Sustainability and steel construction quiz

Please answer the following 10 multiple choice questions, then click 'submit' to check the result. The pass mark for a CPD certificate is 8 out of 10, and you may retake the quiz as many times as you wish, but the questions will vary! Please note that one, two, three or all of the possible answers presented for each question may be right, and to gain a mark for that question all correct answers must be identified.

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Sustainability and steel construction

New, non-domestic buildings in the UK will need to be ‘zero carbon’ in operation by?

2013
2016
2019
2050

What are the estimated annual arisings from construction, demolition and excavation activities in the UK?

40 million tonnes
80 million tonnes
120 million tonnes
150 million tonnes

How many different environmental issues are assessed under BREEAM 2011 New construction?

43
49
55
61

In buildings designed to take advantage of thermal mass, what is the optimum depth of concrete upper floor slabs?

50mm
90mm
150mm
200mm

What is the combined reuse and recycling rate for UK structural steel sections?

69%
79%
89%
99%

Based on the Target Zero studies, what ‘energy demand’ is responsible for the greatest proportion of regulated operational carbon emissions in new, non-domestic buildings?

Heating
Cooling
Lighting
Hot water

When assessing the environmental impact of buildings or construction products, what scope of assessment should be used to obtain the most accurate results?

Cradle to gate
Cradle to grave
Cradle to gate with options
It makes no difference

In single storey buildings, which element of the building is responsible for the greatest proportion of the overall embodied carbon footprint of the building?

Foundations and ground floor slab
Bearing structure
Walls
Roof

Of the nine environmental categories covered in BREEAM 2011, which requirements are generally the most challenging and most costly to a achieve BREEAM ‘Excellent’ or ‘Outstanding’ rating?

Materials
Land use and ecology
Energy
Pollution

What is the 2050 UK national reduction target (relative to 1990) for greenhouse gas emissions?

80%
60%
40%
25%