Sustainable Building Design and Construction: A Comprehensive Guide
E AUTOEVALUACIÓN_TEMA 1
1. Point out the wrong answer.
Sustainable development is that:
b) that prioritizes environmental needs, as opposed to economic and
social.
2.
Sustainable Building is ….
D) The three answers are correct
3. Point out the wrong answer. Sustainable architecture is one that:
d) prioritises socio-economic progress and development of nations,
to improve the quality of life of citizens.
4. Which of the following answers do not correspond to a principle
Sustainability:
b) Use of water in abundance during the building process
for cleaning work.
5. Knowing the position of the sun throughout the year, at a location
particular, allows
D) All answers are correct
6. It is a basic strategy of bioclimatic architecture to optimize the consumption
d) Minimize the use of vegetation as it contributes to increasing
humidity, and reduce the thermal comfort.
7. The ideal material to form a good thermal mass are those that
have:
A) high specific heat
8. The parameter that measures the rate of heating of a material is:
B) The thermal diffusivity
9. In a building located at 32 degrees latitude, you want to have a visor in the horizontal
south side, to obtain a shadow height of 2 meters. According to the criteria
ASHRAE procedure, the length of the visor should be:
B) 0.4 m
10. The use of vegetation is an energy efficiency strategy for solar control
that …
c) does not provide guidance on the north, since there is no radiation
direct sunlight and use of vegetation is not a strategy
shading.
2
1. The purpose of a Trombe wall is:
D) All of the above are correct
2. The difference between a Trombe wall, in winter conditions, and a fireplace
solar chimney is that in the solar …
d) … The hot air is expelled into the atmosphere and requires renewal
local air conditioned.
3. What advantages does the use of ventilated facade? Indicate the correct answer.
C) Elimination of overheating of the front radiation
4. Multiple choice test. Among the advantages of installing a cover
can be cited organic …
a) Improvement of the microclimate around the building in which it is situated.
b) Low maintenance.
e) Improved thermal and acoustic insulation of the building.
f) Reduction of the building needs air conditioning.
5. Luminous efficiency is defined as a fixture …
b. The amount of light measured in lumens divided by the electrical power
consumed, measured in watts.
6. Point out the wrong answer. Proper maintenance tends to …
D) reduce operating costs
7. Indicate the correct answer. The SI units in the heat resistance of a
material are:
A) m
2 ° C / W
8. Indicate the correct answer. The units in the SI of the transmission coefficient
a thermal enclosure are:
C) W / (m
2. º C)
9. The insulation is in the group of savings and efficiency measures
energy of a building type …
A) static
10. The basic purpose of the document Protection against noise HR Technical Code
Building is
c) Establish minimum conditions required acoustic systems
construction of a residential building or tertiary.
11. When in a room there are two sources with equal acoustic pressure level
sound, acting simultaneously, the total sound pressure level is obtained:
d) To increase 3 dB sound pressure level of either
sources considered individually.
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1. Fill in the blanks.
Bio-construction is the construction of buildings with technologies that ensure a
energy savings and improved environmental health and the users themselves,
using non-polluting or toxic materials that are, to the extent
possible, renewable, reusable and recyclable as well as economic, ecological and
ergonomic.
2. The term refers to bio NO …
d) a construction that prioritizes economic development
civilizations.
3. Multiple choice test. Point / s response / s that indicates / n guidelines for choosing
bio materials for buildings.
a) Have long-term.
b) They should be recoverable.
d) That non-polluting.
e) What are local.
f) energy-efficient throughout their life cycle.
4. Match each item with one of its main features:
Breathable wool sheep
Hemp Great endurance, flexibility and ability to
compressed
Wooden boards Low thermal conductivity and prevents the effect of wall
cold
Fully fireproof glass cell
Low Density Cork
Lightweight Perlite and fireproofing
Coco attacks will not mold or moisture
5. Multiple choice test. Point / s response / s right / s. Use materials
natural insulation against the synthetic bio, is an advantage
because …
a) are natural and organic products, whose use contributes to
environmental protection both in its production and during
use.
b) do not pollute or emit fumes, dust or toxic chemicals to
environment, both in the manufacturing process and to be employed.
c) allow, in most cases, the barrier-free assembly
steam, as they are able to spread the absorbed moisture.
d) represents a cost savings of both labor and material.
e) are energy efficient because it uses little energy during
manufacture, transport and use.
6. What is Geobiology?
D) The three answers are correct
7. What factors should be taken into account in the design of a bio, which
impact on physical and mental well-being of its users.
D) The three answers are correct
8. Point out the wrong answer. The building with sustainable materials can …
c) modify the internal comfort conditions to be as
similar as possible to the outdoors.
