QUESTION 22-sustainable building Repair has this effect on a building: Increases

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QUESTION 22-sustainable building

Repair has this effect on a building:

Increases the cost of demolition.

Restores original degradation trend.

Extends service life.

Restores original function.

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QUESTION 23

Increased groundwater withdrawal from the Potomac Aquifer is contributing to land subsidence in Hampton Roads. What other negative effect is caused by increased groundwater withdrawals?

Increasing geological instability of the Chesapeake crater impact zone.

Increased flood potential in surface waters (rivers).

Increased sedimentation of the Chesapeake Bay.

Increased salt water intrusion into the Potomac Aquifer.

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QUESTION 24

As seen in the video assignment, what is the designation for the NOAA buoy system used to track Tsunamis?

GOESS - East

EPIRB

FLASH

DART

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QUESTION 25

Which three elements comprise the Sustainable Development Triangle?

Environmental, Economic, and Social.

Scope, Schedule, and Cost.

Capital, Labor, and Management.

Sustainablility, Resilience, and Property.

Explanation / Answer

22) sustainable building Repair has this effect on a building:

Extends service life.

Sustainable building repairs are done in such a way that it does not have negative effects on environment.

23) Increased groundwater withdrawal from the Potomac Aquifer is contributing to land subsidence in Hampton Roads.

Increased flood potential in surface waters (rivers).

Land subsidence describes the sinking or lowering of the land surface. THis lowered land surface become suscptible to flooding

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