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BTEC Level 3 National Construction
Unit 2 Sustainable construction
Unit overview Credits: 10 Diploma
The built environment of the UK is vast. It is being developed vertically, as well as horizontally, as more and more skyscrapers are appearing on city skylines. Aspects of the environment are identified and categorised in order to ensure the environment is protected by the appropriate authority. Construction activities can be commenced on greenfield sites, and the Government is keen to redevelop run-down inner-city areas and previous-use sites, known as brownfield sites. Great care has to be exercised when planning developments to ensure that they encompass sustainable elements of construction, in order to achieve the required design without compromising the future needs of our children.
After completing this unit, learners will understand the effects of pollution. They will understand how the environment can be protected and they will know about the areas of legislation that aim to achieve this, and how the environment is controlled by agencies and local authorities. The unit also examines the techniques that are being employed in domestic construction to provide the sustainability of our built environment: reducing energy use and wastage from production, and using renewable resources. The management of construction sites is also considered in this aspect.
This is a 10-credit unit and can be taught in 60 guided learning hours, with learners expected to complete around 40 hours of individual learning.
On completion of this unit, learners should:LO1 know the important features of the natural environment that need to be protectedLO2 understand how the activities of the construction and built environment sector impact on the
natural environmentLO3 understand how the natural environment can be protected against the activities of the
construction and built environment sectorLO4 understand sustainable construction techniques that are fit for purpose.
Unit contentsThe scheme of work for this unit (page xxx) links to the following resources to help you deliver Unit 2.
LO1 LO2 LO3 LO4
Lesson plan LP
Activity sheet AS1, AS2, AS3, AS4, AS5, AS6 AS7, AS8, AS10 AS9, AS10, AS11, AS12
Stretch and support AS2 AS5 AS7 AS11
PowerPoint® PPT1, PPT3 PPT2 PPT2
All these resources can be found on the accompanying CD-ROM, as well as an editable version of the scheme of work, and answers to questions in the student book.
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Links to other units Unit 2 links to other units, as shown below, and provides opportunities to cross-reference and combine the assignment work for these units.
Unit 2 • Exploring health, safety and welfare in constructionUnit 17 • Building regulations and contro
Stretch and supportAS2Identify how the impact of the development could be adapted to reduce its affect on the natural environment.
AS5Identify your local council’s website and find out what its principle policies are on sustainability and how they are achieving this as a local government organisation.
AS7Produce a slide show with annotations that could be used to present the environmental issues to the invited audience, using some photographs and local community consultations.
AS11Take the sustainable construction technique you have identified and undertake an evaluation as to what it does in terms of energy, material and wastage.
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Unit 2 Sustainable construction
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Unit 2 Sustainable construction
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eral
dis
cuss
ion
Wha
t ar
e th
e ef
fect
s o
f asb
esto
s?Th
e le
gis
latio
n as
soci
ated
with
as
bes
tos
and
lead
reg
ulat
ions
Pict
ures
of t
he
vario
us t
ypes
of
asb
esto
s
P3H
ow
do
es
asb
esto
s an
d le
ad
harm
Cau
ses
Affe
cts
Co
ncer
ns
17To
und
erst
and
ho
w t
he a
ctiv
ities
o
f the
CB
E s
ecto
r im
pac
t o
n th
e na
tura
l env
ironm
ent
loca
lly:
extr
actio
n o
f raw
mat
eria
ls,
elec
tro
mag
netic
rad
iatio
n,
sick
bui
ldin
g s
ynd
rom
e (S
BS)
LO
2 co
mp
lete
d
SBS
exam
ple
s an
d il
lust
ratio
nsE
MR
pyl
ons
pho
tog
rap
hs n
ear
hous
esE
ffect
s o
f raw
mat
eria
ls e
xtra
ctio
n –
Sout
h A
fric
a
Wha
t ef
fect
do
pyl
ons
hav
e o
n yo
ur h
ealth
?D
efini
tion
of e
lect
rom
agne
tic
rad
iatio
n (E
MR
)W
hat
is S
BS?
