Sustainability

Question 1

What does BREEAM stand for?

Answer 1

Building research establishment environmental assesment method

Question 1

Definition of Sustainability

Answer 1

Meets the needs of the present without compromising needs of the future
Bruntland report

Question 2

What is the RICS enviromental assesment method

Answer 2

RICS SKA
Used for Shop or Office fit out

Question 3

Green Mortgage

Answer 3

A better mortgage offered to green and energy efficient houses

Question 4

What is COP28

Answer 4

Conference of Parties, attended by countries that signed the United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change (UNFCC)
* signalled the beginning of the end of the fossil fuel era to achieve net zero by 2050
* triple the world’s renewable energy capacity and double its energy efficiency by 2030
* emission reductions from road transport through net zero vehicles, public transport and safe cycling infrastructure

Question 5

What are the three pillars of sustainability

Answer 5

1. social (bearable)
2. environmental (viable)
   3.economic (equitable)