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By Nancy B. Solomon, AIA

AIA/Architectural Record Continuing Education

Instructions

• Read the article "High-Performing Envelopes Demand Know-How"
• 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
HSW: 1

1. Which is not one of the recent national efforts to improve building envelope performance?
a. the Exterior Enclosure Technical Requirements for the Commissioning Process
b. the Building Envelope Design Guide
c. the National Renewable Energy Laboratory
d. the formation of building enclosure councils

2. Which describes the Whole Building Design Guide?
a. a Web-based guide to disseminate technical and regulatory information
b. a document listing all federal guidelines for building design
c. a document for Envelope Design Guidelines for Federal Office Buildings
d. a Web-based guide for construction of high-quality public buildings

3. The purpose of the National Institute of Building Sciences is which?
a. to serve as a bridge between government and the private sector
b. to assure that mechanical systems function efficiently
c. to promote the advancement of high-performance envelopes
d. to assure owners get buildings that function as intended

4. The purpose of building commissioning is which?
a. to assure that the mechanical system functions efficiently
b. to assure that the owner gets a building that functions as intended
c. to improve the quality and efficiency of construction in the U.S.
d. to serve as a bridge between government and the private sector

5. Who should not perform the commissioning of a building?
a. the project designer
b. the same firm that designs the building
c. an outside commissioning agent
d. both a and b

6. The mission of the Building Environment and Thermal Envelope Council is which?
a. to prevent errors before they occur
b. to address the basic processes for all building types, sizes, and functions
c. to encourage optimum energy use of buildings through an understanding of how overall, complex building components interact with each other
d. to promote the advancement of high-performance envelopes

7. Building enclosure councils are composed of people from which group?
a. members of the BETEC
b. members of the NIBS
c. members of the AIA
d. members of the GSA

8. The goal of the building enclosure councils is which?
a. to make U.S. architects as knowledgeable as Canadian architects
b. to lobby the BETEC to limit lawsuits
c. to make sure only AIA members are on the BETEC
d. to put technically trained architects on the BETEC

9. The ORNL simulation software ranks wall designs by which?
a. their propensity toward moisture-related problems
b. the amount of uncontrolled airflow within exterior walls
c. the cost of wall assemblies
d. their efficiency at keeping exterior air out

10. In the exterior enclosure commissioning process, the BOD includes which?
a. a description of each exterior envelope system option considered
b. a comprehensive list of project requirements
c. actual case studies of buildings
d. roles and responsibilities of the commissioning team members

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