Cau
ses
of S
BS
iden
tified
AS6
Pho
tog
rap
hs
for
pro
ject
or
for
dis
cuss
ion
P3
18A
ssig
nmen
t N
o 2
Prep
are
Ass
ignm
ent
No
2 a
nd is
sue
to le
arne
rsR
ead
and
und
erst
and
wha
t ev
iden
ce
is re
qui
red
to
co
mp
lete
the
crit
eria
Ass
ignm
ent
No
2Tu
tor
dec
ided
mer
it an
d
dis
tinct
ion
crite
ria
19To
und
erst
and
ho
w t
he n
atur
al
envi
ronm
ent
can
be
pro
tect
ed
agai
nst
cons
truc
tion
activ
ities
: le
gis
latio
n ac
ts a
nd re
gul
atio
ns,
EU
dire
ctiv
esSt
art
LO3
Env
ironm
enta
l leg
isla
tion
list
Lear
ner
task
she
et t
o id
entif
y fin
es,
enfo
rcem
ent
and
exa
mp
les
Iden
tify
fro
m t
he li
st t
he le
gis
latio
n th
at is
use
d t
o p
rote
ct o
ur
envi
ronm
ent
Est
ablis
h w
hat
an E
U d
irect
ive
isId
entif
y in
wha
t w
ay t
he la
w p
rote
cts
the
envi
ronm
ent
Res
earc
h in
to t
he le
vel o
f fine
s th
at
can
be
levi
ed w
ith e
xam
ple
s
AS7
Web
-bas
ed
rese
arch
faci
litie
sPo
wer
Poin
t®
slid
e 4
P4Su
mm
arie
s o
f le
gis
latio
n g
iven
in
layp
erso
ns
term
s
20To
und
erst
and
ho
w t
he n
atur
al
envi
ronm
ent
can
be
pro
tect
ed
agai
nst
cons
truc
tion
activ
ities
: b
y co
ntro
l, H
SE, E
nviro
nmen
tal
Ag
ency
(EA
), Lo
cal A
utho
rity
(LA
)
HSE
web
site
pre
-load
edE
A s
et o
f que
stio
ns re
qui
ring
ans
wer
s fr
om
rese
arch
Dis
cuss
the
role
of t
he H
SE in
en
viro
nmen
tal c
ont
rol
Wha
t d
oes
the
env
ironm
ent
agen
cy
do
? V
isit
thei
r w
ebsi
te a
nd re
sear
ch
Inte
rnet
and
co
mp
uter
sP4
Pro
test
act
ion
pro
tect
ion
iden
tified
21To
und
erst
and
ho
w t
he n
atur
al
envi
ronm
ent
can
be
pro
tect
ed
agai
nst
cons
truc
tion
activ
ities
b
y d
esig
n an
d s
pec
ifica
tion,
em
bo
die
d e
nerg
y
Exa
mp
les
of e
co-f
riend
ly d
esig
nVa
rious
sel
ectio
ns o
f mat
eria
ls t
o
illus
trat
e em
bo
die
d e
nerg
y
Est
ablis
h w
hat
cont
ribut
es t
o a
n en
viro
nmen
tally
frie
ndly
des
ign
List
and
iden
tify
thes
e fe
atur
es w
ith
loca
l exa
mp
les
Defi
ne w
hat
emb
od
ied
ene
rgy
isO
bse
rve
exam
ple
s an
d d
iscu
ss
AS8
Mat
eria
lsP4
, M2
uniq
ue
sust
aina
ble
d
esig
n id
eas
giv
en
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Unit 2 Sustainable construction
Wee
kO
utco
me/
top
icTu
tor
pre
par
atio
nLe
arne
r ac
tivi
tyR
eso
urce
sLi
nks
to
gra
din
g
crit
eria
Stre
tch
and
su
pp
ort
22To
und
erst
and
ho
w t
he n
atur
al
envi
ronm
ent
can
be
pro
tect
ed
agai
nst
cons
truc
tion
activ
ities
: re
new
able
mat
eria
ls, r
euse
of
bui
ldin
gs
and
site
s
Pow
erPo
int®
on
rene
wab
le
ener
gy
sour
ces
Exa
mp
les
of r
euse
d b
uild
ing
sR
enew
able
ene
rgy
issu
es –
K
yoto
ag
reem
ent
Defi
ne w
hat
rene
wab
le e
nerg
y is
List
so
me
exam
ple
s us
ed in
the
UK
Iden
tify
wha
t ar
e th
e p
rob
lem
s w
ith
som
e o
f the
mE
stab
lish
how
we
can
reus
e b
uild
ing
s an
d s
ites
Ren
ewab
le
ener
gy
stat
istic
s to
illu
stra
te
P4, M
2A
dva
nced
ex
amp
les
of
rene
wab
le e
nerg
y g
iven
23To
und
erst
and
ho
w t
he n
atur
al
envi
ronm
ent
can
be
pro
tect
ed
agai
nst
cons
truc
tion
activ
ities
: b
y m
anag
emen
t, e
nviro
nmen
