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Envision Practice Quizzes: Sustainability Assessment Criteria, Exams of Medicine

King's College London (KCL)Medicine

A series of practice quizzes focused on sustainability assessment criteria within the envision rating system. It provides multiple-choice questions with verified answers, covering various aspects of sustainable infrastructure development, including community quality of life, construction impacts, stakeholder involvement, sustainability management, economic prosperity, and resource management. The quizzes offer a valuable tool for understanding and applying the envision principles in real-world projects.

Typology: Exams

2024/2025

Available from 10/30/2024

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Verified Answers.
In QL1.1 Improve Community Quality of Life, what is the key criteria that
distinguishes a Conserving level of achievement from a superior?
A) Rehabilitating infrastructure assets
B) Identifying and addressing potential adverse impacts to the host and
affected communities
C) Satisfaction of affected communities demonstrated by broad community
endorsement of the project
D) Taking into account community needs, goals, and issues - Verified
Answer C) Satisfaction of affected communities demonstrated by broad
community endorsement of the project
A project has completed a traffic impact study and coordinated with nearby
owners on a management plan to maintain public access during
construction. What level of achievement would the project reach for QL1.6
Minimize Construction Impacts?
A) None
B) Improved
C) Enhanced
D) Superior - Verified Answer B) Improved
For QL3.4 Enhance Public Space and Amenities, which of the following is
NOT appropriate documentation for demonstrating the project enhances
public space?
A) Promotional material showing biking, children playing, and statements
that the new project "Will be great!"
B) Minutes from community meetings identifying public needs and
documents showing these items included in the scope of work
C) Drawing of the proposed site plan with callouts for improvement features
D) Photographs of the existing site and drawings identifying new areas of
public space created - Verified Answer A) Promotional material showing
biking, children playing, and statements that the new project "Will be great!"
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In QL1.1 Improve Community Quality of Life, what is the key criteria that distinguishes a Conserving level of achievement from a superior? A) Rehabilitating infrastructure assets B) Identifying and addressing potential adverse impacts to the host and affected communities C) Satisfaction of affected communities demonstrated by broad community endorsement of the project D) Taking into account community needs, goals, and issues - Verified Answer C) Satisfaction of affected communities demonstrated by broad community endorsement of the project A project has completed a traffic impact study and coordinated with nearby owners on a management plan to maintain public access during construction. What level of achievement would the project reach for QL1. Minimize Construction Impacts? A) None B) Improved C) Enhanced D) Superior - Verified Answer B) Improved For QL3.4 Enhance Public Space and Amenities, which of the following is NOT appropriate documentation for demonstrating the project enhances public space? A) Promotional material showing biking, children playing, and statements that the new project "Will be great!" B) Minutes from community meetings identifying public needs and documents showing these items included in the scope of work C) Drawing of the proposed site plan with callouts for improvement features D) Photographs of the existing site and drawings identifying new areas of public space created - Verified Answer A) Promotional material showing biking, children playing, and statements that the new project "Will be great!"

Below are the four assessment criteria for LD1.3 Provide for Stakeholder Involvement. Which criterion is found in the superior level that is not required for improved or enhanced? A) establishing stakeholder participation and communication programs B) the scope and extent of identifying key stakeholders and concerns C) the extent of understanding stakeholder needs D) the extent of incorporating stakeholder input into project decisions - Verified Answer D) the extent of incorporating stakeholder input into project decisions For LD2.1 which statement best describes what a Sustainability Management Plan is? A) a set of policies, goals and objectives that allows projects to implement programs, review performance against a plan, and take corrective actions B) setting roles and responsibilities for documenting achievement in envision and receiving credit through the rating system C) a training course for high-level corporate management to understand what sustainability is D) a framework for managing how you message sustainability to the public to ensure they are impressed with your work - Verified Answer A) a set of policies, goals and objectives that allows projects to implement programs, review performance against a plan, and take corrective actions A project owner brought an interdisciplinary project team together early for chartering sessions, followed by charrettes throughout the design phase to consider how a collaborative approach could improve the sustainability performance of the project. What level of achievement would these actions contribute toward in LD1.2 Foster Collaboration and Teamwork? A) Conserving B) Enhanced C) Superior D) Improved - Verified Answer C) Superior Which of the following will NOT support achievement for LD3.1 Stimulate Economic Prosperity and Development? A) Community assessments confirming project benefits to local business B) Evidence of increased property values as a result of the project C) The number and type of new jobs created during operations

