1.
Natural linoleum is considered “green” flooring.
1.
True 2. False
2.
___________ is a green- home rating system for assuring that homes are
designed and built to be energy and resource efficient and healthy for
occupants
1. OSHA
2. LEED 3. EPA
4.
Cork is
not described as “green” flooring.
1.
True 2. False
5.
___________ adhesives are described as VOC compliant, contain no
flammable or
toxic solvents;
low hazard and negligible odor.
1. Low VOC 2.
Multi-purpose 3. Pressure-sensitive
6.
___________ describes the certified system that is specifically designed
for hard
surface flooring
and flooring adhesives that meet California’s
VOC requirements.
1. LEED 2. Floor Score Certified (FSC) 3.
Global warming
7.
Recycled rubber flooring is not a “green” product.
1. True 2. False
8.
___________________ is described by the letters IAQ.
1. Indoor Air Quality 2.
Interactive Ambient Qualification
3. Inner Air Quality
9.
___________ system should be activated prior to the installation of
flooring.
1. HVAC (Heating – Ventilation - Air-Conditioning) 2. Hot-air 3.
Ambient Air
10.
Low _______ adhesives are described as those that emit low volatile
organic compounds.
1. EPA
2.
OSHA
3. VOC
11.
The MSDS or ____________ will explain the VOC capabilities of adhesive.
1. Material Signed Designated System 2. Material Safety Data Sheet
3.
Matters Significant of Dangerous Systems
12.
_______________ the area properly will keep VOC’s at a minimum
1. Estimating 2. Securing 3. Ventilating
13.
_________________ and types of __________________display a strong odor;
are
flammable and
the fumes are hazardous to breathe.
1. Contact adhesives -
some resilient seam sealers
2. Water-based adhesives - latex seam sealer
3. Green labels
- flooring
14.
The CRI ___________ is attached to the backing of carpet samples and
signifies that the
carpet is
environmentally friendly.
1.
Blue tag 2. Green Label 3.
Energy Star Rating
15. ATFS or the ___________is a
program committed to sustaining forests, watershed and healthy habitats through
the power of private stewardship; to promote the growing of renewable forest
resources on private lands while protecting environmental benefits and
increasing public understanding of all benefits of productive forestry.
1. American Tree Farm System 2. Air Transfer Flooring System
3. Air Trans Floor System
16______________ means that at the
end of life, any product can be turned into something else to close the cycle
to avoid any waste.
1.
Crib to Cradle 2. Climate to Climate 3. Cradle to Cradle
17.
__________________- friendly is a term that refers to goods and services
that inflict minimal harm on the environment.
1. Energy 2. Environmentally 3.
Efficiently
18. _______________is the increase
in the average temperature of the oceans and the Earth's near-
surface air that
has occurred since the mid-twentieth century and its projected continuation..
1. Greenwashing 2. Global warming 3. Green science
19. __________________ is a waste
type that is produced by the end consumer of a material
stream. It is described as garbage that individuals
routinely discard, either in a waste
receptacle or a
dump, or by littering, incinerating, pouring down the drain, or washing.
1. Post-consumer
waste 2. Green waste 3. Global warming
20.
______________is a term used to describe the act of misleading consumers
regarding the
environmental
practices of a company or the environmental benefits of a product or service.
1. Greenwashing 2. Globalization 3. Greenhousing
21. ___________ describes what a
product leaves from the time and place it is sourced to final
installation.
1. Green footprint 2. Carbon footprint 3. Gas emission
22.
USA households
account for about 1/5th of America’s
total _____________. The average
household creates 3.3 tons of landfill waste every year; an average of 4.5
pounds of trash, every day per every person.
1. Greenhouse gas emissions 2. Waste products 3. Greenwashing
23.
Eco-friendly, environmentally-friendly and nature-friendly are ________
used to refer to goods and services considered to inflict minimal harm on the
environment.
1. Gas emissions 2. Terms 3. Energy ratings
24.
_______________ is a program to determine the most efficient products in
a particular category to earn this label. A systematic process that relies on
rigorous market, engineering, and pollution savings analyses and input from
industry stakeholders to ensure that products are identified to achieve large
gains in energy and cost efficiency and pollution reduction.
1. Energy Star Rating 2. LEED 3. CRI Green Label
Answers
1.) 1
2.) 2
3.) 3
4.) 2
5.) 1
6.) 2
7.) 2
8.) 1
9.) 1
10.)
3
11.)
2
12.)
3
13.)
1
14.)
2
15.)
1
16.)
3
17.)
2
18.)
2
19.)
1
20.)
1
21.)
2
22.)
1
23.)
2
24.)
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