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Building Construction Principles Materials and Systems 3Rd Edition Mehta Test Bank Full Chapter PDF
Building Construction Principles Materials and Systems 3Rd Edition Mehta Test Bank Full Chapter PDF
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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
TRUE/FALSE. Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
2) Architects generally did not consider the effect of the natural environment on buildings prior to the
environmental revolution begun in the early 1970s.
Answer: True False
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
3) One of the major U.S. organizations that deals with sustainable architectural design is
A) USGBC.
B) USFBC.
C) USHBC.
D) USEBC.
E) none of the above.
Answer: A
TRUE/FALSE. Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
4) BREEAM is a building sustainability rating system, which originated in the United Kingdom.
Answer: True False
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
6) The total number of environmental impact categories in the latest version of LEED BD+C rating system, as
given in this text, is
A) 5.
B) 7.
C) 9.
D) 10.
E) none of the above.
Answer: E
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7) The total number of points assigned to all impact categories (excluding, IP, IN, and RP) in LEED v4 BD+C is
A) 80.
B) 90.
C) 100.
D) 110.
E) none of the above.
Answer: E
8) The environmental impact category in LEED BD+C to which the greatest number of points have been assigned
is
A) Water Efficiency.
B) Sustainable Sites.
C) Indoor Environmental Quality.
D) Energy and Atmosphere.
E) Materials and Resources.
Answer: D
9) In the process of pursuing LEED rating for a project, the role of category Integrative Process (IP) comes
A) during construction phase.
B) during design development phase.
C) before or during schematic design phase.
D) during postconstruction phase.
E) during construction document phase.
Answer: C
10) Per LEED BD+C rating system, a building may receive recognition as a green building at the following levels.
A) Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze
B) Gold, Silver, and Merit
C) Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Certified
D) Gold, Silver, and Bronze
E) Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Certified
Answer: E
11) A building that receives a total score of 55 points in the LEED-NC rating system is recognized at
A) Silver level.
B) Gold level.
C) Green level.
D) Sustainable level.
E) Certified level.
Answer: A
12) The maximum number of points a building may earn in LEED BD+C rating system is
A) 75.
B) 100.
C) 25.
D) 50.
E) none of the above.
Answer: E
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13) The process of commissioning of a building occurs
A) during construction phase.
B) during postconstruction phase.
C) before or during schematic design phase.
D) during construction document phase.
E) during design development phase.
Answer: B
TRUE/FALSE. Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
14) The terms "commissioning authority" and "commissioning agent" mean the same.
Answer: True False
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
TRUE/FALSE. Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
17) Per LEED v4, a material or product is considered locally produced if all its raw materials and manufacturing
takes place within
A) 200 miles of the manufacturing facility.
B) 100 miles of the construction site.
C) 50 miles of the manufacturing facility.
D) 500 miles of the construction site.
E) 50 miles of the construction site.
Answer: B
18) Which of the two products, Product A or Product B, is considered by LEED v4 to contain larger amount of
recycled content? Product A has 15% pre-consumer recycled content and 35% post-consumer recycled content.
Product B has 35% pre-consumer recycled content and 15% post-consumer recycled content.
A) Product A B) Product B
Answer: A
19) Per LEED v4, what is the total percentage of recycled content in a product which has 20 lb of pre-consumer
recycled content and 25 lb of post-consumer recycled content? The total weight of the product is 100 lb.
A) 32.5%
B) 35%
C) 45%
D) 37.5%
E) None of the above
Answer: B
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20) The term "EPD" is an acronym for
A) environmental product declarations.
B) environmental purity data.
C) environmental performance data.
D) environmental parameter declarations.
E) none of the above.
Answer: A
21) The number of environmental parameters considered in determining the EPD of a product are
A) five. B) four. C) seven. D) six. E) three.
Answer: D
TRUE/FALSE. Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
23) The EPD of a product is classified under two types, which are
A) 60-year EPD and 100-year EPD.
B) cradle-to-gate EPD and cradle-to-grave EPD.
C) cradle-to-grave EPD and cradle-to-cradle EPD.
D) 50-year EPD and 100-year EPD.
E) 100-year EPD and life-cycle EPD.
Answer: B
24) The environmental parameters used in determining the HPD of a product are
A) the same as those used in determining the EPD of a building.