What is NOT a reason of concern for light pollution? A) Disrupts sleeping patterns of vulnerable populations (children and the elderly) B) It is a waste of energy when exterior light is directed upward C) Disrupts circadian rhythms of office workers *D) It decreases community's vulnerability to crime due to increased security - Verified Answer *D) It decreases community's vulnerability to crime due to increased security Owners of a major new commercial infrastructure project have publicly announced through a news release that they will be building the facility utilizing "green" principles. This is the first time the owners have used sustainability principles to locate, design, and construct a project. Specific commitments for sustainable design of the project have been established based on a chartering session with the project team. What level of achievement might be earned for LD1.1 Provide Effective Leadership and Collaboration? A) Improved *B) Enhanced C) Superior D) Conserving - Verified Answer *B) Enhanced For CR1.3 Reduce Air Pollutant Emissions, a Superior level of achievement would require what documentation? A) A list of strategies implemented to reduce air pollutant emissions during operations B) design documents that illustrate the processes in place to identify and address changes in air pollutant emissions *C) Technical report showing removal of all previously existing air pollutant sources D) a study showing that air pollution controls are within the 95th percentile - Verified Answer *C) Technical report showing removal of all previously existing air pollutant sources Which is NOT a core principle of a resilient system? *A) reflective B) resourceful C) robust D) reduced - Verified Answer *A) reflective

Assuming all appropriate documentation is provided, what is the highest level of achievement a project team may pursue for RA2.4 Commission and Monitor Energy Systems if they have hired an independent third-party commissioning agent? A) Improved B) Enhanced C) Superior *D) Conserving - Verified Answer *D) Conserving What documentation is needed for a project to earn an Enhanced level of achievement for QL3.3 Enhance Views and Local Character? A) Guidelines that include an inventory of all natural landscapes or man- made features to be protected *B) documentation that shows design features were approved and preserve local character C) reports identifying important elements of the site's character D) a certified letter from a national registry confirming the area's historical sites - Verified Answer *B) documentation that shows design features were approved and preserve local character What documentation BEST supports achievement of RA1.5 Balance Earthwork On Site? *A) cut and fill diagrams with calculations showing 100% of excavated materials remaining on site B) Haul logs and receipts from the contractor hired to complete the excavation C) cut and fill diagrams showing no earthwork is removed from the site and no earthwork is imported D) none of the above - Verified Answer *A) cut and fill diagrams with calculations showing 100% of excavated materials remaining on site A consultant is hired due to their strong reputation in sustainable approaches to infrastructure. They regularly report their corporate sustainability achievements via the Global Reporting Initiative. The project owner and other key members of the project team also have clear commitments, a sustainable project portfolio, and corporate sustainability officers. Which level of achievement might they pursue for LD1.1 Provide Effective Leadership and Collaboration? A) superior

*A) provide plans showing the project has no exterior lighting B) provide the city ordinance that shows requiring lighting that is incompatible with the credit C) Demonstrate that the community is highly vulnerable to crime and, therefore, good lighting is a necessity D) None of the above - Verified Answer *A) provide plans showing the project has no exterior lighting The Mobility subcategory falls within which Envision credit category? A) Leadership B) Resource Allocation C) Natural World D) Quality of Life - Verified Answer D) Quality of Life If the issue of minimizing light pollution is deemed to be Not Applicable to a project, how many points are removed from the denominator used to score the project? A) 12 B) 20 C) 0 D) 6 - Verified Answer A) 12 What is the goal of long-term maintenance and monitoring? *A) maintain design performance throughout the design life of the project and prevent "backsliding" B) prevent mechanical failures and to reduce ecological protection and mitigation C) ensure the comfort of the facility occupants D) prevent "backsliding" and enforce "tried and true" approaches that have worked on other projects - Verified Answer *A) maintain design performance throughout the design life of the project and prevent "backsliding" What paradigm describes how organizations might continuously improve resilience capabilities? *A) avoid, eliminate, minimize, compensate B) plan, do, check, act C) reduce, recycle, reuse D) include, integrate, re-evaluate - Verified Answer *A) avoid, eliminate, minimize, compensate

A project team notes that the rehabilitation of an outdated water treatment facility will require at least 100 full-time employees for the year-long construction phase. The team has asked the general contractor to commit to hiring at least half of the labor force from the local community. What level of achievement might be earned for LD3.1 Stimulate Economic Prosperity and Development? A) None *B) Improved C) Enhanced D) Superior - Verified Answer *B) Improved What award level would a project earn if 36% of the applicable points were achieved? A) verified B) gold C) platinum *D) silver - Verified Answer *D) silver Which of the following statements is UNTRUE about the performance improvement section within Envision credits? A) provides informal guidance and context to aid the evaluation of the credit *B) lists the only requirements to be met when assessing a project C) provides guidance on ways to incrementally improve performance D) demonstrates project performance is cumulative - Verified Answer *B) lists the only requirements to be met when assessing a project What documentation would support a Conserving level of achievement for NW3.3 Maintain Floodplain Functions? A) calculations showing the percentage of vegetated areas after development B) site maps indicating the location of structures within floodplains before development C) documentation that the project was intentionally sited to avoid floodplains *D) all of the above - Verified Answer *D) all of the above A contractor implements construction safety measures above and beyond what is typically required by local regulations. Under which of the following credit sub-categories could points be achieved for this effort?

How is LD2.2 Plan for Sustainable Communities measured? - Verified Answer