Quiz 1

Question 1

Design Phases

Answer 1

• CONCEPTUAL DESIGN
• SCHEMATIC DESIGN
• DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
• CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS

Question 2

*Design Intent

Answer 2

• GENERAL AND PRINCIPAL GOALS FOR THE DESIGN PROCESS TO ACHIEVE
• ALLOWS THE DESIGN TEAM TO IDENTIFY THE MOST CRITICAL OUTCOMES OF THE DESIGN PROCESS
• GIVES DIRECTION TO THE PROCESS
• OUTLINES SPECIAL GOALS FROM THE START

Question 3

*Benchmarks (Design Criteria)

Answer 3

• ALLOWS GENERALIZATIONS TO BECOME CLEARLY DEFINED
• BASIS FOR THE EVALUATION OF THE DESIGN PROCESS AND ITS OUTCOME
• ALLOWS QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION
• HELPS TO MEASURE PROGRESS

Question 4

*Implementation Methods

Answer 4

• BUILDING COMPONENTS, EQUIPMENT, ETC.
  • DESIGN PROCESS SHOULD INITIALLY CONSIDER MULTIPLE SOLUTIONS
  • METHODS NEED TO BE APPROPRIATE TO THE SPECIFIC CONTEXT, CLIMATE, PROGRAM AND DESIGN
  INTENT

Question 5

*Design Tools

Answer 5

• MEANS FOR EVALUATING AND/OR COMPARING VARIOUS IMPLEMENTATION METHODS; AND MEETING
  BENCHMARKS
• TYPES OF TOOLS USED NEED TO MATCH THE PURPOSE OF THE EVALUATION

Question 6

Design Strategies

Answer 6

Code compliance
Energy efficiency
Green building
Carbon-neutral
Sustainably
Regenerative
Ecological footprint

Question 7

I-P

Answer 7

Inch-pounds

Question 8

SI

Answer 8

international system of units

Question 9

BTU

Answer 9

British Thermal Units (energy)

Question 10

BTU/H

Answer 10

British thermal units per hour (Energy)

Question 11

power

Answer 11

rate of energy usage

Question 12

Energy

Answer 12

product of power and time
energy = power x time

Question 13

1st law of thermodynamics

Answer 13

CONSERVATION OF ENERGY
- ENERGY/MATTER CAN NEITHER BE CREATED NOR DESTROYED

Question 14

2nd law of thermodynamics

Answer 14

LAW OF INCREASED ENTROPY (MEASURE OF DISORDER)
- TENDENCY TOWARD DISORDER THAT IS PART OF THE NORMAL NATURE OF THINGS
- UNAVOIDABLE LOSSES

Question 15

Peak Oil

Answer 15

THE POINT IN TIME WHEN THE MAXIMUM RATE OF GLOBAL PETROLEUM EXTRACTION IS
REACHED, AFTER WHICH THE RATE OF PRODUCTION ENTERS TERMINAL DECLINE

Question 16

GHG

Answer 16

Greenhouse Gas

Question 17

*EMBODIED ENERGY OF MATERIALS

Answer 17

Inherent energy captured within the product itself

Question 18

diurnal

Answer 18

having a daily variation in daily cycle

Question 19

*Bioclimatic Design

Answer 19

link between climate and comfort

Question 20

*anthropogenic

Answer 20

due to human activity

Question 21

*Urban Heat Island Effect

Answer 21

BUILT UP AREAS THAT ARE HOTTER THAN NEARBY RURAL AREAS

Question 22

*Albedo

Answer 22

MEASURE OF A SURFACE’S REFLECTIVITY OF SOLAR RADIATION *pavement *roofs

Question 23

intensive green roof

Answer 23

high profile roof/garden

Question 24

extensive green roof

Answer 24

low profile… cheaper… not occupiable

Question 25

*sensible heat

Answer 25

THE ENERGY EXCHANGED BY A THERMODYNAMIC SYSTEM THAT HAS AS ITS SOLE EFFECT A CHANGE OF AIR TEMPERATURE (DRY BULB TEMPERATURE)