tal
imp
act
asse
ssm
ent
(EIA
), im
pro
ved
man
agem
ent
Est
ablis
h an
are
a lo
cally
to
co
nduc
t an
EIA
EIA
che
cklis
ts
Est
ablis
h b
y d
iscu
ssio
n ho
w m
anag
ers
can
help
the
env
ironm
ent
Wha
t g
oes
into
an
envi
ronm
enta
l im
pac
t as
sess
men
tU
nder
take
an
EIA
loca
lly
Loca
l en
viro
nmen
tP4
, M2
Full
EIA
pro
duc
ed
24To
und
erst
and
ho
w t
he n
atur
al
envi
ronm
ent
can
be
pro
tect
ed
agai
nst
cons
truc
tion
activ
ities
: p
olic
y an
d o
bje
ctiv
es
Est
ablis
h so
me
ind
ustr
y st
and
ard
, and
g
ove
rnm
ent
po
licie
s an
d o
bje
ctiv
esW
hat
are
po
licie
s an
d o
bje
ctiv
esH
ow
can
the
y he
lp t
he e
nviro
nmen
tO
bse
rve
som
e ex
amp
les
fro
m in
dus
try
Go
vern
men
t d
epar
tmen
t o
f en
viro
nmen
t w
ebsi
te
P4, M
2E
xam
ple
s o
f w
ork
ing
po
licie
s w
ith fe
edb
ack
giv
en
25To
und
erst
and
ho
w t
he
natu
ral e
nviro
nmen
t ca
n b
e p
rote
cted
ag
ains
t co
nstr
uctio
n ac
tiviti
es: g
oo
d p
ract
ice,
rai
sing
aw
aren
ess,
co
mm
unic
atio
nO
utco
me
3 co
mp
lete
d
Exa
mp
les
of g
oo
d p
ract
ice
Co
mm
unic
atio
n ex
amp
les
on
envi
ronm
ent
– ad
vert
isin
g
Team
tas
ks o
n ho
w t
he e
nviro
nmen
t ca
n b
e p
rote
cted
– m
etho
ds
Ho
w c
an w
e ra
ise
awar
enes
s o
f g
oo
d p
ract
ice?
Ho
w c
an y
ou
com
mun
icat
e en
viro
nmen
tal p
rote
ctio
n is
sues
?
Ind
ustr
y ex
amp
les
of g
oo
d
envi
ronm
enta
l aw
aren
ess
P4, M
2Th
e ro
le o
f ed
ucat
ion
in
scho
ols
exp
lain
ed
26B
e ab
le t
o s
elec
t su
stai
nab
le
cons
truc
tion
tech
niq
ues
that
ar
e fit
for
pur
po
se: d
efini
tions
, ne
eds,
wan
tsO
utco
me
4 co
mm
ence
d
A r
ang
e o
f illu
stra
tions
on
sust
aina
ble
co
nstr
uctio
n te
chni
que
sW
eb-b
ased
defi
nitio
n o
f sus
tain
abili
tyD
etai
led
pho
tog
rap
hs a
nd d
raw
ing
s
Defi
nitio
n th
roug
h g
roup
dis
cuss
ion
on
wha
t d
o s
usta
inab
le t
echn
ique
s m
ean
Ho
w c
an t
hey
be
app
lied
to
co
nstr
uctio
n?D
iscu
ss il
lust
ratio
ns
Loca
l sus
tain
able
te
chni
que
ill
ustr
atio
nsPo
wer
Poin
t®
slid
e 5
P5A
dva
nced
co
nstr
uctio
n te
chni
que
d
emo
nstr
ated
27B
e ab
le t
o s
elec
t su
stai
nab
le
cons
truc
tion
tech
niq
ues
that
ar
e fit
for
pur
po
se: e
ffect
ive
pro
tect
ion
of t
he e
nviro
nmen
t
Prep
are
a p
roje
ct b
ased
sce
nario
or
ob
tain
a h
ous
ing
dev
elo
pm
ent
layo
ut
with
ho
use
typ
es
Rea
d a
nd u
nder
stan
d t
he s
cena
rio
and
dis
cuss
Iden
tify
tech
niq
ues
that
co
uld
be
used
to
mak
e th
e p
roje
ct m
ore
sus
tain
able
fo
r th
e en
viro
nmen
t
AS9
Scen
ario
with
p
hoto
gra
phs
P5Le
adin
g a
d
iscu
ssio
n at
ad
vanc
ed le
vel
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Wee
kO
utco
me/
top
icTu
tor
pre
par
atio
nLe
arne
r ac
tivi
tyR
eso
urce
sLi
nks
to
gra
din
g
crit
eria
Stre
tch
and
su
pp
ort
28B
e ab
le t
o s
elec
t su
stai
nab
le
cons
truc
tion
tech
niq
ues
that
are
fit
for
pur
po
se: e
cono
mic
gro
wth
an
d e
mp
loym
ent
Sust
aina
ble
exa
mp
les
fro
m t
he U
K
that
hav
e p
rovi
ded
eco
nom
ic g
row
thD
efine
eco
nom
ic g
row
thW
hat
typ
es o
f dev
elo
pm
ent
aid
g
row
th?
