Deck 2: Environmental Factors and Building Sustainability

Question 1

________________ Gas hampers oxygen from reaching the brain.

A)Carbon dioxide
B)Carbon monoxide
C)Nitrogen peroxide
D)Hydrogen

Answer 1

Carbon monoxide

Question 2

____________________ gas overestimates the rate of breathing and it is thus responsible for increasing the intake of other toxic gases.

A)Hydrogen sulphide
B)Carbon monoxide
C)Carbon dioxide
D)Nitrogen dioxide

Answer 2

Carbon dioxide

Question 3

During fire, the human body can withstand temperature upto __________

A)150°C
B)120°C
C)200°C
D)80°C

Answer 3

120°C

Question 4

The content of oxygen is normally ________% in air.

A)100
B)50
C)73
D)21

Question 5

The hazard with concerns damage or destruction of building itself is known as the __________

A)Internal hazard
B)Building hazard
C)Surrounding hazard
D)Personal hazard

Question 6

It is found that _______ are not seriously affected until very high temperature of 1200°C to 1300°C is reached.

A)Plastic
B)Limestone
C)Sandstone
D)Brick

Question 7

Noise is

A)an unwanted noise
B)an irritant
C)a source of stress
D)all of the above

Question 8

Sound is measured in

A)Hertz
B)Decibel
C)ppm
D)none of the above

Question 9

What is called for the collection of rainwater for use?

A)Rain collection
B)Rainwater harvesting
C)Rain digging
D)Rain water pumping

Question 10

What is called for the method of removing dust and other particles from water using filters?

A)Filtration
B)Sublimation
C)Rainwater harvesting
D)Evaporation

Question 11

How many methods of rainwater harvesting are there?

A)One
B)Two
C)Three
D)Four

Question 12

Why should people implement rainwater harvesting?

A)In order to play with the water
B)In order to use during scarcity of water
C)In order to pour the rain water directly to the sewage
D)In order to time pass

Question 13

Rainwater harvesting increases the groundwater levels.

A)True
B)False
C)none
D)all

Question 14

When does Green building take place?

A)During the design phase of the building' s development
B)During the construction phase of the building' s development
C)After construction of the building
D)None of above

Question 15

Green building considers environmental, social, and _______ impacts of a building.

A)technological
B)economic
C)political
D)None of above

Question 16

Which of the following practice applied in sustainable planning?

A)Energy audits
B)Site appraisals
C)Waste management plan
D)all of above

Question 17

Sustainable building design does not include...

A)energy conservation.
B)Indoor Air Quality.
C)Town Planning.
D)all of above

Question 18

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)all of above

Question 19

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)None of above

Question 20

________ ventilation requires less energy, capital and maintenance costs, and contributes less GHG emissions.

A)Mechanical
B)Natural
C)Automatic
D)None of above

Question 21

Which of the following is not considered a renewable energy source?

A)Geothermal
B)Solar
C)Coal
D)all of above

Question 22

A _______ building material can be made into new products again and again.

A)recyclable
B)reusable
C)repairable
D)None of above

Question 23

When does Sustainable Construction take place?

A)During the design phase of a building' s development
B)During the construction phase of a building' s development
C)After construction of the building
D)None of above

Question 24

Sustainable construction considers the ____________ and ____________ impacts of construction activities on the surrounding neighborhood.

A)operational; economical
B)environmental; operational
C)environmental; social
D)None of above

Question 25

In a ventilator, top edge of shutter opens,

A)Outside
B)Inside
C)Sideways
D)Does not open