Sustainability Level One Flashcards

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What is sustainability?

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What is sustainable development?

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What are the triple bottom line principles?

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What does the NPPF say about sustainable development?

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Can you tell me about any Climate Change Conventions or Protocols you are aware of?

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What targets did one of these set?

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

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What is the Paris Agreement?

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What was the Kyoto Protocol and what were it’s targets?

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What are the 2020/2030/2050 EU targets?

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Explain your understanding of COP26.

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What did the UK Climate Change Act 2008 do?

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What are carbon budgets?

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What did the Infrastructure Act 2015 say about climate change?

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What is the renewable heat incentive?

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How can buildings impact upon the environment?

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Can you give me an example of a sustainable design feature?

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

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Can you explain your understanding of the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard (MEES) to me?

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How does MEES impact upon your role?

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What are the key dates for MEES?

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What falls outside of MEES?

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Are there any exemptions from MEES?

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What are the penalties for non-compliance?

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What is an EPC?

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What buildings require an EPC?

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27
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When is an EPC required?

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Which buildings are exempt from having an EPC?

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29
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When do you need to display an EPC?

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What is included in an EPC?

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31
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How would you find an EPC?

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32
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When are the penalties for not having an EPC?

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33
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What is a DEC?

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When is a DEC required?

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What must accompany a DEC?

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What are the penalties for not having a DEC?

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37
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What is Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)?

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38
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What is BREEAM/RICS SKA/LEED/Passivhaus?

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39
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What happened to the Code for Sustainable Homes?

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40
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What is the Climate Change Levy?

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41
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What Building Regulation relates to energy efficiency?

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42
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Name one example of Government policy on energy efficiency for buildings?

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What is ESOS?

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When was CRC abolished?

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What replaced it?

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46
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How did CCL rates change?

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What is the SECR regime?

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When was it introduced?

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For what type of company?

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Who is exempt?

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What are the requirements?

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What are the penalties for non-compliance?

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What is a Memorandum of Understanding?

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What is a green lease?

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What RICS guidance relates to sustainability?

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

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How do you assess a building’s sustainability characteristics?

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Tell me about sustainable design / construction considerations/materials.

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What improvable features would you be looking for and how do these relate to different property types/ages?

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Tell me about how you would apply a sustainability matrix in your work.

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What is Off Site Manufacture (OSM)?

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Tell me about tenant/lender/investor considerations in relation to sustainability.

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Explain your understanding of the Green Deal to me.

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How can building conservation relate to sustainability?

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What features would you recommend in this context?

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Tell me about RICS guidance on Life Cycle Costs.

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What are the UN Sustainable Development Goals? How many are there?

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What is the target achievement date?

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How are RICS working towards the SDGs?

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What is the RICS Value the Planet campaign?

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How can the private sector work towards the SDGs?

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What is SUDS?

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What is net biodiversity gain?

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What do each of ISO 14001 and 50001 relate to?

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What is an Environmental Management System (EMS)?

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What is sustainable procurement?

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What is social value?

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What does the term whole life carbon mean?

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How does whole life carbon differ from life cycle costs?

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What opportunities to decarbonise exist in the building life cycle?

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What is a post-occupancy evaluation?

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What is an Environmental Impact Assessment and when would one be carried out?

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What methods of construction are more sustainable?

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What are Modern Methods of Construction?

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What is PAS 2035?

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When and why was the Green Grant scrapped?

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What further changes are proposed to minimum energy standards relating to private residential property?

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Explain your understanding of NABERS.

89
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Explain a key proposal of the Energy White Paper.

90
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What changes are likely to be made to MEES under this?

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Explain the proposed changes under current Government consultation to MEES for non-domestic properties?

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Explain how EPC reporting on the Government website has changed.

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Explain the proposals under the Future Homes Standard and Future Buildings Standard.

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Explain the proposals under the Government’s Net Zero Strategy and Heat & Buildings Strategy.

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What is the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) scheme and what will it fund?

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Explain a key theme discussed in the RICS and World Built Environment

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Forum Sustainability Report 2021.

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What is the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG)?

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What is the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR)?

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What are the Taxonomy Regulations?

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Explain your understanding of the B Corp certification.

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What is BOPAS?

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What is CEEQAL?

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What changes is the Government making to the use of rebated diesel and biofuels?

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How will this affect the construction industry?

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Explain the key objectives of the Environment Act 2021.

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What is the role of the Office for Environmental Protection?

108
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What are Scope 1, 2 and 3 carbon emissions?

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What does Approved Document L relate to?

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What recent changes to the Building Regulations have been made to work towards the Future Homes and Buildings Standard in 2025?

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What does Approved Document S relate to?

112
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Why is the Government encouraging the use of electric vehicles?

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What is the UN Race to Zero?

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What is the World GBC Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment?