CUE - Why buildings will save the world.

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1. What percentage of greenhouse gas emissions does the built world currently account for?

• 0.2

• 0.3

• 0.4

• 0.5

2. What is one way that construction professionals are innovating to save our world?

• Building taller skyscrapers
• Creating more parking lots
• Introducing more trees and green space
• Building more highways

3. What is the Urban Heat Island Effect?

• A phenomenon that sees built-up areas become much colder than their surrounding rural regions
• A phenomenon that sees built-up areas become much warmer than their surrounding rural regions
• A phenomenon that sees built-up areas become much more polluted than their surrounding rural regions
• A phenomenon that sees built-up areas become much more densely populated than their surrounding rural regions

4. What is one initiative that authorities in New York have implemented to incorporate more green space into their urban fabric?

• Converting disused infrastructure like the High Line into new parking lots
• Installing more air conditioning units
• Planting trees in rural areas
• Installing planting across a number of rooftops

5. What is one physiological role that mature planting plays in urban areas?

• Reducing pollution
• Improving the well-being of citizens
• Creating clean air corridors
• Removing or restricting the development of obstacles

6. What is one way to reduce emissions and heat in cities?

• Banning cars from city centres
• Building more highways
• Creating more parking lots
• Encouraging the use of personal vehicles

7. What is one advantage of compact communities?

• Encourages the use of bikes and improves access to public transport
• Increases the need for personal vehicles
• Encourages the use of personal vehicles
• Reduces access to public transport

8. What is one way to prevent urban sprawl?

• Building more highways
• Developing "microgrids"
• Planning rules and green belts surrounding cities
• Building more parking lots

9. What is one benefit of vertical farming?

• It is cheaper to produce crops than traditional crop farms
• It is more efficient to produce crops than traditional crop farms
• It requires less space than traditional crop farms
• It generates yields that are the same as traditional crop farms

10. What are microgrids?

• Small-scale electrical networks powered by non-renewable energy
• Small-scale electrical networks powered by renewable energy
• Large-scale electrical networks powered by non-renewable energy
• Large-scale electrical networks powered by renewable energy