Sustainability & Green Building interview questions
27 real Sustainability & Green Building questions from the Site & Project Mgmt bank, as asked in Indian campus drives and tech interviews. Every question has a verified answer and an AI-tutor explanation on placd — free to start.
1. What is IGBC rating?
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A.CO₂-equivalent from material extraction, manufacture, transport and construction, roughly 0.8 t per tonne of cement and 2 t per tonne of steel
B.CII's Indian Green Building Council system awarding Certified, Silver, Gold and Platinum for new buildings, homes, campuses and net-zero projects
C.building whose annual on-site renewable generation equals its consumption, benchmarked by energy performance index in kWh per m² per year
D.mandatory under most state bye-laws above a plot size threshold, rooftop yield taken as area times rainfall times 0.8 runoff coefficient into storage or recharge pits
2. Which term means: "CII's Indian Green Building Council system awarding Certified, Silver, Gold and Platinum for new buildings, homes, campuses and net-zero projects"?
A.IGBC rating — BEE code for commercial buildings with connected load of 100 kW or more, in ECBC, ECBC+ and Super ECBC tiers, updated as the 2024 sustainable building code
B.IGBC rating — TERI and MNRE's 1 to 5 star national rating for habitat assessment, the reference for central government buildings
C.IGBC rating — CII's Indian Green Building Council system awarding Certified, Silver, Gold and Platinum for new buildings, homes, campuses and net-zero projects
D.IGBC rating — building whose annual on-site renewable generation equals its consumption, benchmarked by energy performance index in kWh per m² per year
A.TERI and MNRE's 1 to 5 star national rating for habitat assessment, the reference for central government buildings
B.CO₂-equivalent from material extraction, manufacture, transport and construction, roughly 0.8 t per tonne of cement and 2 t per tonne of steel
C.mandatory under most state bye-laws above a plot size threshold, rooftop yield taken as area times rainfall times 0.8 runoff coefficient into storage or recharge pits
D.MoEFCC notification requiring fly ash bricks or blocks in construction within 300 km of a thermal power plant, driving AAC block adoption
A.GRIHA — USGBC rating out of 110 points with Certified at 40, Silver 50, Gold 60 and Platinum 80, common for corporate offices in India
B.GRIHA — fly ash to IS 3812 up to 35 percent and GGBS to IS 16714 up to 70 percent replacing clinker, cutting heat, permeability and carbon at the cost of early strength
C.GRIHA — MoEFCC notification requiring fly ash bricks or blocks in construction within 300 km of a thermal power plant, driving AAC block adoption
D.GRIHA — TERI and MNRE's 1 to 5 star national rating for habitat assessment, the reference for central government buildings
A.BEE code for commercial buildings with connected load of 100 kW or more, in ECBC, ECBC+ and Super ECBC tiers, updated as the 2024 sustainable building code
B.USGBC rating out of 110 points with Certified at 40, Silver 50, Gold 60 and Platinum 80, common for corporate offices in India
C.mandatory under most state bye-laws above a plot size threshold, rooftop yield taken as area times rainfall times 0.8 runoff coefficient into storage or recharge pits
D.CO₂-equivalent from material extraction, manufacture, transport and construction, roughly 0.8 t per tonne of cement and 2 t per tonne of steel
A.LEED — CO₂-equivalent from material extraction, manufacture, transport and construction, roughly 0.8 t per tonne of cement and 2 t per tonne of steel
B.LEED — CII's Indian Green Building Council system awarding Certified, Silver, Gold and Platinum for new buildings, homes, campuses and net-zero projects
C.LEED — BEE code for commercial buildings with connected load of 100 kW or more, in ECBC, ECBC+ and Super ECBC tiers, updated as the 2024 sustainable building code
D.LEED — USGBC rating out of 110 points with Certified at 40, Silver 50, Gold 60 and Platinum 80, common for corporate offices in India
A.BEE code for commercial buildings with connected load of 100 kW or more, in ECBC, ECBC+ and Super ECBC tiers, updated as the 2024 sustainable building code
B.CO₂-equivalent from material extraction, manufacture, transport and construction, roughly 0.8 t per tonne of cement and 2 t per tonne of steel
C.MoEFCC notification requiring fly ash bricks or blocks in construction within 300 km of a thermal power plant, driving AAC block adoption
D.USGBC rating out of 110 points with Certified at 40, Silver 50, Gold 60 and Platinum 80, common for corporate offices in India
11. Which term means: "BEE code for commercial buildings with connected load of 100 kW or more, in ECBC, ECBC+ and Super ECBC tiers, updated as the 2024 sustainable building code"?
A.Energy Conservation Building Code — BEE code for commercial buildings with connected load of 100 kW or more, in ECBC, ECBC+ and Super ECBC tiers, updated as the 2024 sustainable building code
B.Energy Conservation Building Code — MoEFCC notification requiring fly ash bricks or blocks in construction within 300 km of a thermal power plant, driving AAC block adoption
C.Energy Conservation Building Code — CO₂-equivalent from material extraction, manufacture, transport and construction, roughly 0.8 t per tonne of cement and 2 t per tonne of steel
D.Energy Conservation Building Code — mandatory under most state bye-laws above a plot size threshold, rooftop yield taken as area times rainfall times 0.8 runoff coefficient into storage or recharge pits
A.CO₂-equivalent from material extraction, manufacture, transport and construction, roughly 0.8 t per tonne of cement and 2 t per tonne of steel
B.USGBC rating out of 110 points with Certified at 40, Silver 50, Gold 60 and Platinum 80, common for corporate offices in India
C.mandatory under most state bye-laws above a plot size threshold, rooftop yield taken as area times rainfall times 0.8 runoff coefficient into storage or recharge pits
D.CII's Indian Green Building Council system awarding Certified, Silver, Gold and Platinum for new buildings, homes, campuses and net-zero projects
14. Which term means: "CO₂-equivalent from material extraction, manufacture, transport and construction, roughly 0.8 t per tonne of cement and 2 t per tonne of steel"?
