ENV SP Sustainable Design Practices 3

Question 1

Which sustainable design strategy involves designing a facility so components can be disassembled and materials recovered at end of life?

Accepted Answer

Design for disassembly

Answer

Design for disassembly enables material recovery and reuse at end of life, supporting circular economy principles valued in Envision.

Question 2

A highway project in an arid region adopts drought-tolerant native plantings for its right-of-way. Which Envision benefit does this MOST directly achieve?

Accepted Answer

Reduced water consumption and support for local biodiversity

Answer

Native drought-tolerant plantings reduce irrigation water needs and support local ecosystems, addressing both Resource Allocation and Natural World credits.

Question 3

What does the Envision framework call the highest achievement level for a credit?

Accepted Answer

Restorative

Answer

Restorative is the highest Envision achievement level, indicating the project restores conditions beyond the baseline rather than just minimizing harm.

Question 4

Which principle of sustainable design emphasizes locating infrastructure to avoid sensitive ecological areas before applying mitigation measures?

Accepted Answer

Mitigation hierarchy

Answer

The mitigation hierarchy prioritizes avoidance first, then minimization, then mitigation, and finally offsetting as a last resort.

Question 5

A wastewater treatment plant is redesigned to recover biogas for on-site energy. This BEST exemplifies which sustainable design concept?

Accepted Answer

Resource recovery

Answer

Resource recovery converts a waste stream (biogas from sludge digestion) into a useful energy input, reducing both waste and energy demand.

(ENV SP) Certified Envision Sustainability Professional Practice Test

(ENV SP) Certified Envision Sustainability Professional Practice Test

ENV SP Sustainable Design Practices 3