Sustainable Architecture Quiz

In what ways have you seen people take action to be more eco-friendly with architecture?

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Do you know if your family is contributing to sustainable architecture?

(Solar Panels, Off-Grid Energy & Water Systems, Rainwater Collectors, etc.)

• Yes, I do

• I know we do something, but I don't know what

• Maybe??

• No, I don't

How many Californian buildings & houses have solar panels?

• 500,000

• 1,000,000

• 1,500,000

• 2,000,000

Glass

Is it biodegradable?

• Yes

• Not the regular kind?

• No

• It would take a million years, but ya

The buildings and construction sector accounted for 36% of final energy use and 39% of energy and process-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions

• TRUE

• FALSE

Iron

Non-Biodegradable? Biodegradable?

• No

• That's a metal...

• Yes

• Some of them

Answer explanation

The most common forms of iron are all biodegradable. However, pure iron takes a very long time to rust, which basically renders pure iron non-biodegradable.

Which material(s) is/are recyclable?

• Steel

• Cardboard

• Plastic

• Paper

Answer explanation

While paper, plastic, & cardboard are more common recyclables, steel is a less known form of recyclable. Even though steel is the most recycled material by weight.

This is a root-like structure of a fungus

Can this be used for sustainable building?

• I have no clue what that even is

• YES!

• You eat it. It's not building material

• No

Answer explanation

Mycelium is the vegetative part of a fungus fibre. It is a super strong eco-friendly material that is water, mould, & fire-resistant.

<--- This structure to the left is made out of mycelium.

(Although if you chose the eat option, it is true. Mycelium has been consumed for centuries as a food for maintaining overall vitality and health)