non-profit, multi-stakeholder organization that promotes responsible management of the world’s forest.

Question 18

Types of Recycled Materials

Answer 18

Pre-consumer materials
Post-consumer materials
Post-consumer fiber

Question 19

Pre-consumer Materials

Answer 19

is material from industry scraps that was diverted from the waste stream and used for other purposes. Examples included sawdust, wood shavings, wood chips

Question 20

Post-consumer Material

Answer 20

is a waste type produced by the end consumer of a material stream; that is, where the waste producing use did not involve the production of another product. Examples included construction & demolition debris, yard waste, and materials from curbside recycling programs.

Question 21

Post-Consumer Fiber

Answer 21

is fiberous waste from municipal waste streams. Examples would be paper or paperboard.

Question 22

Sustainable Purchasing

Answer 22

places a priority on products and services that have a lesser or reduced impact on the environment when compared to similar competing products/

Question 23

Prerequisites Recycling Materials

Answer 23

Paper
Corrugated Cardboard
Glass
Plastics
Metals

Question 24

Waste Stream Audit

Answer 24

A review of consumables waste of a project. Essentially, finding out what makes up the projects waste can help determine ways to increase recycling or reduce waste through other methods.