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    McGan’s OOTY SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

    Semester: IX Subject: AR6015-SUSTAINABLE PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE

    INTERNAL TEST-II REGISTER NUMBER

    DATE: 06.09.2019, FN DURATION: 1 HR 30 MINUTES


    Part-A Choose the correct answer 20 x 01=20 Marks
    1. For a gold LEED certification, how many points are required?
    a) 40-49
    b) 60-79
    c) 50-59
    d) 80-11

    2. Which of the below green building in India has received a platinum LEED certification?
    a) Dabur India, Chandigarh
    b) Logix Cyber Park, UP
    c) Unitech Commercial Tower, Chandigarh
    d) Suzlon One Earth, Pune

    3. Which of the below is a global scale environmental issue?


    a) Eutrophication
    b) Regional ozone
    c) Climate change
    d) Pollution

    4. Carbon can be stored in organic matter in the form of:


    a) Biomass
    b) Biofuel
    c) Bioenergy
    d) Bio carbon

    5. When does Sustainable Planning take place?


    a) During the design phase of the building development
    b) During the construction phase of the building development
    c) After construction of the building
    d) All the Above

    6. Sustainable planning considers environmental, social, and _______ impacts of a building.


    a) Technological
    b) Economic
    c) Political
    d) Materialism
    7. Which of the following is considered a negative environmental impact?
    a) Accessible green space (i.e. parks)
    b) Pedestrian pathways
    c) Construction noise
    d) Parking

    8. Which of the following practice applied in sustainable planning?


    a) Energy audits
    b) Site appraisals
    c) Waste management plan
    d) Rating System

    9. Negative environmental impacts can be mitigated by performing...


    a) A Preliminary Environmental Review.
    b) An Environmental Impact Assessment.
    c) Both A & B
    d) None of the above

    10. In sustainable planning, site appraisals evaluate the...


    a) Site cleanliness.
    b) Economic value of the land.
    c) Relationship between the building and its surrounding areas.
    d) All the above

    11. By evaluating a building’s ecological impact, environmental harm is identified, _________ and prevented.
    a) Reduced
    b) Increased
    c) Enhanced
    d) None of the above

    12. Which of the following measures reduce land take impact?


    a) Minimise building footprint
    b) Increase building footprint
    c) Increase roof surface area
    d) Decrease the Roof projection

    13. Which of the following is not a sustainable planning practice?


    a) Reuse of existing structure and materials
    b) Heritage Impact Assessment
    c) Energy Audit
    d) Relationship between the building and its surrounding areas
    14. What does LEED stand for?
    a) Leadership in Energy Efficiency Design
    b) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
    c) Leadership in Energy Emissions Design
    d) Leadership in Energy Enhancement Design

    15. A building which utilizes solar energy such as solar film effectively ________ heat gain during the winter
    and ________ heat gain during the summer.
    a) Increases; reduces
    b) Reduces; increases
    c) Reduces; reduces
    d) Increase; increase

    16. Renewable energy is a solution for __________ energy demand and __________ oil supply.
    a) Diminishing; growing
    b) Growing; diminishing
    c) Growing; stable
    d) None of the above
    17. What is functional building design?
    a) A design that serves its purpose well
    b) A design that is flexible and adaptable to the changing tenant requirements
    c) Both A & B
    d) None of the above

    18. Which of the following statement is true?


    a) Plastic lumber made from paper and wood chips is a recycled-content material.
    b) Straw is considered a rapidly renewable building material.
    c) All timbers are come from sustainable forests.
    d) None of the above.

    19. Ozone-depleting substances are commonly found in which products?


    a) Paints and lacquers
    b) Refrigerants
    c) Household appliances
    d) Cooking Stove

    20. Which of the following statement is true?


    a) Using non-renewable materials can reduce the environmental impacts.
    b) Using new building materials can reduce waste disposal.
    c) Using recycled-content materials can enable the reuse of waste and thus reduce waste disposal.
    d) None of the above
    Part-B Fill in the Blanks 10 x 01=10 Marks

    1. Using recycled-content building materials can reduce waste as well as pollution and energy associated
    with the mining, harvesting of raw materials.
    2. Any one rapidly Renewable building material Timber
    3. Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) are commonly found in Paints and lacquers
    4. Green procurement is the use of building materials that are recyclable and rapidly renewable while
    eliminating the use of materials that contain ozone depleting substances.
    5. Salvaging of bricks and stones from an old building for use in a new building is an example of what type
    of practice? Reusing
    6. The Ozone layer of the atmosphere act(s) as a sun block for the Earth, filtering harmful radiation from the
    sun.
    7. Sustainable construction considers the environmental and social impacts of construction activities on the
    surrounding neighbourhood.
    8. In the context of sustainable building maintenance, what does POE stand for? Post occupancy Evaluation
    9. Reusable building material from demolished buildings when constructing new buildings .Brick
    10. What does HIA stand for? Heritage Impact Assessment
    11. Which land use is considered incompatible with residential neighbourhoods? Industrial use
    12. Building with windows facing North or South provides good access to illumination and effortless shading.
    13. Expansion of GRIHA Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment
    14. One example of LEED Platinum rated building ABN Amro Bank, Ahmedabad,BCIL –Bangalore
    15. Expansion BEE BUREAU OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY
    16. One example of BEE 5 star rating building in India the Reserve Bank of India’s buildings in Delhi and
    Bhubaneshwar, the CII Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre
    17. Expansion of ECBC Energy Conservation Building Code
    18. Expansion of BREEAM Building Research Establishment's Environmental Assessment Method
    19. One example of GRIHA five star rated building CII Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre
    20. A sustainable building is integrated into the natural and Cultural setting of its location.

    Part-C Match the Following 10 x 01=10 Marks

    1. GRIHA - India
    2. BREEAM - UK
    3. LEED - US
    4. CASBEE - Japan
    5. GBCA - Australia
    6. DGNB - German
    7. Three Star System - China
    8. American Embassy School, Delhi - LEED gold Rated
    9. CII Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre - Griha 5 Star Rated
    10. Reserve bank of India, Delhi - BEE 5 Star Rated

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