Masdar City: On the Rocky Road To Sustainability

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1. Question
Which statement is not true about the Abu Dhabi Estidama green rating system:
- a. It has a maximum rating scale of 5 Pearls
- b. It is divided into building, villa, and community
- c. It has seven rating categories
- d. Its elements are based on Europe’s sustainability principles
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2. Question
What are the four pillars of Estidama?
- a. Environmental, Economic, Social, Cultural
- b. Environmental, Transportation, Government, Cultural
- c. Environmental, Social, Cultural, Renewable Energy
- d. Environmental, Economic, Social, R&D
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3. Question
What are the Estidama certification stages?
- a. Planning, Design, Construction, Operational
- b. Planning, Construction, Operational
- c. Construction, Operational, Re-certification
- d. Design, Construction, Operational
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4. Question
Projects can apply for a Pearl Operational Rating:
- a. As soon as the building is awarded a Pearl Construction Rating if 80% occupied
- b. 2 years after earning a Pearl Construction Rating with any occupancy level
- c. 2 years after earning a Pearl Construction Rating and 2-year 80% occupancy
- occupancy
  d. 2 years after earning a Pearl Construction Rating and 80% occupancy at the time of application
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5. Question
An Estidama 3-Pearl rating is equivalent to:
- a. LEED Gold certification
- b. LEED Platinum certification
- c. LEED Silver certification
- d. LEED certified
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6. Question
Which statement is not true about Masdar City?
- a. Project focuses on commercial and residential buildings and activities
- b. No one is allowed to work in Masdar City unless a resident
- c. Masdar City encourages foreign investors
- d. Companies located in Masdar City are highly vested in developing and utilizing green technologies
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7. Question
Originally meant to achieve net zero carbon emissions, Masdar City’s new goal for carbon emissions is what percent carbon neutral?
- a. 15%
- b. 25%
- c. 50%
- d. 75%
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8. Question
Masdar City’s completion date goal is now which year:
- a. 2015
- b. 2020
- c. 2025
- d. 2030
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9. Question
Fareej is:
- a. Word for traditional Arabic building layout and design
- b. Arabic word for sustainability
- c. Arabic word for ‘green”
- d. Word for traditional water conservation techniques
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10. Question
A core design principle in Masdar City is:
- a. Wide streets that accommodate public autonomous vehicles
- b. Energy efficient Air Conditioning in all of the buildings
- c. Narrow shaded streets that capture wind for cooling
- d. No trees because they require too much water
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11. Question
The Masdar City project has had difficulty with:
- a. Funding
- b. Maintaining a deployment schedule for public transportation systems
- c. Attracting permanent residents
- d. All three – A, B, C
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12. Question
Which statement is true?
- a. Pearl Rating System and LEED award credits to determine project certification level
- b. Pearl requires use of the Integrative Design Process while LEED promotes, but does not require it
- c. Masdar City projects can earn Pearl and LEED or BREEM certification
- d. All of the above
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