Sustainability At The Building Technologies Division - Quiz

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Take a 10-question multiple choice quiz to test your knowledge about sustainability at the Building Technologies Division. Fill in your name to be entered into a raffle for a chance to win 1 of 5 You Answered Award Cards (value of 50 points each) courtesy of the BT Sustainability Committee.

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1.

According to the 2009 Greening of Corporate America research study, what is a driver of sustainability today?
- A.
  
  Profitable growth
- B.
  
  Protecting the environment and improving quality of life
- C.
  
  Market differentiation
- D.
  
  All of the above
2.

What are aspects of Siemens’ environmental portfolio?
- A.
  
  Efficient energy supply
- B.
  
  Clean water supply
- C.
  
  Green mobility
- D.
  
  All of the above
3.

According to recent U.S. Department of Energy, buildings account for ____% of all energy consumed in the United States.
- A.
  
  10%
- B.
  
  25%
- C.
  
  40%
- D.
  
  50%
4.

What does LEED stand for?
- A.
  
  Low Energy Electron Diffraction
- B.
  
  Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
- C.
  
  Land Environment Economics and Development
- D.
  
  Limiting Energy and Environmental Destruction
5.

What is the sustainability Eco-Fund?
- A.
  
  A grant program to help our branch locations fund their green projects internally
- B.
  
  A program customers can use to request funding to make their projects more green
- C.
  
  It is used to apply for LEED certification of Siemens buildings
- D.
  
  It allows flexibility in implementing energy savings projects for our customers
6.

What are the four pillars of success?
- A.
  
  Performance, Operations, Tactics, Standard
- B.
  
  Products, Operations, Solutions, Transparency
- C.
  
  People, Objectives, Solutions, Transportation
- D.
  
  Policy, Occupation, Systems, Transparency
7.

The goal of "Pillar 1: Products" is to reduce the negative impact of our products, specifically in manufacturing, packaging and labeling. What are some specific steps we’ve taken to reach our goal?
- A.
  
  Increased the amount of products we recycle as well as their packaging
- B.
  
  Required that all new generations of products use less energy than its previous generation
- C.
  
  Reduced or completely eliminated paper labels on all products and instead, started printing directly on the package
- D.
  
  All of the above
8.

As part of "Pillar 2: Operations" each of our nine zones has a _____ in place that works with local management and staff to help fulfill our sustainability mission and vision.
- A.
  
  Eco Fund
- B.
  
  Energy Star
- C.
  
  Internal Sustainability Committee
- D.
  
  Sustainability Champion
9.

"Pillar 3: Solutions" - Why is our work with the Dell Children’s Hospital in 2010 significant?
- A.
  
  It is the first LEED Platinum hospital in the world
- B.
  
  It is the most profitable hospital in the U.S.
- C.
  
  It has the best patient turnover rate in the world
- D.
  
  It has an extremely high number of patients admitted every day
10.

"Pillar 4: Transparency" - To achieve brand recognition in the marketplace, we inform our customers, shareholders and future employees about our sustainability initiatives by:
- A.
  
  Publishing sustainability reports
- B.
  
  Producing industry-leading research
- C.
  
  Building media relationships
- D.
  
  All of the above