Ho
w c
an t
his
aid
sus
tain
abili
ty a
nd is
th
ere
a lin
k b
etw
een
them
?
AS1
0E
cono
mic
gro
wth
st
atis
tics
P5St
rong
link
of
eco
nom
ics
to
sust
aina
bili
ty
29B
e ab
le t
o s
elec
t su
stai
nab
le
cons
truc
tion
tech
niq
ues
that
ar
e fit
for
pur
po
se: t
echn
ique
s,
ener
gy
bas
ed
List
of e
nerg
y sa
ving
tec
hniq
ues
and
ex
amp
les
Man
ufac
ture
rs’ d
etai
ls
Iden
tify
the
diff
eren
t ty
pes
of e
nerg
yW
hich
of t
hese
are
sus
tain
able
?Te
am t
ask
to id
entif
y te
n te
chni
que
s th
at c
oul
d b
e us
ed a
t ho
me
AS1
1W
eb-b
ased
ex
amp
les
of
alte
rnat
ive
ener
gy
P5A
dva
nced
te
chni
que
s d
emo
nstr
ated
30B
e ab
le t
o s
elec
t su
stai
nab
le
cons
truc
tion
tech
niq
ues
that
are
fit
for
pur
po
se: t
echn
ique
s, lo
w-
ener
gy
man
ufac
ture
Prep
are
pre
sent
atio
n o
f co
mb
ined
he
at a
nd p
ow
er p
lant
sId
entif
y ho
w w
e ca
n sa
ve e
nerg
y in
m
anuf
actu
re o
f co
nstr
uctio
n m
ater
ials
Est
ablis
h an
d d
escr
ibe
wha
t a
com
bin
ed h
eat
and
po
wer
(CH
P)
pla
nt is
AS1
2C
HP
reso
urce
s fr
om
web
P5D
om
estic
CH
P ex
pla
ined
in
det
ail
31B
e ab
le t
o s
elec
t su
stai
nab
le
cons
truc
tion
tech
niq
ues
that
ar
e fit
for
pur
po
se: t
echn
ique
s,
was
te b
ased
Exa
mp
les
of w
asta
ge
on
site
Exa
mp
les
of g
oo
d p
ract
ice
Wha
t ar
e th
e as
pec
ts o
f was
tag
e o
f mat
eria
ls?
Ho
w c
an w
e us
e re
cycl
ing
of m
ater
ials
in
new
man
ufac
ture
?H
ow
can
we
red
uce
was
tag
e?
Sam
ple
mat
eria
lsP5
, M3,
D
2H
ow
to
red
uce
was
tag
e cu
rren
t id
eas
illus
trat
ed
32B
e ab
le t
o s
elec
t su
stai
nab
le
cons
truc
tion
tech
niq
ues
that
are
fit
for
pur
po
se: t
echn
ique
s, o
ff-si
te fa
bric
atio
n
Vis
it th
e K
ing
span
web
site
, (h
ttp
://w
ww
.kin
gsp
an.c
om
), an
d
rese
arch
vo
lum
etric
co
nstr
uctio
n Pr
epar
e p
hoto
gra
phs
Wha
t is
off-
site
fab
ricat
ion?
Why
is t
his
tech
niq
ue o
f gre
at b
enefi
t to
the
env
ironm
ent?
