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Studio Matrx Monthly · Volume 1 · Issue 4 · September 2026
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Embodied Carbon & Life-Cycle Design
Mastery check · Module 7
Reuse, Retrofit & the Existing Building
10 questions · pass mark 70%. Answer each, check it, and see where you stand before moving on.
Question 1 of 10
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Why is reusing an existing building usually the lowest-carbon option?
A
Because demolishing it recovers most of the carbon spent building it
B
Because its embodied carbon was already spent and is kept working, so only the smaller retrofit carbon is added
C
Because old buildings always run on less energy than new ones
D
Because reuse avoids ever having to measure carbon
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