THIS IS HOW WE BUILD - CIRCULAR ECONOMY 101

Welcome to part 2 of 6 of the "THIS IS HOW WE BUILD" training modules!

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These modules are designed to be completed as a whole for continued professional practitioner points and certification; or individually to test your knowledge on a particular subject.

If completing the entire This is How We Build series, each module will take you through different stages of a building, from inception through to end of life.

This second module delves into the basics around the circular economy in the building industry. Let's get started!

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* 1. What are the three principles of the circular economy?

Reduce, reuse, recycle

Take, make, waste

Eliminate waste and pollution, circulate products and materials, and regenerate nature

All the above

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* 2. What is the first or highest level of the waste hierarchy?

Recycle

Reduce

Dispose

Rethink

Recover

None of the above

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* 3. What are some of the negative side effects to the linear economy?

Degrading natural capital

Environmental damage

Loss of valuable materials

Mismanagement of resources and land

Soil degredation

Ocean pollution

Biodiversity loss

Freshwater deterioration

Deforestation

All of the above

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* 4. About how much of materials extracted globally does the built environment use each year?

Around 10%

Almost a quarter

Almost half

Around 75%

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* 5. What percentage of construction waste in the Queenstown Lakes District goes to landfill?

14%

24%

34%

54%

64%

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* 6. In Arup's Circular Buildings Framework, the first priority is "Build Nothing"

True

False

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* 7. What material makes up the largest source of waste in the Queenstown Lakes District?

Green Waste

Metals

Timber

Food Scrapes

Rubble

Paper and Cardboard

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* 8. What percentage of waste could have been reduced if the Rethink level of the waste hierarchy were utilised in The Mill project?

10-15%

20-30%

30-40%

45-55%

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* 9. What are the 3 different categories that circular strategies in the building industry can be thought of?

Materials, Products, Buildings

Rethink, Reuse, Recycle

Designing, Reducing, Reusing

All of the above

THIS IS HOW WE BUILD - CIRCULAR ECONOMY 101

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* 1. What are the three principles of the circular economy?

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* 2. What is the first or highest level of the waste hierarchy?

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* 3. What are some of the negative side effects to the linear economy?

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* 4. About how much of materials extracted globally does the built environment use each year?

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* 5. What percentage of construction waste in the Queenstown Lakes District goes to landfill?

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* 6. In Arup's Circular Buildings Framework, the first priority is "Build Nothing"

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* 7. What material makes up the largest source of waste in the Queenstown Lakes District?

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* 8. What percentage of waste could have been reduced if the Rethink level of the waste hierarchy were utilised in The Mill project?

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* 9. What are the 3 different categories that circular strategies in the building industry can be thought of?

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* 10. What are some ways that you can think of to implement circular economy principles into your work place?