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Scenario 3

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Scenario 3.2 Use the following to answer the questions.Clayton Homes, a mobile home manufacturer since 1934, introduced its new i-House in 2007. The i-House is one of the first of its kind, designed as an updated, modern version of the modular home, offered as a base home plus add-ons known as "pods." The base home is a one-bedroom, one-bath 734-square foot version at a price of around $80,000. There is also a 1,000 square-foot version for around $100,000. All versions may add on the additional one-room pods as desired which are shipped to your location and constructed on-site. The homes offer galvanized metal roofing, corrugated steel siding, VOC-free paints, and a "butterfly" roof that collects rainwater. The i-House uses 30% less energy than a similar square-foot home and offers "green" characteristics of solar panels, tankless water heaters, and low-flow faucets. In addition, it comes with bamboo flooring, a renewable resource. The modular, pre-fabricated design offers endless options for creating the customer's home and its engineered building system cuts down on construction waste. Due to the "green effects" of the i-House, the state governments have given it a tax abatement for any sales taxes.
-Refer to Scenario 3.2. The i-House's reduction of energy use, renewable resources as materials, "pod" customization, reduction of construction waste, and tax abatement status is/are examples of reaction to which environmental forces?

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GATT

The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, a legal agreement between countries to promote international trade by reducing or eliminating trade barriers such as tariffs and quotas.

FTAA

The Free Trade Area of the Americas, a proposed agreement to eliminate or reduce trade barriers among all countries in the Americas, excluding Cuba.

Knowledge

The facts, information, and skills acquired through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject.

Skills

The abilities and expertise a person has acquired through training or experience to perform certain tasks.