Sustainability
Plants
Architecture
Chicago
Energy
100
This plastic item takes around 450 to decompose
Water bottle
100
Sharing its name with a grim persona, this pepper is known for its intense spice level
Carolina Reaper
100
This sustainable architecture art movement opposes the climate doomerism ideology
Solar Punk
100
Home to 2.7 million people, Chicago is the _ largest city in the U.S.
3rd
100
These American medical buildings are some of the highest energy consuming buildings on the planet
Hospitals
200
This practice can be used to improve soil's physical, chemical, and biological properties while reducing organic waste in landfills
Composting
200
With stripes resembling a certain reptile, this common household plant is very popular due to its easy care
Snake plant
200
This historic Roman building is the largest amphitheater in the world
the Colosseum
200
With more than 8,800 acres of green space and 600 park, this organization is the largest municipal park manager in the nation
Chicago Park District
200
This type of energy comes from existing or human made hot water reservoirs located below Earth's surface
Geothermal
300
Cattle ranching is the number one culprit of this issue in the Amazon
Deforestation
300
This flower is associated with people born in July
Larkspur
300
Developed in 1994, the standards of this organization provided measurable criteria for the design and construction of environmentally responsible buildings
LEED
300
This popular transportation system operates 242 stations within Chicago and surrounding suburbs
Metra
300
The Vanguard 1 was the first satellite to use this type of renewable technology
Solar cells
400
This Western European country has the best recycling rate in the world
Germany
400
This cactus can reach its full height of 40 feet by the time it turns 200
Saguaro Cactus
400
This company used to make special bricks to help Architects create scale models
LEGOS
400
This first known game of this popular bat-and-ball sport took place on Thanksgiving Day 1887 at the Farragut Boat Club
Softball
400
One of the oldest on the planet, this power source is used in every state in the U.S.
Hydropower
500
These two types of necessities make up about 60% of the carbon footprint of US households
Housing and transportation
500
The juice of this plant is the official state beverage of Ohio
Tomato
500
This architecture style was popular in 12th-16th century Europe
Gothic
500
This chocolaty dessert was created at Chicago’s Palmer House, when wife of millionaire hotelier Potter Palmer, requested a new dessert to serve at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition
Brownie
500
This company accounts for approximately 0.013% of the world's energy use