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Sustainability Flashcards

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What is sustainability?

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the practice of maintaining the conditions that allow humans and nature to exist in harmony, while meeting the needs of the present without compromising the needs of future generations

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What is sustaiable development?

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development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the needs of future generations

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What are the triple bottom line principles?

3 pillars of sustainability

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social, environemental and economic

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What does the NPPF say about sustaiable development?

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sustainable development should be pursued in a positive way and the frame work of the NPPF is to regulate development so that it is done sustainablty

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Can you tell me about any climate change conventions or protocols you are aware of?

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UN framework convention of climate change
Conference of the parties

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What targets did one of these set?

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net zero by 2025

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What are the most recent EU/UK targets relating to sustainability?

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limit global temperature rise by no more than 1.5 degrees

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8
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what is the paris agreement?

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legally binding international treaty that aims to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions

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What was the Kyoto protocol and what were its targets?

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first international treaty to commit to reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. decrease emissions by 5% and EU countries by 8%

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10
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Explain your understanding of COP29

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Conference of the parties in the UN Framework convention of climate change
held in Dubai

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What did the UK climate change act 2008 do?

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it commmitted the UK to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050

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What is the UK’s current target for sustainability?

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net zero by 2050

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What does net zero mean

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completely negating the amount of greenhouse gases released by human activity by reducing emissions and implemeting methods of absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

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How will the UK achieve its net zero target?

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following the 2021 net zero strategy ibcluding accelerating decarbonisation

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What are carbon budgets?

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a limit on the amount of greenhouse gases that can be emitted over a set period of time

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16
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What did the infrastructure act 2015 say about climate change?

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no carbon emissions used for energy generated to heat or light a home

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17
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What is the renewable heat incentive?

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a government financial incentive to promote the use or renewable heat sources

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How can buildings impact upon the environment?

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  • lack of energy efficiency
  • wasteful/harmful products
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19
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Can you give me an example of a sustainable design feature?

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solar panel roof’s

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20
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Can you give me an example of an evironmental assessment method for buildings?

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building research establishment environemtnal method

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21
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Can you explain your understanding of the minimum energy efficiency standard to me?

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sets out minimum requirements of energy performance certificates in the rental sector (E)

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How does MEES impact your role?

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  • during sales of residential properties ensuring EPC’s are up to date
  • ensuring tenancies are valid in line with MEES
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What are the key dates for MEES?

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1st april
2016 - domestic tenants given right to request EPC
2018 - unlawful to grant new tenancies less than an E
2019 - £3500 cost cap introduced
2020 - epc minimum applied to all tenancies
future proposed to raise to a C

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24
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What falls outside of MEES?

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99 yr leases
less than 6 month tenancies
commercial/agri

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Are there any exemptions from mees?

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7 yr payback
all improvements made
third party consent
property devaluation
wall insulation
high cost

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What ate the penalties fo non compliance of MEES?

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fines

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27
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What is an EPC?

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Energy performance certificate

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28
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What buildings require an EPC?

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resi and commercial

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29
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When is an EPC required?

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Sale or lettingq

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30
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Which buildings are exempt from having an EPC

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agricultural
less than 50sq m
temporary building
low energy use commercial

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31
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When do you need to display an EPC

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when marketing

32
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What is included in an EPC?

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a performance rating
suggestions for improvements

33
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How would you find an EPC

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Government EPC register

34
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What are the penalties for not having an EPC?

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Fine

35
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What did Rishi Sunak announce in september 2023 regarding the uk net zero target?

A

increase in grant funding for boilers

36
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What is a DEC?

A

Display energy certificate

37
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When is a DEC required?

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in public buildings

38
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What must accompany a DEC?

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advisory report containing recommendations for improvement

39
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What are the penalties for not having a DEC?

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fine

40
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What is corporate social responsibility?

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an inclusion within a business plan that sets out a companys commitment to operating in a way that is ethical, sustainable and socially responsible

41
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What happened to the code for sustainable homes?

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withdrawn and replaced by national technical standards

42
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What is the climate change levy?

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an enviornmental tax on business energy use to encourage energy efficiency introducted april 2021

43
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name on example of government policy on energy efficiency buildings?

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heat and building strategy

44
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What is ESOS

A

energy savings opportunitys scheme

45
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when was CRC abolished

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2019

46
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What replaced the CRC

A

SECR and climate change levy

47
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How did CCL rates change?

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increase to match cost

48
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What is the SECR regime?

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streamlined energy and carbon reporting regime

49
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When was the SECR introduced?

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1st april 2019

50
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What is a memorandum of understanding?

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a non binding agreement that outlines the intentions of two or more parties

51
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What is a Green lease?

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a legally binding agreement between LL and T that includes clauses to improve a builkdings energy performance

52
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What RICS guidance relates to sustainability?

A

ESG and sustainability in valuation

53
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How can an EPC impact upon value or use of a building?

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a better EPC rating can increase a properties value, and whether a property can be let

54
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How do you assess

A

BREEAM

55
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Tell me about sustainable design/constructions/considerations/materials.

A

matierals that blend into the countryside, materials that have insulating properties (insulated cladding)

56
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tell me about lender considerations in relation to sustainability

A

low sustainable buildings may looked at unfavourably by lenders, due to decrease in value and future government policies

57
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Explain your understanding of the Green Deal to me

A

for the european union to be the first climate neutral bloc

58
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How can building conservation relate to sustainability

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it involves caring for the property for future years to continue to benefit from

59
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What are the UN sustainable development goals?

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end poverty in all ways by 2030

60
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how many sustainable development goals are there

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17

61
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What is the target achievement sate of the UN sustainable development goals

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2030

62
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How are RICS working towards the sustainable development goals?

A

helps to identify the most critical issues facing companies with a stake in land, real estate and constuction in relation to SDGs’

63
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What is the RICS Value the Planet Campaign?

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aims to address specific sustainability challenges, such as thse related to poverty, inequuality, climate change, environmetnal degregation and social justice

64
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How can the private sector work towards SDG’s?

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creating employment
building skills
spurring innovation
providing essential infrastructure
suuplying affordable goods and services

65
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What is SUD’s?

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sustainable drainage systems

66
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What is net biodiversity gain?

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making sure development has a measurably positive impact on biodiversity

67
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What is an enviornmental management system?

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frame work of policies, procedures and practices that help organisations recuce their environemental impact and increase their effiecieny

68
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What is sustainable procurement>

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a way of making purchasing decisions that consider the environmental, social and economic impact of a product or service

69
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What is social value?

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ensuring that public spending generates additional, social, economic and or evironmental benefits

70
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What does the term whole life carbon mean?

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carbon emmisions resulting from materials, construction, and use over a buildings entire life including demolition and disposlal

71
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What is an environmental impact assessment and when would one be carried out?

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a tool to assess the signifcant impacts of a development proposal on the environemnt. as early as possible in a projects stages

72
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Explain your understanding of the help to heat scheme

A

designed to direct help to those suffering from fuel poverty, reduce some of the beauracracy and concentrate on replacing inefficient heating solutions.

73
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What is the smart export guaruntee?

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government backed programme that compensates small scale generators for low-carbon electricity they export to the national grid

74
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Explain the key objectives of the Enviornment Act 2021

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air qualit
biodiverity
water
waste

75
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What is the role of the office for environmental protection.

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protect and improve the environment by holding government bodies to account

76
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tell me about the RICS future foundations strategy.

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encouraging the creation of an organisation that is future fit, establishing a culture of conitnuous change and learning.

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