Thriving Sustainably/Ryan Impact
Our Earth Day event is being held at this beach on Saturday.
What is Buccaneer Beach, Oceanside?
This acronym stands for a document that quantifies the environmental impact of a product's life cycle.
What is EPD- environmental product declaration
Who is Ryan’s Director of Sustainability for A&E?
Kaity Veenstra
This household appliance uses the most water per use.
What is a washing machine?
California often faces this natural crisis that makes water-saving even more important.
What is a drought?
Who is Ryan’s Chief Sustainability Officer?
Joe Rozza
This material, made from the bark of a tree, is often used for insulation due to its renewable and biodegradable properties.
What is cork?
This type of roof, covered with vegetation, helps reduce urban heat islands and manage stormwater.
What is a green roof?
This country produces the most carbon dioxide in the world.
What is China?
This code is California’s first statewide mandatory green building code?
What is Calgreen/title 24
Name 1 of Ryans Thriving Sustainably Pillars
Climate Protection, Water Stewardship, Sustainable Materials & Waste Management, Biodiversity & Natural Capital, Supplier Sustainability
What percentage of carbon emissions in the United States is attributed by the construction industry?
40%
This certification system, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, is widely used to rate the sustainability of buildings.
What is LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)?
This is twice the size of Texas and mostly made of microplastics in the Northern Pacific Ocean.
What is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?
California aims to achieve statewide carbon neutrality by this year, ensuring an 85% reduction in emissions.
What is 2045?
Last month, it was announced that Ryan was one of the first six companies to join which partner’s new carbon credit service?
What is Amazon?
This construction material is the highest emitter of carbon dioxide due to the high temperatures required for its production and the chemical reactions involved.
What is concrete?
This analysis helps determine the sun’s path and building shading.
What is a solar study (or sun path analysis)?
Americans throw away X billion Styrofoam cups every year.
What is 25?
What percentage of multifamily parking spaces need to be EV ready with EV charger installed according to Title 24.
What is 10%?
Ryan Companies signed this pledge to achieve net zero carbon emissions by the year 2040.
What is The Climate Pledge
This plan outlines how a construction project will reduce, reuse, and recycle waste.
What is a construction waste management plan?
The triple bottom line refers to balancing these three pillars of sustainability.
What are people, planet, and profit?
What percent of U.S. Electricity use comes from data centers?
What is 2%?
This act requires large businesses in California to publicly report their greenhouse gas emissions, including scopes 1, 2, and 3.
What is the Climate Corporate Accountability Act