Des
crib
e ho
w it
wo
rks
Exa
mp
les
of o
ff-si
te p
rod
uctio
n o
f b
uild
ing
s
P5, M
3,
D2
Exa
mp
les
of
hom
es g
iven
33B
e ab
le t
o s
elec
t su
stai
nab
le
cons
truc
tion
tech
niq
ues
that
ar
e fit
for
pur
po
se: t
echn
ique
s,
mo
der
n m
etho
ds
of c
ons
truc
tion
Prep
are
som
e m
od
ern
cons
truc
tion
tech
niq
ues
– se
e B
uild
ing
Res
earc
h E
stab
lishm
ent
web
site
Est
ablis
h w
hat
the
mo
der
n m
etho
ds
of c
ons
truc
tion
are
Out
line
the
adva
ntag
es a
nd
dis
adva
ntag
es o
f eac
hR
eco
mm
end
one
tec
hniq
ue a
nd w
hy
Mo
der
n m
etho
ds
of c
ons
truc
tion
reso
urce
sPo
wer
Poin
t®
slid
e 6
P5, M
3,
D2
D2
crite
ria
answ
ered
34A
sses
smen
t re
view
Mar
ked
ass
essm
ents
Und
erta
ke a
ny c
orr
ectio
ns re
qui
red
to
m
eet
pas
s, m
erit
and
dis
tinct
ion
Lear
ners
’ as
sig
nmen
tsA
llm
erit
and
d
istin
ctio
n cr
iteria
35A
sses
smen
t re
view
Mar
ked
ass
essm
ents
Und
erta
ke a
ny c
orr
ectio
ns re
qui
red
to
m
eet
pas
s, m
erit
and
dis
tinct
ion
Lear
ners
’ as
sig
nmen
tsA
llm
erit
and
d
istin
ctio
n cr
iteria
36U
nit
ove
rvie
wC
our
se m
od
ule
roun
d u
p: w
hat
have
w
e le
arne
d, r
efer
ence
d t
o o
utco
mes
Is t
here
any
thin
g y
ou
wo
uld
cha
nge?
Gro
up d
iscu
ssio
n –
revi
ew a
nd
feed
bac
k w
hat
you
wo
uld
hav
e d
one
diff
eren
tly
Co
urse
sp
ecifi
catio
nA
ll
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Unit 2 Sustainable construction
Less
on p
lan
– W
eek
3A
im
Kno
w t
he im
po
rtan
t fe
atur
es o
f the
nat
ural
env
ironm
ent
that
nee
d t
o b
e p
rote
cted
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AS1 Construction and the environment1. Your tutor will divide your class into two groups. Each group will discuss their interpretation of the
following headings. Under each heading, list as many examples as your group can think of.
Your tutor might provide you with an aerial photograph of your town to serve as a focal point, or you might be encouraged to look at Google Earth.
Construction Environment
e.g. houses e.g. countryside
2. As a class, share all the examples you came up with in your groups. Were there any examples you hadn’t thought of?
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AS2 Aspects of the natural environmentThere has until recently been a large growth in out of town shopping centres, which are purpose made projects that are built on areas of green field sites on the outskirts of towns, close to transport networks.
A large commercial site developer is considering just such a scheme on the outskirts of where you live. It will house 12 large retailers, restaurants, a small cinema and some fast food outlets. There is a great volume of local objections to this proposed planning application. In order to assist with the planning application you have been asked to prepare a report on what affect this will have on the local environment.
Identify six features of the natural environment that must be considered at this stage.
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Stretch and support
Identify how the impact of the development could be adapted to reduce its affect on the natural environment.
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AS3 Biodiversity exerciseOutdoor activity.
Your tutor will take you to a green and widely ranging bio-diverse environment. Place your quadrat on the floor and count how many species of wildlife you can see in this 1m2 area. Take care not to destroy or damage this environment!
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AS4 Global vs localThis activity has been designed to make you think about the issues that affect your local area, and the rest of the world.
1. Place each of the following factors under the heading that it is most likely to have an impact on, and explain your reason for putting it there.
Factor Local or global effect? Reason
CFCs
VOCs
Fossil fuel extraction
CO2
Traffic
Noise
Smell
Electricity generation
Contaminated land
Waste disposal
Sick building syndrome
Sewage disposal
Deforestation
Acid rain
Ozone depletion
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AS5 Construction industry’s impact on the environment
1. In teams of two look around your own town, village or city and identify three previous industrial sites that are now used for another purpose.
a) ..........................................................................................................................................................................
b) ..........................................................................................................................................................................
c) ..........................................................................................................................................................................
