sample board exam questions for ALE Day 1 AM session on Tropical Design, Green Architecture and Sustainable Design
1. What can cause the hot air in hot climate?
2. Without considering the natural ventilation and energy efficiency, what type of window to put in the west side of the building?
3. Type of wall that can control the temperature inside the room?
4. What window type cannot circulate air inside the room?
5. Which is a debatable statement when it comes to Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD)?
6. What is the most common method of rain harvesting being used in residential houses today?
7. What is considered NON-renewable source of energy?
8. What is considered renewable source of energy?
9. What is considered NOT conforming to ESD?
10. A kind of passive ventilation that uses the force of nature to pull air through the building is
11. Which is NOT considered as LEAST expensive form of passive cooling?
12. If air moves through openings that are NOT intentional as a result of wind pressure, then the building has ___.
13. The keys to effective and good wind ventilation design are building orientation and ___.
14. The other key to effective and good wind ventilation is sizing and ___ openings.
15. A measure of the impact of activity (such as by driving a car, burning) can have on the environment, and in particular climate change. It is expressed in the amount of greenhouse gasses produced.
16. A natural phenomenon that dictates location of window?
17. Basic water harvesting in residential community
18. A horizontal and vertical sunshade used to mitigate UV rays?
19. Emissivity is defined as the ability of materials to:
20. Quantity of water lost from a vegetated surface.
21. Which label on the refrigerator indicates that the product saves electricity?
22. Which of the following is a renewable energy source?
23. The “Amihan” prevailing winds in the Philippines generally occurs in the months of ___.
24. Green tags is another name for ___.
25. The ratio of the current water vapor in the air to the maximum amount the air can hold at that temperature, expressed as a percentage.
26. Also known as cradle-to-grave analysis?
27. An evaluation of a product's performance that considers both the upfront design cost for the product and its recurring operation maintenance?
28. Meeting the need of the present without compromising the ability of future generation to meet their own need?
29. A collection of living things and the environment in which they live?
30. Capable of decomposing under natural conditions, especially by bacteria.
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A. Rationale and Description
1. Understanding of the theories and principles of tropical architectural programming, space planning, architectural planning and design and of the architectural program/ plan/ design process;
B. Terminal Competencies for LEA Candidates
1. Ability to effectively address climate, orientation and building environment/ setting considerations in the architectural programming, planning and design process.
2. Ability to employ different processes and instruments that shall result in a climate-/ setting-responsive architectural program, space plan and architectural plan and design;
3. Ability to apply different concepts, theories and principles of tropical architectural programming, planning and design as these apply to different architectural planning and design problems; and
C. Scope
1. Tropical Architecture - Architectural Programming, Planning and Design with Climate
a. Climatic Design : elements, factors, concepts, analysis and application for comfort;
b. Theories and Principles of Tropical Architectural Programming/ Planning/ Design;
c. Influences and elements of Tropical Architec¬ture; and
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