Bpoec Environmental part 1

According to the Climate Change Act 2008, what is the target percentage reduction in carbon emissions below 1990 levels by 2050?

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  80%

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  50%

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  30%

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  100%

What is the advisory committee to the UK Government that sets targets and measures to achieve carbon budgets called?

• The Committee on Climate Change

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  The Environmental Protection Agency

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  The Department for Energy and Climate

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  The National Climate Advisory Board

Which of the following is NOT one of the four main objectives of the EU Directive on the Energy Performance of Buildings?

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  Establishment of a calculation methodology

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  Minimum energy performance requirements

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  Energy performance certificate

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  Renewable energy subsidies

Fill in the blank: Member States must implement a methodology for the calculation of the _______ of buildings, taking account of all factors that influence energy use.

• structural integrity

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  energy performance

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  aesthetic value

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  market price

The EU Directive on the Energy Performance of Buildings requires inspections of boilers and air conditioning systems.

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  True

• False

According to the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, what must be included when buildings are advertised for sale or rent?

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  Energy performance certificates are to be included.

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  A list of previous owners must be included.

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  A floor plan must be included.

• A list of nearby schools must be included.

Which certificate must larger public buildings display?

• Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)

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  Building Safety Certificate

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  Fire Risk Assessment Certificate

• Display Energy Certificate (DEC)

Inspection schemes must be established for which building systems or measures?

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  Lighting fixtures and decorative elements.

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  Elevator and escalator systems only.

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  Heating and air conditioning systems or measures put in place with equivalent effect.

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  Plumbing fixtures and water fountains.

By what date must all new buildings be nearly zero energy buildings?

• By 31 December 2020 (public buildings by 31 December 2018).

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  By 1 January 2025 (public buildings by 1 January 2023).

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  By 31 December 2015 (public buildings by 31 December 2013).

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  By 31 December 2030 (public buildings by 31 December 2028).

EU countries must set minimum energy performance requirements for which types of buildings or building elements?

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  Temporary structures used for less than two years.

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  Only historical monuments and protected buildings

• New buildings, buildings that are refurbished and renovated, and for retrofitted building elements such as roofs, walls, heating and air conditioning.

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  Buildings with a total useful floor area of less than 50 square meters.