Building Energy Performance and Sustainability - Climatology and Environmentally Responsive Design - Architecture and Planning Previous Year Questions

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2007 · Architecture and Planning · Climatology and Environmentally Responsive Design · Building Energy Performance and Sustainability

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2007

LEED is the internationally accepted rating system for

A

Green buildings

B

Fire resistant buildings

C

Intelligent buildings

D

Tall buildings

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2008 · Architecture and Planning · Climatology and Environmentally Responsive Design · Building Energy Performance and Sustainability

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2008

The KYOTO Protocol - 2003 addressed the issue of

A

Bio-diversity

B

Green House Gases

C

Wetlands

D

Rainwater Harvesting

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2008 · Architecture and Planning · Climatology and Environmentally Responsive Design · Building Energy Performance and Sustainability

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2008

'Ecological Footprint' corresponds to

A

the land area required to preserve as forests to ensure sufficient levels of oxygen for a community.

B

the land area necessary to supply natural resources to a community and disposal of its wastes.

C

the land area required to take care of solid wastes and sewerage of a community.

D

the land area per person per year, from which forests are cut.

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2009 · Architecture and Planning · Climatology and Environmentally Responsive Design · Building Energy Performance and Sustainability

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2009

GRIHA is a rating for Green Buildings given by

A

The Energy Research Institute

B

Development Alternatives

C

Bureau of Energy Efficiency

D

Ministry of Power

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2009 · Architecture and Planning · Climatology and Environmentally Responsive Design · Building Energy Performance and Sustainability

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2009

Development that meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs is termed by UNDP as

A

Comprehensive Development

B

Equitable Development

C

Human Development

D

Sustainable Development

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2010 · Architecture and Planning · Climatology and Environmentally Responsive Design · Building Energy Performance and Sustainability

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2010

With respect to energy conservation and cost efficiency, the nature of an ideal built form should be

A

High Rise Low Density

B

Medium Rise High Density

C

Low Rise High Density

D

Low Rise Low Density

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2011 · Architecture and Planning · Climatology and Environmentally Responsive Design · Building Energy Performance and Sustainability

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2011

‘U-value’ refers to

A

Utility function for convective heat transfer

B

Thermal transmittance of building components

C

Energy transfer between thermal bridges

D

Measure for area related heating and cooling loads

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2013 · Architecture and Planning · Climatology and Environmentally Responsive Design · Building Energy Performance and Sustainability

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2013

Identify which is NOT a green building rating system

A

LEED

B

CASBEE

C

ENERGY BUILD

D

BREEAM

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2026 · Architecture and Planning · Climatology and Environmentally Responsive Design · Building Energy Performance and Sustainability

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2026

The built-up area of a shopping mall is 12,000 m² and the percentage share of annual energy consumption from various sources is shown in the table below. The estimated average monthly solar energy consumption of the building is 10 MW-hr. The Building Energy Index (BEI) of the shopping mall (in kW-hr/m²/year) is ______ (in integer).

Energy source	Percentage share of annual energy consumption
Electricity from grid	52
Diesel for additional power	30
LPG for food court	10
Solar energy	8

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