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What are the principles of “Green Building”? 1. Generate as little waste as possible during construction. 2. Limit the consumption of water. 3. Optimise energy efficiency. 4. Make maximum use of recycled, recyclable and non-toxic materials. Name the categories of waste on a building site: 1. biogenic waste 5. metal scrap 2. demolished concrete 6. packaging 3. building rubble 7. plastic material 4. waste wood 8. dangerous waste Can you give an explanation for the term ecological footprint? The ecological footprint gives information about how many “Earths” we need, if all human beings around the world go on living like they do at the moment. It is based on energy consumption, waste production, eating habits etc. Name personal actions that have positive effects on the ecological footprint. individual answers, e.g.: I will always separate waste. I will often use public transport. I will rarely buy food from far away. I will never heat my apartment up to 23°C. 09 A2 10 A2 11 A2–B1 12 A2 What I can now do: ●● I can define the principles of “Green Building”.  ➤ 09 Ich kann die Prinzipien für ökologisches Bauen definieren. ●● I can identify waste categories.  ➤ 10 Ich kann Abfallkategorien identifizieren. ●● I can explain the term ecological footprint.  ➤ 11 Ich kann den Begriff ökologischer Fußabdruck definieren. ●● I can list actions with positive effects on the ecological footprint.  ➤ 12 Ich kann Handlungweisen auflisten, die einen positiven Effekt auf den ökologischen Fußabdruck haben. 28 Environmental issues Check yourself 123 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv