Chapter 1. Review Questions
Student Name:
1. What is sustainable building? Why is it important?
Ans:
Sustainable building is a project that approaches its build through energy-efficient
methods and it starts from the generation of the idea all the way to when the building
is actually being used. It would have certain requirements throughout the building
process that it has to meet in order to be considered sustainable. These buildings
are important because as society develops, we need to become more energy
conscious as well as increase our efficiency in all aspects of the use of resources
and
2. What is the difference between a product disclosure and an ecolabel?
Ans:
An ecolabel is a third-party environmental rating while product disclosures are a
form of reporting the information of a material such as the ingredients in the material
and the manufacturing practices.
3. What is a life-cycle analysis? What are the major life-cycle stages in such
an analysis?
Ans:
Life cycle analysis which is also known as cradle to grave analysis is a very detailed
way of truly understanding the environmental impacts of a building and the materials
that are used. It goes from extraction of the raw materials all the way to the way the
material is repurposed or disposed of.
15. What is the critical path? Why is it important to construction scheduling?
