Architecture Site Planning and Design 2

Question 1

What is a 'LEED site credit' for 'reduced parking footprint' designed to encourage?

Accepted Answer

Minimizing impervious surface by providing fewer parking spaces than maximum zoning allows

Answer

This LEED credit rewards projects that provide fewer parking spaces than zoning maximums, reducing impervious cover, heat island effect, and dependence on automobiles.

Question 2

What is the primary benefit of a 'bioswale' in stormwater management?

Accepted Answer

It slows, filters, and infiltrates stormwater through vegetated channels

Answer

Bioswales are vegetated channels that slow stormwater runoff velocity, filter pollutants through soil and plant uptake, and promote infiltration into the ground.

Question 3

Which sun angle consideration most directly influences building orientation for passive solar heating in US climates?

Accepted Answer

Low winter sun altitude and southern exposure

Answer

In the US, orienting glazing to the south and using overhangs sized for the low winter sun captures solar heat in winter while shading in summer.

Question 4

What does 'ADA accessible route' require on a site?

Accepted Answer

At least one level, firm, stable path connecting accessible parking, entries, and site elements

Answer

An accessible route must provide a continuous, unobstructed path with compliant slope, width, and surface connecting accessible site features and building entrances.

Question 5

What is a 'phased development plan' in the context of large site projects?

Accepted Answer

A strategy that divides a large project into sequential construction stages to manage cost and market demand

Answer

Phased development breaks large projects into sequential stages so that earlier phases can generate revenue or be occupied while later phases are still being designed or built.

Architecture Practice Test

Architecture Practice Test

Architecture Site Planning and Design 2