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By Russell Fortmeyer

AIA/Architectural Record Continuing Education

Instructions

• Read the article "An Abandoned Airport Brownfield Takes Off"
• 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. How is the development at Stapleton International Airport different from the redevelopment in many American cities?
a. it focuses on residential development
b. it focuses on commercial building conversion to residential use
c. it focuses on low-rise residential development over a large area
d. it focuses on brownfield redevelopment

2. Home sales at Stapleton were which?
a. so good that a lottery process was used
b. good enough that developers tripled their investment dollars
c. supported by rebates from the energy companies
d. for low-income families

3. The New Urbanist vision for the Stapleton Development Plan emphasizes all except which?
a. walkable scale
b. diverse transportation options
c. strong connections to parks and nature
d. reuse of existing structures

4. The sustainability master plan resulted in houses that were which?
a. 30 percent more expensive than other houses
b. 30 percent more energy efficient than homes built within existing building codes
c. 30 percent less dense than other low-rise housing developments
d. 30 percent less desirable than other housing developments

5. The major soil contaminant at Stapleton was which?
a. aviation fuel
b. glycol
c. jet fuel
d. chlorine

6. Spilled fuel sinks through the topsoil and is found where?
a. in the bedrock
b. on the water table
c. in the earth’s core
d. in the stratosphere

7. How was the soil containing glycol cleaned?
a. it was spread out on the ground to air out
b. it was spread out and sprayed with chemicals
c. it was washed with sand and gravel
d. the contaminants were blown out with air and burned off

8. The petroleum-contaminated soil was remediated by which method?
a. contained from further spreading by engineered barriers
b. hydrocarbons were blown out of the soil and burned
c. plants were added to naturally clean the soil
d. the soil was hauled to a landfill

9. Petroleum contamination is addressed by Colorado law in which way?
a. in terms of oily soil as a landfill cover
b. in terms of groundwater
c. in terms of total petroleum hydrocarbons in the soil
d. in terms of 20 feet below grade or bedrock

10. The control tower at Stapleton International Airport was preserved for which reason?
a. to use as a security vantage point
b. it could not legally be removed
c. it could not physically be removed
d. it provided a landmark for the neighborhood

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