9. What is dowsing?
c) That part of radionics and remote sensing through a
instrument, the radiation emitted by any body or form
energy.
d) All of the above are correct.
11. What is the best time of the building to conduct a study of Feng Shui?
a) Prior to the architectural project, as it will establish
useful in the design parameters.
EMA 4
1. Point out the wrong answer.
LCA is …
d) … A methodological tool that analyzes the localized impacts
project to be undertaken during the construction phases,
operation and decommissioning.
2. According to the ISO 14040 standard, is not a phase in the ACV:
B) Consultation with experts.
3. Point out the wrong answer. The main function of the LCA is …
c) … To quantify the economic cost of a product or service over
of life.
4. When the scope of the LCA of a system is limited to input / output since
we obtain the raw materials to the output of the manufacturing plant and / or
assembly is called …
B) … From the cradle to the door
5. Point out the wrong answer.
a) Eco-labels are voluntary rating systems
Environmental necessarily developed by a third party
identify independent and certify certain services or
products within a particular category have a lower
impact on the environment.
6. Point out the wrong answer. The methodology for calculating carbon footprint …
B) … Intended only for the emission of CO
2 emitted to the atmosphere
as a result of an activity
7. Point out the correct answers. The principles of building environmentally
aim to ensure that sustainable buildings become …
a) … Attractive, durable, functional, accessible, comfortable and
healthy to live in them and use them.
c) … Friendly environment, using materials that
be easily recycled or reused products not containing
dangerous and can be safely deposited.
d) … Your friendly neighborhood, with local culture and heritage.
8. The ecological footprint is defined as the …
d) … Ecologically productive land area to produce
resources used and to assimilate the waste produced by a
given population, with a specific standard of living, indefinitely.
9. Point out the correct answers. In the LCA, the inputs and outputs of a system:
a) were collected and quantified in the inventory phase of life cycle
ICV.
c) Refers to the use of resources and raw materials, and emissions and
the waste in each process or phase of the system.
d) They are the basis for further evaluation and analysis of the effects
Product environmental.
10. Point out the wrong answer. The ecological deficit …
D) … Exists if the footprint is less than the carrying capacity
11. Point out the wrong answer. To achieve sustainability in the building is
necessary …
c) … Take into account the life cycle only in the use phase
building, because it is when making a greater use of
energy and natural resources.
12. The conditions for the accessibility of the buildings are contained in:
E) Answers (b) and (d) are correct
13. Indicate the correct answer. The principles of Herman E. Daly Development
sustainable based on the consideration that …
D) Answers (a) and (b) are correct
14. It is true that the objective of an environmental rating label is …
E) … Optimize the building from the viewpoint of minimizing
execution budget material.
15. Is it the label of environmental qualification of sustainability of the buildings
ecolabel?
B) No
1. A construction and demolition waste is …
b) … Any object or substance which the holder discards or
intends or is required to discard, which has been
generated in a construction or demolition.
2. If an excavation for a geothermal survey, waste
generated in the process are considered:
C) construction and demolition
3. If you perform a work of renovating a bathroom in a detached house, not
need plans signed by qualified professionals, the waste generated in the
same are considered:
C) urban
4. The law 10/1998 applies to waste …
C) national level
5. Means construction and demolition according to RD 105/2008.
D) (a) and (b) are correct
6. The European directive 2008/98 was founded with the aim of ….
D) (a) and (c) are correct
7. One of the objectives of the RD 105/2008 is …
a) … To regulate the production and management of construction waste and
demolition.
8. According to the RD 105/2008, with what appears from those listed below
line producer of construction and demolition waste?
C) Promoter
9. According to the RD 105/2008, with what appears from those listed below
matches the owner of construction and demolition waste?
A) Constructor
10. The manager of construction and demolition waste is …
d) … The owner of the facility where goods are to be
recovery of waste and the owner of the facility where
store the waste.
11. The Integrated Waste Plan 2008-2015 (PINR) aims:
E) All answers are correct
12. Point out the incorrect answer: In those regions where it is used
B) It is voluntary and there is no obligation to deposit it
13. The European list of waste contains …
a) a list of hazardous and non hazardous classified
function of industrial activity that generates them.
14. The main objective of the procedures for estimating the amount of CDW
construction and demolition waste produced is:
c) Give an approximate value of qualitative and quantitative types of CDW
produced.
15. Among the principles of hierarchy of waste management and construction
demolition including:
D) The three above are valid
16. Which of the following options is not suitable for the management of the CDW
Level I?
c) Proposals for the restoration of degraded areas by filling
with mixed land, including contaminated land, excavation.
