Sustainable Structures Certification Quiz

Once you have passed and submitted the quiz, you will gain access to your AIA or ICC Certificate of Completion.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand sustainability, its importance and the impact it has on the construction industry, from the forest to the home.
  • Recognize the role that wood construction plays in the future of sustainable construction.
  • Describe the benefits of engineered wood products and how harvesting, manufacturing and using these products lessen impacts on the environment.
  • Use best practices for sustainability in the design, specification, and installation of engineered wood products.

 

1. All of the following are considered pillars of sustainability except ____________?
2. Embodied Carbon includes which of the following?
3. Which groups seek to eliminate embodied carbon in buildings?
4. Environmental product declarations (EPDs) created by the American Wood Council for the wood industry provide the following information except?
5. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a comprehensive measure of?
6. Which of the following are benefits of timber harvesting?
7. All of the following are sustainable benefits of Engineered Wood, except __________?
8. When comparing Embodied Carbon, we should look at which of the following?
9. Which of the following are best practices for sustainability?
10. All of the following are Green Rating Systems, except _________?