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By Barbara Knecht

AIA/Architectural Record Continuing Education

Instructions

• Read the article "Designing for Disassembly and Deconstruction."
• 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. Why did the U.S. abandon the art of recovery and reuse?
a. there were tax benefits for demolishing old structures
b. it is less expensive to buy new materials
c. to gain the predictability of new materials
d. there was a shortage of available reusable materials

2. Construction activities generate what percentage of waste?
a. 5–10 percent
b. 10–20 percent
c. 20–30 percent
d. 30–40 percent

3. Which statement is true regarding the economic value of disassembly?
a. building components are easy to separate
b. buildings contain few hazardous materials
c. salvaged materials have a high value
d. disassembly time and labor are costly

4. Reasons to reuse or recycle demolition include all but which?
a. landfills have reached capacity
b. fees for disposing hazardous materials have risen
c. the LEED system encourages new products
d. it is hard to get a permit to create a new landfill

5. Which factor encourages more material reuse in Europe than the U.S.?
a. the availability of raw materials is more restricted
b. regulations are looser
c. land is plentiful
d. the value of reused materials is lower

6. Which is a description of a closed-loop environmental system?
a. waste is diverted to landfills
b. each material has a finite life
c. a manufacturer reprocesses its own construction waste
d. products are discarded at the end of their service life

7. Materials minimization advocates all except which?
a. do not build fully enclosed spaces
b. avoid assemblies that can be reused
c. avoid situations that require destructive demolition
d. avoid glued and composite systems

8. EPA statistics show that demolition constitutes which percentage of waste?
a. 30 percent
b. 50 percent
c. 72 percent
d. 92 percent

9. Design for Demolition suggests doing what to facilitate wood reuse?
a. painting it
b. using fasteners for connections
c. not using wood
d. caulking it at joints

10. What endangers workers during demolition?
a. falling hammers
b. pollutants and dust
c. angry bats
d. electrical malfunctions

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