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Here are the answers to yesterday’s quiz. If you got seven or more correct, consider yourself green friendly.

1. Lighting consumes a negligible amount of energy in most buildings. True or false?
Answer: False

2. Unchecked consumption of the finite ______ ______ reserve drives more exploration and extraction at a higher economic cost, and displaces more natural resources at a higher environmental cost.
a. Solar energy
b. Fossil fuel
c. Nuclear power
d. Grain ethanol
Answer: b. Fossil Fuel

3. Energy recovery ventilators can recover ___ percent of the energy that would be lost in conditioning air.
a. 40
b. 60
c. 80
d. 100
Answer: c. 80

4. Green roofs reduce run-off and the need for greater sewage capacity. True or false?
Answer: True

5. What does USGBC stand for?
a. United States Green Beautification Committee
b. Uniform Standards for Green Buildings and Commissioning
c. United States Green Building Council
d. United Society of Green Builders and Craftspeople
Answer: c. United States Green Building Council

6. Underfloor ventilation can have advantages over overhead air flow systems because warm air rises. True or false?
Answer: True

7. The four certification levels in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) are:
a. Certified, Yellow, Blue, Green
b. Silver, Gold, Platinum, Green
c. Approved, Enhanced, Upgraded, Certified
d. Certified, Silver, Gold, Platinum
Answer: d. Certified, Silver, Gold, Platinum

8. When it comes to LEED® credentials, buildings and projects are certified and people are __________.
a. Graduated
b. Honored
c. Accredited
d. Approved
Answer: c. Accredited

9. Equipment in a green building cannot use CFC-based _______.
a. Refrigerants
b. Lubricants
c. Fuels
d. Illumination
Answer: a. Refrigerants

10. Rainwater can be harvested and used for which of the following purposes?
a. Watering lawns
b. Eye wash stations
c. Flushing toilets
d. A and C
e. All of the above
Answer: d. A and C