Architectural Services Department Quiz Of Sustainable Design For Buildings
Quiz Of Sustainable Design For Buildings
1. When does Sustainable Planning take place?
A) During the design phase of the building ’ s development
(Correct)
B) During the construction phase of the building ’ s development
C) After construction of the building
2. Sustainable planning considers environmental, social, and
__ _ impacts of a building.
A) technological
B) economic (Correct)
C) political
3. Which of the following is considered a negative environmental
impact?
A) Accessible green space (i.e. parks)
B) Pedestrian pathways
C) Construction noise (Correct)
4. Which of the following practice is applied in sustainable planning?
A) Energy audits
B) Site evaluations (Correct)
C) Waste management plan
5. In sustainable planning, site appraisals evaluate the...
A) site cleanliness.
B) economic value of the land.
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C) relationship between the building and its surrounding areas.
(Correct)
6. Site evaluation is a building ’ s accessibility to
infrastructure, _ , and local micro-climate.
A) compatibility of use with surrounding area (Correct)
B) indoor air quality
C) noise pollution
7. By evaluating a building ’ s ecological impact, environmental
harm is identified, __ _, and prevented.
A) reduced (Correct)
B) increased
C) enhanced
8. Which of the following is not a sustainable planning practice?
A) Reuse of existing structure and materials
B) Heritage Impact Assessment
C) Energy Audit (Correct)
9. Which of the following is a reusable building material from
demolished buildings when constructing new buildings?
A) Bricks (Correct)
B) Paint
C) Carpet
10. It is often more ____ _ to adapt existing buildings to new
uses.
A) expensive
B) economical (Correct)
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C) dangerous
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11. Sustainable building design is an enhanced building _ _
that promotes environmental protection, health and safety.
A) standard (Correct)
B) feature
C) management
12. Sustainable building design does not include...
A) energy conservation.
B) Indoor Air Quality.
C) Town Planning. (Correct)
13. What does LEED stand for?
A) Leadership in Energy Efficiency Design
B) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (Correct)
C) Leadership in Energy Emissions Design
14. A building which utilizes solar energy such as solar film
effectively __ _ _
heat gain during the winter, and summer.
D) increases; reduces (Correct)
E) reduces; increases
F) reduces; reduces
___ _ heat gain during the
15. _ ventilation requires less energy, capital and
maintenance costs, and contributes less GHG emissions.
G) Mechanical
H) Natural (Correct)
I) Automatic
16. Rainwater can be harvested from roofs of buildings and stored
for non-potable uses. Which of the following is considered a
non-potable use?
J) Drinking
K) Toilet flushing (Correct)
L) Cooking
17. Which of the following is not considered a renewable energy
source?
M) Geothermal
N) Solar
O) Coal (Correct)
18. Renewable energy is_ _ _ and does not produce
greenhouse gases during operation.
P) scarce
Q) plenty (Correct)
R) unavailable
19. Renewable energy is a solution for ___ _ energy
demand and __ oil supply.
S) diminishing; growing
T) growing; diminishing (Correct)
U) growing; stable
20. Building orientation is the _ _ of a building on a site.
A) positioning (Correct)
B) design
C) heating
21. Building with windows facing ___ _ or _ _ provide good
access to illumination and effortless shading.
D) east; west
E) north; south (Correct)
F) south; west
22. FSC certified timber are harvested from sustainable forests.
What does FSC stand for?
G) Forest Saving Community
H) Friendly Stewardship Council
I) Forest Stewardship Council (Correct)
23. Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) are commonly found in...
J) paints and lacquers. (Correct)
K) refrigerants and air-conditioners.
L) household appliances.
24. Ozone-depleting substances are commonly found in which
products?
M) Paints and lacquers
N) Refrigerants (Correct)
O) Household appliances
25. Which of the following is not a rapidly renewable building
material?
P) Bamboo
Q) Cork
R) Timber (Correct)
26. Which of the following statement is true?
S) Using non-renewable materials can reduce the environmental
impacts.
T) Using new building materials can reduce waste disposal.
U) Using recycled-content materials can enable the reuse of
waste and thus reduce waste disposal. (Correct)
27. Which of the following statement is true?
V) Plastic lumber made from paper and wood chips is a
recycled-content material.
W) Straw is considered a rapidly renewable building material.
(Correct)
X) All timbers are come from sustainable forests.
28. Which of the following is not a recycled-content building
material?
Y) Virgin timber (Correct)
Z) Tile containing recycled glass
AA) Concrete containing recycled aggregate
29. Salvaging of bricks and stones from an old building for use in
a new building is an example of what type of practice?
A) Reusing (Correct)
B) Reducing
C) Recycling
30. What does VOCs stand for?
D) Volatile Organic Compounds (Correct)
E) Various Organic Compounds
F) Volatile Outdoor Chemicals
31. Volatile Organic Compounds are...
G) organic chemical compounds that easily vaporize into the air.
H) a major cause of smog in the atmosphere.
I) Both (Correct)
32. Using recycled-content building materials will ____ _
resource depletion, energy use in raw material extraction, and
waste.
J) increase
K) reduce (Correct)
L) encourage
33. Rapidly renewable materials regenerate ___ than/as their
market demand.
M) faster (Correct)
N) slower
O) at the same speed
34. A _ building material can be made into new products
again and again.
P) recyclable (Correct)
Q) reusable
R) repairable
35. Paving block made of recycled glass from disposed bottles is
__ .
S) a rapidly renewable building material
T) a recycled-content building material (Correct)
U) a VOC off-gasing building material
36. Straw bales used for building insulation is _ _.
V) a rapidly renewable building material (Correct)
W) a recycled-content building material
X) a VOC off-gasing building material
37. Cork flooring is _ _.
Y) a rapidly renewable building material (Correct)
Z) a recycled-content building material
AA) a VOC off-gasing building material
38. When does Sustainable Construction take place?
BB) During the design phase of a building ’ s development
CC) During the construction phase of a building ’ s
development
(Correct)
DD) After construction of the building
39. Sustainable construction considers the__ and
__ impacts of construction activities on the
surrounding neighbourhood.
EE) operational; economical
FF) environmental; operational
GG) environmental; social (Correct)
40. What is the main source of air pollution from construction
activities?
HH) Greenhouse gases
II) Dust particles (Correct)
JJ) Ozone
41. Airborne particulates arising from construction can travel
__ from the site, affecting the air quality and health
of the neighbourhood.
KK) far (Correct)
LL) fast
MM) a short distance
42. What is a sustainably maintained building?
NN) A building which uses innovative technology in their
design.
OO) A building which requires little energy and attention for
upkeep and operation. (Correct)
PP) A building which requires intensive maintainance and
repairs for upkeep and operation.