A.Embodied carbon — fly ash to IS 3812 up to 35 percent and GGBS to IS 16714 up to 70 percent replacing clinker, cutting heat, permeability and carbon at the cost of early strength
B.Embodied carbon — CO₂-equivalent from material extraction, manufacture, transport and construction, roughly 0.8 t per tonne of cement and 2 t per tonne of steel
C.Embodied carbon — MoEFCC notification requiring fly ash bricks or blocks in construction within 300 km of a thermal power plant, driving AAC block adoption
D.Embodied carbon — TERI and MNRE's 1 to 5 star national rating for habitat assessment, the reference for central government buildings
A.TERI and MNRE's 1 to 5 star national rating for habitat assessment, the reference for central government buildings
B.BEE code for commercial buildings with connected load of 100 kW or more, in ECBC, ECBC+ and Super ECBC tiers, updated as the 2024 sustainable building code
C.fly ash to IS 3812 up to 35 percent and GGBS to IS 16714 up to 70 percent replacing clinker, cutting heat, permeability and carbon at the cost of early strength
D.building whose annual on-site renewable generation equals its consumption, benchmarked by energy performance index in kWh per m² per year
17. Which term means: "fly ash to IS 3812 up to 35 percent and GGBS to IS 16714 up to 70 percent replacing clinker, cutting heat, permeability and carbon at the cost of early strength"?
A.Supplementary cementitious materials — USGBC rating out of 110 points with Certified at 40, Silver 50, Gold 60 and Platinum 80, common for corporate offices in India
B.Supplementary cementitious materials — TERI and MNRE's 1 to 5 star national rating for habitat assessment, the reference for central government buildings
C.Supplementary cementitious materials — fly ash to IS 3812 up to 35 percent and GGBS to IS 16714 up to 70 percent replacing clinker, cutting heat, permeability and carbon at the cost of early strength
D.Supplementary cementitious materials — building whose annual on-site renewable generation equals its consumption, benchmarked by energy performance index in kWh per m² per year
A.fly ash to IS 3812 up to 35 percent and GGBS to IS 16714 up to 70 percent replacing clinker, cutting heat, permeability and carbon at the cost of early strength
B.USGBC rating out of 110 points with Certified at 40, Silver 50, Gold 60 and Platinum 80, common for corporate offices in India
C.mandatory under most state bye-laws above a plot size threshold, rooftop yield taken as area times rainfall times 0.8 runoff coefficient into storage or recharge pits
D.MoEFCC notification requiring fly ash bricks or blocks in construction within 300 km of a thermal power plant, driving AAC block adoption
20. Which term means: "mandatory under most state bye-laws above a plot size threshold, rooftop yield taken as area times rainfall times 0.8 runoff coefficient into storage or recharge pits"?
A.Rainwater harvesting — MoEFCC notification requiring fly ash bricks or blocks in construction within 300 km of a thermal power plant, driving AAC block adoption
B.Rainwater harvesting — mandatory under most state bye-laws above a plot size threshold, rooftop yield taken as area times rainfall times 0.8 runoff coefficient into storage or recharge pits
C.Rainwater harvesting — CO₂-equivalent from material extraction, manufacture, transport and construction, roughly 0.8 t per tonne of cement and 2 t per tonne of steel
D.Rainwater harvesting — USGBC rating out of 110 points with Certified at 40, Silver 50, Gold 60 and Platinum 80, common for corporate offices in India
A.MoEFCC notification requiring fly ash bricks or blocks in construction within 300 km of a thermal power plant, driving AAC block adoption
B.mandatory under most state bye-laws above a plot size threshold, rooftop yield taken as area times rainfall times 0.8 runoff coefficient into storage or recharge pits
C.CII's Indian Green Building Council system awarding Certified, Silver, Gold and Platinum for new buildings, homes, campuses and net-zero projects
D.fly ash to IS 3812 up to 35 percent and GGBS to IS 16714 up to 70 percent replacing clinker, cutting heat, permeability and carbon at the cost of early strength
23. Which term means: "MoEFCC notification requiring fly ash bricks or blocks in construction within 300 km of a thermal power plant, driving AAC block adoption"?
A.Fly ash brick mandate — TERI and MNRE's 1 to 5 star national rating for habitat assessment, the reference for central government buildings
B.Fly ash brick mandate — mandatory under most state bye-laws above a plot size threshold, rooftop yield taken as area times rainfall times 0.8 runoff coefficient into storage or recharge pits
C.Fly ash brick mandate — MoEFCC notification requiring fly ash bricks or blocks in construction within 300 km of a thermal power plant, driving AAC block adoption
D.Fly ash brick mandate — BEE code for commercial buildings with connected load of 100 kW or more, in ECBC, ECBC+ and Super ECBC tiers, updated as the 2024 sustainable building code
26. Which term means: "building whose annual on-site renewable generation equals its consumption, benchmarked by energy performance index in kWh per m² per year"?
A.Net-zero energy building — mandatory under most state bye-laws above a plot size threshold, rooftop yield taken as area times rainfall times 0.8 runoff coefficient into storage or recharge pits
B.Net-zero energy building — building whose annual on-site renewable generation equals its consumption, benchmarked by energy performance index in kWh per m² per year
C.Net-zero energy building — MoEFCC notification requiring fly ash bricks or blocks in construction within 300 km of a thermal power plant, driving AAC block adoption
D.Net-zero energy building — USGBC rating out of 110 points with Certified at 40, Silver 50, Gold 60 and Platinum 80, common for corporate offices in India
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