17. If you have a Level II CDW dangerous nature shall, inter
obligations:
D) The three answers are correct
18. Point out the correct answers. A study of waste management and construction
Demolition shall include at least
a) The estimated quantity of C & D waste generated during the work.
b) The requirements of the Statement of particular technical requirements of
project in relation to the storage, handling, separation and other
management operations within the work CDW.
d) The operations of reuse, recovery or disposal to
waste destined to be generated on site.
f) Provisions for the separation of waste at work.
g) The waste prevention measures.
h) The plans of the facilities provided for the storage of
waste.
i) The assessment of the projected cost of C & D waste management.
1. Point out the correct answers. The energy efficiency of a building:
a) can be defined as energy consumption is estimated
necessary to meet energy demand in a building
Under normal operating conditions and occupation.
c) involves the reduction and rationalization of energy consumption
maintaining the same energy services without reducing the
comfort and quality of life and protecting the environment.
2. Point out the wrong answer. The Spanish strategy and efficiency savings
energy aims …
d) …
The increase in the number of jobs
3. Point out the correct answers. The European Directive on Energy Efficiency
Construction, 2002/91/EC …
b) establishes the obligation to provide buyers and
users building an energy performance certificate.
c) aims to promote energy efficiency in buildings
EU, taking into account outdoor climatic conditions and
the local characteristics and environmental requirements
Interior and cost-effectiveness.
c) is the expression of the energy efficiency of a building
determined according to a calculation methodology.
5. Point out the correct answers. The new Regulation of Thermal Installations in
Buildings (RITE)
a) constitutes the basic legal framework regulating the
energy efficiency requirements and safety to be respected
thermal plants.
c) is a step towards more sustainable construction.
d) aims to improve the energy efficiency of
facilities to reduce consumption of buildings.
f) was drafted by the need to transpose Directive 2002/91/EC
energy efficiency of buildings and the adoption of the Code
6. Point out the correct answers. The Technical Building Code:
a) establishes the rules and procedures that will meet the
basic requirements of energy conservation, and establishing a
calculation methodology to verify compliance with the requirements
limiting energy demand.
b) includes among its basic documents, the Basic Document
Habitability and Energy (HE), which refers to energy savings
in the building.
d) is the regulatory framework that establishes the requirements to be
meet the buildings in relation to the basic requirements
safety and habitability established by the Law on Management of
Building.
7. The difference between solar thermal and PV is:
b) Photovoltaic energy is used to generate electricity and solar
heat to heat a fluid.
8. Indicate the correct answer. The Technical Building Code states that
Minimum PV contribution in a new building is applicable:
D) None of the above
9. Point out the correct answers. Among the advantages of small wind energy
include:
a) may provide electricity in remote locations and away from
mains.
c) generates the energy near the point of consumption, thus reducing
losses.
e) Works with moderate winds and does not require feasibility studies
complicated.
10. Indicate the correct answer. What is the disadvantage of small wind energy?:
a) The lack of specific regulation and insufficient remuneration,
tax incentives profitability very difficult.
d) (a) and (c) are correct answers.
11. Point out the correct answers. Which of the following methods are systems
geothermal energy collection?
to) Capturing horizontal.
d) Capturing vertical.
e) heat exchange bodies of water.
12. Point out the correct answers. Which of the following are listed
advantages of geothermal energy?:
a) Energy optimization (less power consumption).
e) You do not need chimneys or no additional support system, the
support system is the heat pump itself.
13. Indicate the correct answer. What is the disadvantage of biomass energy?
d)
(b) and (c) are correct answers. Ajanta AUTOEV
1. Energy certification means a building:
D) (a) and (c) are correct
2. When comparing the general option and the option for simplified rating
energy efficiency of building new housing, there is
that …
d) … The simplified option is prescriptive and develops
calculation methodology in an indirect manner.
3. What is meant by technical solution?
d) All requirements for both the envelope
building as thermal systems for heating, cooling,
hot water and lighting.
4. The official simplified option for rating the energy efficiency of
residential buildings
D) Answers (a) and (c) are correct
5. What is the energy rating scale?
D) (a) and (c) are correct
6. Point out the false claim.
c) The compactness of a building is calculated by the ratio of
sum of areas of the building envelope and volume
enclosed by the thermal envelope.
7. LIDER …
D) None of the above is correct
8. CALENER …
d) All of the above are correct.
d) All of the above are correct.
10. An energy audit is …
E) All of the above are correct
11. The UNE – EN 16001:2010
D) All of the above are correct
12. The UNE – EN 16001:2010 is applicable to …
c) … Any organization, public or private, of all sizes and
activities.
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