2. Name one area of land that has now been taken over by a major roadway.
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3. Name a housing development that is near to overhead power lines
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4. Identify where your local council waste collection is disposed
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5. Find out where the local authority air monitoring stations are located
a) ..........................................................................................................................................................................
b) ..........................................................................................................................................................................
Stretch and support
Identify your local council’s website and find out what its principle policies are on sustainability and how they are achieving this as a local government organisation.
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AS6 Identifying extraction areasFor this activity, your tutor will show you how to use Google Earth, and how to scan across land masses.
1. Find your home town on Google Earth. Look at the area and identify key features.
2. Try to find some areas that have been used for the extraction of raw materials, for example, coal mines, steelworks, quarries, etc.
Identify how big these areas are in any unit of measurement so that you can see the scale of the damage to the environment.
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AS7 Methods of protectionYour tutor will show you photographs of a valuable piece of land that is used by the community; it might be a local landmark. This land is to be developed.
For this task, your tutor will randomly divide the class into two teams:
One team will be the developers.•The other team will be environmentalists.•
Each group should prepare arguments to support their point of view in a debate on whether to develop this land or not, i.e. the developers want to develop the land, and the environmentalists want to prevent the development. The developers need to base their argument on grounds of what environmental planning they are going to put into the development to convince the planners and appease the protestors.
Once you have prepared your arguments, you will then go into the debate. Your tutor will be the chairperson of the local authority planning committee. They will make a decision, based on the arguments presented, and conclude the discussion by focusing on what measures can be used to protect this land from development.
Stretch and support
Produce a slide show with annotations that could be used to present the environmental issues to the invited audience, using some photographs and local community consultations.
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AS8 Energy/environment audit1. Answer the following questions to rate how efficiently you use energy at home.
Question Yes No
Is the energy rating of your fridge grade A?
Do you have more than five energy saving light bulbs in your home?
Do you leave fewer than three items of electrical equipment on standby overnight?
Are you on a water meter?
Do you have an energy-efficient boiler?
Is your heating thermostat set below 20 degrees?
Do you have you more than 150mm of loft insulation?
Is your hot water cylinder insulated?
Is your house fitted with double glazing?
Do you recycle any household waste?
Each ‘yes’ is worth 2 points and ‘no’ is worth 1 point. Add up your score and look at your results:
20 points – well done, you are doing a lot to reduce your impact on the environment. •12–19 points – you are on the right tracks but there are still more things you could do.•0–11 points – you should be doing a lot more to reduce the amount of energy you use.•
2. List at least four methods you could use to reduce your energy consumption.
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b) ..........................................................................................................................................................................
c) ..........................................................................................................................................................................
d) ..........................................................................................................................................................................
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AS9 Minimising waste on a building siteIt is a site manager’s duty to maximise efficiency, and minimise waste and energy use.
If you were a site manager, how could you tackle each of the following factors to reduce the impact your site has on the environment?
1. All waste is being thrown into the general waste skip on site. What measures could you put in place to reduce the amount of waste going to the landfill?
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2. There are a number of brick out-buildings on site that need to be demolished. Would you recommend moving the rubble off site? If not, what would you do with it?
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3. The off cuts from the roofing work are being piled up to be burned. Can you think of any alternatives to burning them?
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4. Many final materials are being delivered too early on in the project and are having to be stored. What action needs to be taken as a result?
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5. Each night the bricklayers are leaving unfinished mortar that has not been used on the spot boards. How could you prevent this waste?
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AS10 Sustainable construction techniquesSustainability means producing a sustainable outcome without contributing to energy loss or wastage of a product. For each of the factors given below, describe a sustainable construction technique that can be used to minimise the impact on the environment.
1. Energy
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2. Materials
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3. Waste
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AS11 Comparing sustainable techniquesIdentify and compare the sustainable techniques previously chosen in terms of cost and performance in use by completing the rest of the boxes.
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Stretch and support
Take the sustainable construction technique you have identified and undertake an evaluation as to what it does in terms of energy, material and wastage.
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AS12 Issues surrounding house construction
1. Name three alternative sources of energy for domestic housing.
a) ..........................................................................................................................................................................
b) ..........................................................................................................................................................................
c) ..........................................................................................................................................................................
2. Specify three renewable materials used in house construction
a) ..........................................................................................................................................................................
b) ..........................................................................................................................................................................
c) ..........................................................................................................................................................................
3. Name three techniques to reduce the production of waste on site.
a) ..........................................................................................................................................................................
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