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Which sentences describe examples of sustainable living?

I live in an old apartment building downtown, but my company is based in an office park on the outskirts of the city. I drive an old car that needs to be replaced. I plan to buy a hybrid for better gas mileage, but for now I am able to carpool with a couple of friends from work. The drive to the office park is about 45 minutes each way, but we do get to work in a modern building. The architects just received a LEED certification for the design.

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Zachariah Leach

18 February, 12:49

Select the correct text in the passage.

Which sentences describe examples of sustainable living?

I live in an old apartment building downtown, but my company is based in an office park on the outskirts of the city. I drive an old car that needs to be replaced. I plan to buy a hybrid for better gas mileage, but for now I am able to carpool with a couple of friends from work. The drive to the office park is about 45 minutes each way, but we do get to work in a modern building. The architects just received a LEED certification for the design.

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Noemi · Answer 1

Sustainable living is a lifestyle adopted by individuals or societies which is geared towards reducing the consumption of earths natural resources. The idea is to lower the carbon footprint by switching to sustainable modes of transport, living spaces, food consumption etc.

In the given passage, the sentences that describe sustainable living are:

1) 'I plan to buy a hybrid for better gas mileage': Since a hybrid is a combination of a petrol engine and an electric motor, it reduces the consumption of fuel and is more energy efficient.

2) 'I am able to carpool with a couple of friends from work' : Carpooling reduces the vehicles on road thereby reducing vehicle exhaust.

3) 'The architects received a LEED certification': LEED certified buildings are energy efficient constructions.