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FMP Sustainability and Environmental Management Flashcards

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  1. Which of the following best defines 'whole-life cost' (also called life-cycle cost) in sustainable facility planning?

    Answer: The total cost of ownership including acquisition, operation, maintenance, and disposal

    Whole-life cost analysis considers all costs from initial purchase through end-of-life disposal, enabling better investment decisions than first-cost comparisons alone.

  2. What is the primary function of a building commissioning process?

    Answer: Verify that building systems are installed and operating as designed

    Commissioning systematically verifies that all building systems perform according to design intent and owner requirements before and after occupancy.

  3. A facility manager is preparing a sustainability report. Which framework is most commonly used globally for reporting environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance?

    Answer: Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)

    The GRI Standards are the most widely adopted framework for organizations to report their ESG impacts in a comparable and transparent way.

  4. Which indoor environmental quality (IEQ) factor has the most direct impact on occupant cognitive performance and health?

    Answer: Indoor CO2 concentration and ventilation rate

    Elevated CO2 from inadequate ventilation is strongly linked to impaired cognitive function and discomfort, making ventilation the most critical IEQ factor for health.

  5. Under the Clean Air Act, which document must a facility obtain before constructing or modifying a major source of air pollution?

    Answer: Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) permit

    A PSD permit is required before constructing or significantly modifying major stationary sources of air pollution to ensure air quality standards are maintained.

  6. What is the key benefit of installing a sub-metering system in a multi-tenant commercial building?

    Answer: It allows individual tenant energy consumption to be measured and billed accurately

    Sub-metering provides granular energy data at the tenant or system level, enabling fair cost allocation and creating incentives for tenants to conserve energy.