Question 26

*latent heat

Answer 26

THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY EXCHANGED THAT IS HIDDEN • PRESENT WITHIN INCREASED MOISTURE IN AIR • INCREASES WET BULB TEMPERATURE

Question 27

dry bulb temp

Answer 27

TEMPERATURE OF THE AMBIENT AIR AS MEASURED BY A STANDARD THERMOMETER

Question 28

wet bulb temp

Answer 28

(WB)

Question 29

AT 100% RELATIVE HUMIDITY (RH), DRY-BULB (DB) AND WET-BULB (WB) TEMPERATURES ARE ____

Answer 29

equal

Question 30

sensible heat lost

Answer 30

radiant convection dry

Question 31

radiant heat loss

Answer 31

lost to cooler surfaces

Question 32

convection heat loss

Answer 32

LOSS TO COOLER AIR WHICH IS HEATED AND RISES

Question 33

DRY RESPIRATION LOSS

Answer 33

LOSS TO COOLER AIR THROUGH LUNGS

Question 34

latent heat loss

Answer 34

LATENT RESPIRATION HEAT LOSS • WATER DIFFUSION THROUGH THE SKIN • EVAPORATION OF SWEAT

Question 35

VASODILATATION

Answer 35

EXPANSION OF BLOOD VESSELS CLOSE TO SKIN EXPAND • INCREASED HEAT FLOW TO SURROUNDINGS (before sweating)

Question 36

*CLO

Answer 36

Clothing Insulation

Question 37

*MET

Answer 37

metabolic rate RATE AT WHICH WE GENERATE HEAT DUE TO - MUSCULAR ACTIVITY - INTAKE OF DRINK AND FOOD - DAILY CYCLE

Question 38

*dry bulb

Answer 38

air temperature AMBIENT TEMPERATURE MEASURED WITH AN INSTRUMENT SUCH AS A STANDARD THERMOMETER

Question 39

*MRT

Answer 39

mean radiant temperature RADIANT TEMPERATURE OF SURROUNDING SURFACES

Question 40

*RH

Answer 40

Relative humidity RATIO OF THE ACTUAL DENSITY OF WATER VAPOR IN AIR TO THE MAXIMUM DENSITY OF WATER VAPOR THAT SUCH AIR COULD CONTAIN, AT THE SAME TEMPERATURE, IF IT WERE 100% SATURATED

Question 41

*air motion

Answer 41

AVERAGE SPEED OF THE AIR TO WHICH THE BODY IS EXPOSED

Question 42

ASHRAE

Answer 42

Thermal enviro conditions for human occupancy

Question 43

radiant asymmetry

Answer 43

uneven distribution of temperature

Question 44

mismatched thermal discomfort

Answer 44

people expect different environments based on things like the time of year

Question 45

best way to ensure thermal comfort

Answer 45

individual control

Question 46

*PMV

Answer 46

predicted mean vote AN INDEX THAT PREDICTS THE MEAN VALUE OF THE VOTES OF A LARGE GROUP OF PERSONS ON THE SEVEN POINT THERMAL SENSATION SCALE

Question 47

*PPD

Answer 47

predicted percentage of dissatisfied AN INDEX THAT ESTABLISHES A QUANTITATIVE PREDICTION OF THE PERCENTAGE OF THERMALLY DISSATISFIED PEOPLE DETERMINED FROM PMV

Question 48

chart used to determine thermal comfort

Answer 48

psychometric

Question 49

*Localized discomfort

Answer 49

OVERRIDES COMFORT EVEN UNDER THERMAL NEUTRALITY • RADIANT ASYMMETRY • DRAFTS • CONTACT WITH COLD/HOT FLOORS • VERTICAL TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES • SENSITIVE PARTS OF BODY: CHEST, FINGERTIPS, CHIN, UPPER LIP, NOSE