Sustainability Flashcards
1
Q
What are the three Pillars of Sustainability?
Or
What is Brundtland?
A
- Social
- Environmental
- Economic
This mixes to:
Social
Bearable (Social/Environment)
Economic
Equitable (Social/Economic)
Environnment
Viable (Environment/Economic)
SUSTAINABLE (Social/Environment/Economic)
2
Q
Whhat happens if one of the sustainable Pillars is weak?
A
- The system is unstainable.
3
Q
How would you describe sustainability?
A
- The needs of today must meet the demands of tomorrow.
4
Q
Name items relating to sustainability within the property industry?
A
- Carban budgets
- Corban offsetting
- Climate Change/Agreements
- District Heating
- Electricity
- Emmissions
- Energy Efficiency
- Feed in Tariffs
- Fuel Poverty
- Gas
- CO2
- Green Deal
- International climate Change
- Low Carban
- Nuclear
- Oil Prices
- Smart Meters
- Wind Farms
- Solar Panels
5
Q
What is the relationship between property and the environmnet?
A
- Space
- Adaptation to human demands
- Growth - urbanisation
- Neighbourhoods - (inclusive environments)
- Infrastructure
- Technology
- Available resources/pollution
- Environment - Energy performance - heating & cooling (insulation)
- Changing priorities in investor decision making
- Sustainable investment
6
Q
What legislation, regulation and taxation processes affect projects?
Primary Acts/Orders
A
- Agricultural Lane (Removal of Surface Soil) Act
- Building Act 1984
- Clean Air Act
- Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act
- Climate Change Act
- Energy Act
- Environment Act
- Environment Bill
- Environmental Protection Act
- Flood and Water Management Act (Flooding)
- Localism Act
- Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act
- Protection of Badgers Act
- Water Act
- Water Resources Act
- Wildlife and Countryside Act
7
Q
Name some Secondary Legislation?
A
- Building Regulations
- Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulation
- Contaminated Land (England) Regulation
- Control of Asbestos Regulation
- Control of Noise (Codes of Practice for Construction and Open Sites) (England) Order
- Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH)
- Controlled Waste Regulations Energy Efficiency (Refrigerators and Freezers) Regulations
- Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulation
- Environmental Permitting Regulations
- Environmental Protection (Controls on Ozone-Depleting Substances) Regulations
8
Q
What sustainability policies do we have?
A
- CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Zero Carbon homes
- Zero carbon non-domestic buildings
- National Waste MManagement Plan for England
- Green Deal
- Renewable Heat Incentive
- Feed-In Tariff Scheme (FIT)
- Carbon Emissions Reductions Target (CERT)
9
Q
Name some related topics to sustainability?
A
- BREEAM / LEED / SKA
- Code for Sustainable Homes
- CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme
- Clean air Act
- Emission rates
- Energy Performance Certificates
- Energy related products regulations
- Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS)
- Energy Targets
- Flood and Water Management Act
- Green Corridor
- Green Deal
- Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
- Localism Act
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Statutory authorities
- Statutory obligations
- Sustainability
- Sustainable materials
- Zero Carbon Homes
10
Q
How is sustainability measured in relation to finished buildings?
A
-
Performance in use
- Occupancy
- Energy efficiency
- Thermal comfort - Heating & Cooling
- Airtight/fresh air requirements
- Water testing (safe and sustainable)
- Natural lighting (saving on using electric through lack of lighting)
- Movement around the building
- Sound (sound barriers between units)
- Resource Harvesting (taking the heat out of things)
11
Q
How does design, technology and construction contribute to sustainable building?
A
-
Construction
- Modular
- Green Constrction
- Energy Reduction
- Renewable material/energy
-
Contamination
- Asbestos/deleterious materials
- Knott Weed
- Hydrocarbons
12
Q
How does design relate to sustainability?
A
- Shape and size optimums (orientation)
- Accessibility and inclusion
- Insulation, airtightness, the buildings thermal mass (loss of heat)
- Natural light
- Green and sustainable materials
- Local labour, resource. transportation and training
- Renewable technologies - Solar, wind, ground source, harvesting rain water etc
- In use operational running costs, maintenance
- Whole life considerations
13
Q
What sources of renewable energy and recovery are there?
A
- Electric Vehicles
- Solar
- Wind
- Triple Glazing
- Green Roofs
- Landfill Gas
- Heat Pumps
- Hydo
- Biogas
- Biomass
- Composting
- Deep Geothermal
- Marine
- Renewable Transport Fuels
- Storage
- Passive Infrared detectors
14
Q
What is material resource efficiency within the supply chain?
A
- More efficient design
- Standardisation
- Using fewer materials
- Optimising the use of materials
- Preventing waste
- Reclaimed or high recycled content (reuse of materials)
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Pressure from investors, shareholders, costomers to push sustainability
- Map your supply chain - reduce number oof process steps
- Communicate expectations - Continuous improvement
- Baseline supplier performance - Benchmarking (KPI) identify improvements
- Develop training and capacity building programs - Best practice
- Drive performance improvement - Audits, removing non-performers
- Join industry collaboration - compare best practice
15
Q
How would you be sustainable in your working environment?
A
- By using and recyling less waste
