Arch 464
ECS
Midterm I

Spring 2001

30 Multiple Choice Questions

Read carefully, answer thoughtfully!

1. The type of architecture that will have the most
beneficial long-term impact on the planet’s well being is

A. green architecture
B. sustainable architecture
C. regenerative architecture
D. all of the above

2. Sim van der Ryn advocates an architecture that is based on

A. an ecological model
B. vernacular architecture
C. high-tech devices
D. none of the above

3. An important strategy for sustainable architecture is

A. passive solar heating
B. natural lighting
C. on-site retention of rain water
D. all of the above

4. The US Green Building Council has developed the LEED rating system to certify buildings’ "greenness."

A. It’s based on Malcolm Wells’ Wilderness-Based Checklist.
B. It awards "higher" certifications based on compliance with more items.
C. It gives negative points for degenerative practices.
D. All of the above.

5. The best sustainable architecture is being built in

A. Europe
B. the USA
C. Asia
D. all of the above have significant examples

6. The first sustainable architecture was built

A. at the dawn of time as our predecessors emerged from the primordial ooze
B. as vernacular architecture by ancient cultures
C. by Frank Lloyd Wright and his apprentices
D. after the Arab Oil Embargo in the 1970s

7. The weakness of Arne Bystrom’s Sun Valley House as an example of regenerative architecture is its

A. lack of attention to site issues
B. conspicuous consumption
C. reliance on fuel-powered transportation
D. all of the above

8. The SBSE revision of Wells’ Wilderness-Based Checklist improves it by

A. allowing zero ratings to issues that are merely regenerative
B. sorting the issues into seven categories
C. reducing the number of issues examined
D. none of the above

9. A building that was built to merely meet the building code in 1960 should achieve a

A. zero rating on the SBSE checklist
B. negative rating on the SBSE checklist
C. positive rating on the SBSE checklist
D. perfect rating on the SBSE checklist

10. Mary Guzowski has shown that daylighting is tied to sustainability in nine ways that include

A. take a bioregional approach
B. use only the latest technology
C. consider the consequences of modern life
D. all of the above

11. When designing an electric lighting system to avoid glare on computer screens, the designer must consider

A. senders
B. interveners
C. receivers
D. all of the above

12. To determine the brightness of a work surface you could,

A. measure its illuminance
B. measure its luminance
C. measure its luminance and multiply by its reflectance
D. measure its illuminance and divide by its reflectance

13. Colors appear natural only when illuminated by

A. a high CRI source
B. a high intensity source
C. a warm color temperature source
D. a source that has all of the above attributes

14. When you enter a dark theatre from a bright lobby it is difficult to see because

A. it takes several minutes for your cones to adapt to the low light level
B. it takes several minutes for your rods to adapt to the low light level
C. it takes several minutes for your mind to adapt to the low light level
D. all of the above

15. A surface that is two feet from a four candela light source has an illumination of

A. 1 footcandle
B. I lumen/square foot
C. 10 lux
D. all of the above

16. The reflected daylight from a ceiling above a light shelf is considered part of the

A. sun component
B. sky component
C. externally reflected component
D. internally reflected component

17. To provide glare-free daylight to a circulation space a designer could provide

A. a clear skylight with a sufficiently deep lightwell
B. a well-shaded clear north-facing window
C. a translucent skylight
D. any of the above

18. Energy emitted across the whole visible spectrum is.

A. high in lumen output
B. white light
C. good on warm colors but not on cool ones
D. designated CRI

19. Glare can be eliminated in a room by

A. painting the walls dark colors
B. waxing and buffing the floors
C. using a vaulted ceiling
D. none of the above

20. An effective light shelf

A. increases illumination throughout the space it serves
B. reduces light levels at the window wall
C. increases the daylighted zone to a distance twice the window head height into the room
D. must be spectrally reflective

21. A daylighting prediction tool that gives daylight factors for a room under overcast skies is useful to designers because

A. it shows the worst case scenario for light levels
B. it points out all the possibilities for contrast glare
C. it shows uniform distribution of light within the space
D. none of the above

22. The newest feature of computer-based daylight prediction method Micro-Lumen 2000 is

A. its ability to interface with Lightscape
B. its realistic color rendering of light on the room surfaces
C. its ability to model complex, non-rectilinear spaces
D. its ability to calculate daylight factors

23. The Graphic Daylight Design Method (GDDM) footprints

A. give "raw" daylight factors for an aperture
B. can be "added" graphically where they overlap on a work plane plan
C. must ultimately be corrected for the internally reflected component
D. all of the above

24. The electric lighting source with the highest efficacy is

A. incandescent
B. fluorescent
C. low-pressure sodium HID
D. metal halide HID

25. The fluorescent lamp with the best CRI

A. is a daylight lamp
B. uses tri-phosphors to coat the tube
C. has a color temperature of about 4100ºK
D. has a magnetic ballast

26. Lighting schemes that use indirect fixtures in ceiling coffers

A. are always very effective at eliminating glare on computer screens
B. are effective at eliminating glare on computer screens only when some direct light is emitted
C. are ineffective at eliminating glare on computer screens when the underside of the coffers is not illuminated
D. are never effective at eliminating glare on computer screens

27. The HID lamps that make blue cars hard to find in a parking lot at night are

A. low pressure sodium lamps
B. metal halide lamps
C. mercury lamps
D. all of the above

28. An action that will increase the efficiency of a fixture that employs T-12 cool white fluorescent lamps is

A. installing electronic ballasts
B. replacing the lamps with tri-phosphor lamps
C. replacing the lamps with T-8 lamps
D. all of the above

29. Illumination from five incandescent lamps in a large room can be predicted by using

A. the point source method five times
B. the line source method
C. the plane source method
D. the lumen or zonal cavity method

30. Spatial integration of electric light and daylight is best accomplished with

A. indirect electric lighting that illuminates the same surfaces as the daylighting
B. continuous dimming based on a photosensor control scheme
C. effective use of motorized shading devices for windows and skylights
D. all of the above