Zero-Carbon Buildings
Lighting Technology
Energy-Efficient Appliances
Transport System
New Materials and Grids
100
True or False: cutting carbon emissions in the building sector is a long-term process
What is false
100
What is the most energy efficient light bulb?
What is the LED
100
Which country faces a huge problem with energy-efficient appliances due to lack of enforcement, extraordinary industry growth and population growth?
What is China
100
We are changing from an oil-powered transport system to what kind?
What is electricity, hybrid cars
100
U.S. bottled water industry uses 50 million barrels of what each year?
What is oil
200
In what way does the government encourage installing renewable energy systems?
What is financial support
200
What type of light bulbs are being phased out and are not sold in Florida as of this January?
What are incandescent light bulbs
200
Governments are trying to put a cap on which type of power that TV sets, computers, DVD players, and all appliances use when they are not being used?
What is standby power
200
In the future, traveling between cities will mostly be done through what type of transportation?
What is high-speed trains
200
Recycling and practicing more energy efficient techniques, not only save energy and reduce pollution; they also save people this green quantity.
What is money
300
Platinum-certified buildings through LEED earn how much money per square foot back? This two digit number is also in a popular Lil' Wayne song.
What is $67 per square foot
300
Compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) use what percent less electricity than old-fashioned incandescents?
What is 75%
300
Flat-screen plasma televisions use how much more energy than traditional cathode ray tube televisions? (hint: whole number)
What is 4 times more energy
300
In the past 40 years, how many casualties have there been on Japan's bullet trains that have carried billions of passengers.
What are no casualties
300
What industry is the biggest consumer of energy in the manufacturing sector?
What is the petrochemical industry
400
The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certifications look at many different aspects and design technologies when determining to give a building certification. Name 2 of these factors
What could be: use of natural daylight, solar-electric cells, solar water heaters, insulation, natural ventilation, ground source heath pumps, glazed windows, waterless urinals, efficient lighting technologies, motion sensors for lighting, design building with less energy, recycle scrap materials
400
LEDs last how many more times longer than incandescent light bulbs?
What is 50 times longer
400
What is the name of the best program in the world for upgrading appliance efficiency standards? (hint: in Japan)
What is the Japan's Top Runner Program
400
If a high-speed train that averaged 170 mi/hour traveled in the United States from coast-to-coast, what would be a major benefit?
What is 15 hours. Reduce need for long-haul trucks
400
A new electricity grid in the U.S. would connect regions with these three types of renewable energy with consumption centers.
What are wind, solar and geothermal energy
500
Buildings use what percent of overall electricity?
What is 72%
500
Shifting to CFLs in homes and buildings and to LEDs in traffic lights would cut electricity used for lighting from 19% to what percent? (hint: more than half)
What is 7%
500
What is the name of the act that raised appliance efficiency standards enough to close 29 coal-fired power plants in America?
What is the U.S. Energy Policy Act of 2005
500
Shifting from highway to public transit would help us reach the goal for cutting carbon emissions. What is the goal of cutting carbon emissions by 2020 according to the book? (a percent)
What is 80%
500
Recycling these three major metals requires a small fraction of energy compared to producing them from ore. (Name 2 of the 3)
What are steel, aluminum, and copper
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