Deck 1: Climate Change

Question 1

What do Building Regulations Part L2A relate to?

A)Thermal performace of the building
B)For zero carbon buildings
C)Not relevant to building services engineers
D)A European directive for construction
E)Design software for residential acommodation

Answer 1

A

Question 2

What does regulated peak heat demand mean?

A)Must be zero for all new buildings from 2015
B)Allowed amount for a new building
C)An EU directive
D)Nothing of relevance to design
E)Must not exceed 5 kW for any new home after 2020

Answer 2

B

Question 3

What does CCS stand for?

A)Council for Carbon Sequestration
B)It is meaningless
C)Corporate Carbon Service
D)Carbon capture and storage
E)Coal into Carbon Society

Answer 3

D

Question 4

What does capped allowance relate to?

A)Greatly reduced emission allowance
B)Maximum carbon dioxide to be released into the atmosphere at a site
C)Allowed emissions
D)Zero emissions allowed for the site
E)Any mix of emissions allowed below the capped amount

Question 5

How can planet earth benefit from CCS?

A)Reduced carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere
B)It cannot
C)Greatly increased profits for industry
D)Compressed gases pumped into earth will leak back out
E)Agriculture does not need more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

Question 6

Which is true about carbon dioxide?

A)Smells bad
B)Noxious poison
C)Generally harmless and an atmospheric plant food
D)Stops rainfall
E)Only atmospheric source is hydrocarbon combustion

Question 7

What is good about energy ratings for buildings?

A)Create a meaningless plethora of jargon
B)Nothing, a waste of time
C)Consultants earn fees for surveys and reports
D)Many conflicting schemes create business
E)Consistent measurement of emissions

Question 8

Which country annually increases carbon dioxide atmospheric emissions fastest?

A)China
B)United States of America
C)Bahrain
D)Great Britain
E)Australia

Question 9

Which best describes the EU ETS?

A)Tax on energy use
B)An outcome of the Kyoto Protocol
C)A disincentive to invest in energy efficiency
D)An unavoidable cost for industry
E)Unnecessary administrative burden from the EU

Question 10

Which is correct for the level of CO₂ emissions from the UK?

A)500 mega tonnes per year
B)500 tonnes per year
C)500 giga tonnes per year
D)There aren't any
E)500 million kilograms per year