Building Performance Quiz

Building performance is usually associated with ___ performance.

• Acoustics

• Structure

• Energy

• Construction

What aspect of performance does this Oxford concise dictionary definition represent?

"The action or process of performing a task or function”

• Aesthetic

• Technical

• Neither

Tick all the aspects that are TECHNICALLY related to performance.

• Objects

• Processes and systems

• Aesthetics

• Communication

Oxford concise dictionary defines a "Building" in three possible ways. Which definitions will be NOT considered in this module?

• Object

• Process

• Systems

Building performance refers to the extent to which building systems and/or their interactions are effective in performing a given task or function.

• True

• False

Tick all the BP attributes that are NOT relevant to this module.

• Customer satisfaction

• Safety

• Quality

• Workload capacity

• Creativity

List one or two Building Performance Mandates

What is the right order of the following BP mandates in terms of their importance in the existing publications?

• Visual, energy, indoor air quality, other

• Other, indoor air quality, energy, visual

• Energy, visual, indoor air quality, other

What is NOT an approach to evaluating Building performance?

• Fieldwork (Audits, experiments, monitoring, measurement)

• Simulation

• Expert Judgement

• Occupants Judgement

• Building regulations

What fieldwork approach does this figure represent?