B) the same as those used in determining the life-cycle assessment of a building.
C) the same as those used in determining the EPD of a product.
D) not required.
Answer: D
TRUE/FALSE. Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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TRUE/FALSE. Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
27) A home with a HERS index of 50 is more energy efficient than one with a HERS index of 60.
Answer: True False
28) The Certified Wood label considers all aspects of sustainability of wood.
Answer: True False
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
29) The sustainability rating of a building based on the International Green Construction Code may be
A) Certified, Silver, Gold, or Platinum.
B) Certified or Silver.
C) Gold or Platinum.
D) Silver or Gold.
E) none of the above.
Answer: E
ESSAY. Write your answer in the space provided or on a separate sheet of paper.
32) Of the total annual energy consumption in the United States, approximately what percentage is consumed in
buildings?
Answer: 41%
33) The architects have almost always been conscious of the "impact of the environment on buildings" by designing
buildings in harmony with the (natural) environment. Approximately when did the opposite of the above "the
impact of the buildings on the environment" begin to dawn on the architectural community?
Answer: Around the 1990s.
35) The sustainability of a building is not simply a function of the design of the building but also a function the
sustainable practices used in construction. State at least two items where the contracting community contributes
toward a sustainable building.
Answer: 1. By reducing construction waste and adopting environment-friendly construction waste management
2. By controlling soil erosion during construction.
36) Why is soil erosion a concern on construction sites and an important item for a sustainable building
construction?
Answer: The removal of ground cover caused by excavation and earthwork promotes soil erosion. Rainwater
tends to carry the eroded soil into city's storm water drains, clogging them over time.
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37) USGBC's sustainability rating system for buildings is based on the building's impact on the (natural)
environment, which is divided into six categories, called environmental impact categories. One other category
deals with building interior. Name this category.
Answer: Indoor environmental quality.
38) USGBC sustainability rating system for buildings is based on the building's impact on the natural environment,
which is divided into six categories, called environmental impact categories. For example, one of the
environmental impact categories is "water efficiency" (WE), which assesses the impact of the use of water in the
building on the environment. Of the six categories, one of them has been dealt with in greater detail (in Chapter
10: "Principles of Sustainable Construction") than the other categories. Name the category.
Answer: Materials and Resources (MR) category
39) LEED is a sustainability rating system for buildings provided by USGBC. Give the spelt out version of LEED.
Answer: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
40) The USGBC's LEED rating system has gone through a number of updates (referred to as versions). Which is the
current LEED version, as given in the text, and the year in which it came into effect?
Answer: LEED version 4 (LEED v4) came into effect in 2016.
41) In LEED v4 sustainability rating system, a building may earn a maximum of 110 points. Of these 110 points, 99
points may be earned from the impact of a building on six environmental impact categories, which are: 1.
Location and Transportation (LT); 2. Sustainable Sites (SS); 3. Water Efficiency (WE); 4. Energy and Atmosphere
(EA); 5. Materials and Resources (MR); and 6. Indoor Environmental Quality (EQ). Each category has been
assigned points, so that the sum total of points in all six categories is 99. The number of points assigned to a
category gives its relative importance to sustainability of the building. Which of the six impact categories carries
the greatest importance?
Answer: Energy and Atmosphere (EA) category carrying 33 of the 99 points.
42) In LEED v4 sustainability rating system, a building may earn a maximum of 110 points. Of these 110 points, 99
points may be earned from the impact of a building on six environmental impact categories, which are: 1.
Location and Transportation (LT); 2. Sustainable Sites (SS); 3. Water Efficiency (WE); 4. Energy and Atmosphere
(EA); 5. Materials and Resources (MR); and 6. Indoor Environmental Quality (EQ). Each category has been
assigned points, so that the sum total of points in all six categories is 99. The number of points assigned to a
category gives its relative importance to sustainability of the building. The MR category deals with the impact
of materials used in the building on the environment. How many points are assigned to this category?
Answer: MR category carries 13 points.
43) List the sustainability rating levels in USGBC's LEED v4 rating system for a building.
Answer: Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Certified.
44) What is the minimum number of points that a building must earn to attain Platinum certification level in
USGBC's LEED v4 rating system, and out of how many total number of points?
