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By Barbara Knecht

AIA/Architectural Record Continuing Education

Instructions

• Read the article "Aging Baby Boomers Want Smart Houses for Their Golden Years."
• Complete the questions below, then fill in your answers .
• Fill out and submit the AIA/CES education reporting form in the magazine or print the form to receive one AIA learning unit.

Questions:

LU: 1

1. Which is an example of integrated systems?
a. Programmable HVAC
b. Electronics that communicate with each other
c. Security and lighting systems
d. High-speed Internet connections

2. Another term for smart house is which?
a. Luxury homes
b. Assisted-living homes
c. Security houses
d. Intelligent environment

3. The basic tools of smart houses include all except which?
a. Sensors
b. Wiring
c. Cognitive changes
d. Interactive communication

4. The purpose of embedded or mounted sensoring devices in smart houses is which?
a. To collect data
b. To route data
c. To analyze data
d. To send instructions to devices

5. A goal of researchers is to embed tiny computing devices in an environment for which purpose?
a. To secretly gather information
b. To spy on the occupants
c. To be more obtrusive in the environment
d. To require less effort on the part of the occupants

6. Eventually, information will be gathered and sent by antennas embedded into the building materials using what technology?
a. Molecular biology
b. Molecular nanotechnology
c. Programmable HVAC
d. High-speed Internet connection

7. The array of experiments in the Georgia Tech Aware Home are designed to support everyday activities and, more specifically, the cognitive changes that happen with aging. An aware environment is one that knows all except which?
a. What people will do in the house
b. What people did in the house
c. Where people are in the house
d. Who is in the house

8. The term “learn” when used to describe intelligent systems refers to which action?
a. Compute data
b. Adjust actions to behavior
c. Store data
d. Recall data

9. A major advancement of the automotive industry over the building industry is the result of which?
a. Robust compatible interfaces
b. Subspecialties
c. Decoupled systems
d. Smart gadgets

10. In the Smart Medical House, the sensors and monitors can keep data on traditional vital signs such as blood pressure and respiration, but will also measure the “new” vital signs such as? a. Behavior patterns
b. Sleep patterns
c. Exercise
d. Brain activity

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