Sustainability Flashcards
What is sustainability?
What is sustainable development?
What are the triple bottom line principles?
Can you tell me about any Climate Change Conventions or Protocols you are aware of?
What targets did one of these set?
What are the most recent EU / UK targets relating to sustainability?
What is the Paris Agreement?
What was the Kyoto Protocol and what were it’s targets?
What are the 2020/2030/2050 EU targets?
Explain your understanding of COP26.
What did the UK Climate Change Act 2008 do?
What are carbon budgets?
What did the Infrastructure Act 2015 say about climate change?
What is the renewable heat incentive?
How can buildings impact upon the environment?
Can you give me an example of a sustainable design feature?
Can you give me an example of an environmental assessment method for buildings?
What are the penalties for non-compliance?
What is an EPC?
What buildings require an EPC?
When is an EPC required?
Which buildings are exempt from having an EPC?
When do you need to display an EPC?
What is included in an EPC?
How would you find an EPC?
When are the penalties for not having an EPC?
What is a DEC?
When is a DEC required?
What must accompany a DEC?
What are the penalties for not having a DEC?
What is Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)?
What is BREEAM/SKArating/LEED/Passivhaus?
What happened to the Code for Sustainable Homes?
What is the Climate Change Levy?
What Building Regulation relates to energy efficiency?
Name one example of Government policy on energy efficiency for buildings?
What is ESOS?
When was CRC abolished?
What replaced it?
How did CCL rates change?
What is the SECR regime?
When was it introduced?
For what type of company?
Who is exempt?
What are the requirements?
What are the penalties for non-compliance?
What is a Memorandum of Understanding?
What is a green lease?
What RICS guidance relates to sustainability?
How can an EPC impact upon value or use of a building?
How do you assess a building’s sustainability characteristics?
Tell me about sustainable design / construction considerations/materials.
What improvable features would you be looking for and how do these relate to different property types/ages?