Answer: 80 points out of 110 points.
45) The lowest sustainability rating for a building in USGBC's LEED v4 is Certified. What is the minimum number
of points required to attain this rating, and out of how many total number of points?
Answer: 40 points out of 110 points.
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46) Explain what commissioning of a building is and its purpose.
Answer: Commissioning refers to post-occupancy evaluation of building systems, such as the energy use, water
use, HVAC, and indoor air quality to ascertain that various systems are performing as designed.
51) A product may have some pre-consumer recycled content and some post-consumer recycled content. Per
LEED v4, which of the two recycled contents contributes more to sustainability, assuming that both contents are
equal in weight in the finished product?
Answer: Post-consumer recycled content.
52) The use of locally produced materials in the manufacturing of a product has been recognized as a sustainability
attribute. How does LEED v4 rating system define local production?
Answer: A locally-produced product is one product whose entire manufacturing chain, from raw material
extraction to finished product, consists of materials obtained from within a 100-mile radius of the
construction site.
53) The building activity, like most human activities, has a negative impact on the environment. A metric that
measures the impact of a building product on the environment is called environmental product declaration (EPD).
This metric is provided by the manufacturer of the product and can either be cradle-to-gate EPD or
cradle-to-grave EPD. Which of the two EPDs is more commonly available?
Answer: Cradle-to-gate EPD.
54) The building activity, like most human activities, has a negative impact on the environment. A metric that
measures the impact of a building product on the environment is called environmental product declaration (EPD).
This metric is provided by the manufacturer of the product and is prepared in one of the following two ways:
(i) By the manufacturer without an independent third-party validation, called ISO Type II EPD, also called
self-declared EPD.
(ii) By an independent third party specializing in EPD preparation, called ISO Type III EPD.
Which of the two EPDs is given greater weighting in LEED v4 rating system? Note: ISO is an acronym for International
Standards Organization.
Answer: ISO Type III EPD.
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55) ISO Type III EPD can be either product-generic EPD or product-specific EPD. Product-specific EPD applies to
the product of a specific manufacturer. Product-generic EPD is an industry-wide EPD of a product. Which of
the two ISO Type III EPDs is given greater weighting in LEED v4 rating system? Note: ISO is an acronym for
International Standards Organization.
Answer: Product-specific ISO Type III EPD.
56) What information does health product declaration (HPD) of a product contain?
Answer: HPD contains information on various ingredients used in making the product and their amounts.
57) What is the objective of health product declaration (HPD) in LEED v4 rating system?
Answer: HPD relates to the effect of building products on human health.
59) Does cradle-to-cradle (C2C) sustainability certification apply to a building product or an entire building?
Answer: C2C applies to a building product.
60) Both cradle-to-cradle (C2C) certification and EPD+HPD ratings deal with the sustainability of a building
product. What is the advantage of C2C over EPD+HPD ratings?
Answer: EPD+HPD ratings are multiple-number sustainability ratings, which are difficult to interpret for a
comprehensive assessment of sustainability. C2C is simply a sustainability certificate, given at five levels
from C2C Basic to C2C Platinum much easier to comprehend and use.
61) The International Green Construction Code (IGCC) is a sustainability code. How many sustainability rating
levels does IGCC contain?
Answer: There are no sustainability rating levels in IGCC. Either the building meets with the provisions of IGCC
or does not.
62) For LEED v4 (BD+C), list the environmental impact categories used in determining the sustainability rating of
buildings.
Answer: See the Instructor's Manual (IM).
64) List various certification levels in LEED v4 (BD+C) and the differences between them.
Answer: See the Instructor's Manual (IM).
66) List various attributes that determine the sustainability of a building product and briefly describe their roles.
Answer: See the Instructor's Manual (IM).
67) List the environmental parameters used in determining the EPD of a product.
Answer: See the Instructor's Manual (IM).
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68) List various types of EPD, per the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and the differences
between them.
Answer: See the Instructor's Manual (IM).
70) Explain what C2C certification is, its purpose, and the levels of certification.
Answer: See the Instructor's Manual (IM).
71) Using a sketch and notes, explain the HERS index and its relationship with IECC.
Answer: See the Instructor's Manual (IM).
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