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Yr 10 DEC term 3

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define a Stakeholder in the DEC process?

a)

A person who lives near the New Building

b)

A person who owns a business near the New Building

c)

A person who farms land near the New Building

d)

All previous answers

2.

The image you can see could be similar to your Performing Arts Centre that you are planning, it would be know as a ?

a)

Architectural Building

b)

Architectural Precedent

c)

Architectural President

d)

Architectural President of a company

3.

In an Architects Agreement there are certain things that it should contain, such as projected cost, budget, time scale. What other two items would be contained on the agreement?

a)

Location of local businesses

b)

Specific design ideas such as aesthetics, materials and colours

c)

A bubble diagram showing a rough layout of the floor plan

d)

Expected duration of construction

4.

Who’s job role is it to write the “Bill of Quantities”

a)

Structural Engineer

b)

Building Services Manager

c)

Quantity Surveyor

d)

Architect

5.

Who would design the steel framework for a Building?

a)

Building Services Manager

b)

Structural Engineer

c)

Quantity Surveyor

d)

Architect

6.

Who would ensure the smooth running of a Buildings Heating Lighting and Air-exchange systems?

a)

Structural Engineer

b)

Building Services Manager

c)

Quantity Surveyor

d)

Architect

7.

Who interprets the clients wishes into a workable CAD drawing?

a)

Building Services Manager

b)

Quantity Surveyor

c)

Architect

d)

Structural Engineer

8.

The area in red identifies a potential site for a new building

Which answers are a “Constraint”

a)

Site has limited access to roads

b)

The Wildlife and Countryside Act

c)

The site is in close proximity to Housing estate

d)

All of the Above

9.

This potential location for a new building is a (a)   site

10.

What is a Brownfield Site?

a)

A green belt of land in the National Park

b)

An open ploughed field used for crops

c)

Marshland that can be drained and used to build on

d)

Land that has been built on previously and can be utilised for further development

11.

What is the purpose of a Design and Access Statement?

a)

To ensure that wildlife is protected

b)

To ensure the quality of the land is stable to build on

c)

To submit with a planning application, on how the building will look and how you get to the building

d)

To ensure that its not a Greenfield site and can be built on

12.

When in the planning stage of a new development The Wildlife and Countryside Act must be?

a)

A Planning consideration

b)

Something to think about

c)

Only relevant in the Countryside

d)

More relevant in a Town centre

13.

Type two things you would look for during a Walkover Survey?

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14.

Type three Sustainable technologies that could supply power and water to a new building?

4 lines
15.

What does the acronym TPO mean in terms of planning law?

a)

Tree Private Order

b)

Tree Protection Order

c)

Tree Protection Oracle

d)

Tree Protect

Order

16.

It is illegal without a TPO to cut down an oak tree that Is growing on building site?

Type in True or False

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17.

What does the acronym HASAWA mean?

a)

health and safety at wildlife act

b)

health and safety architect working act

c)

health and safety at work act

d)

all of the above

18.

You have planned out a shower room on a grid layout, each square is 1 m2.

how many m2 are they in a a shower room if it is 4 squares by 5 squares?

a)

20 m2

b)

22 m2

c)

30 m2

d)

25 m2

19.

The shower rooms walls are 3m high. What is the volume of the shower rooms?

a)

30 m3

b)

60 m3

c)

65 m3

d)

12 m3

20.

Explain why understanding the path of the sun is important when designing buildings? select two answers

a)

Because the sun is important for the garden

b)

It allows the Sun to be used for natural sunlight

c)

It allows the Sun to be used to naturally heat the building

d)

It allows the Sun to be used for Geo Thermal heating

21.

Explain why understanding wind direction is important when designing buildings? select two answers

a)

It allows the wind to naturally ventilate the building

b)

It allows the building to shelter from the wind

c)

It allows the building to utilise the wind for sustainable power

d)

It allows the roof to be protected from the wind

22.

Which policy below sets out the Governments planning policy for England?

a)

The National Planning Policy

b)

The Wildlife and Countryside Act

c)

Sport England's Playing fields policy

d)

Allerdale's Planning Portal

23.

The acronym BREEAM means?

a)

Building Research Environmental Establishment Assessment Method

b)

Building Regulations Establishment Environmental Assessment Method

c)

Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method

d)

Building Rules Environmental Establishment Assessment Method

24.

To show progress on a Construction project what would be the most suitable document to use?

a)

Calendar

b)

Bar Chart

c)

Pie Chart

d)

Gannt Chart

25.

Photovoltaic panels convert energy into electricity. What is the energy source?

a)

Sun

b)

Wind

c)

Water

d)

Ground

26.

The power output of a solar panel is measured in:

a)

Joules

b)

Litres/metre2

c)

Kilograms

d)

Kilowatts

27.

The Architect’s client lives in Wales which is in the Northern Hemisphere and has decided that she wants a house with a garden to face the setting sun. Which direction would the garden face?

a)

North

b)

East

c)

West

d)

South

28.

What is the energy source of geothermal energy?

a)

The wind

b)

The ground

c)

The sea

d)

The sun

29.

Your construction site is affected by an Easterly wind. This means:

a)

The wind usually blows across the site from the West towards the East

b)

The wind usually blows across the site from the South towards the East

c)

The wind usually blows across the site from the North towards the East

d)

The wind usually blows across the site from the East towards the West

30.

What are building regulations?

a)

Instruments used to calculate building height

b)

People who are in charge of the building project

c)

Standards to work to in building design and construction

d)

Personal Protective Equipment used on site

31.

The landscape architect designs a garden in the shape of a regular pentagon. The perimeter fence measures 30m (metres) in total. How long is each side of the garden?

a)

6m

b)

7.5m

c)

5m

d)

3m

32.
a)

They are regulations to ensure adequate

changing facilities for children

b)

They are regulations to keep children safe when performing

c)

They are regulations to ensure children have adequate toilet facilities

d)

All previous answers are correct

33.

Which of the following is required for a new building Planning Application?

a)

Site and location plans, elevations and floor plans 

b)

Elevations and floor plans, building regulations

c)

Site and location plans, building regulations

d)

Architects agreement, building regulations 

34.

The Architect requires advice on air source heat pumps to heat the building. Who should they go to? 

 

a)

The Quantity Surveyor 

b)

The Building Services Engineer

c)

The Facilities Manager 

d)

The Civil Engineer 

35.

Your client wishes to protect very special local biodiversity. Which law is he abiding by? 

 

a)

The Party Wall Act 1996 

b)

The Equalities Act 2010 

c)

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1971 

d)

Disability Discrimination Act 1995 

36.

Your architect states "A building should be aesthetically pleasing." What do they mean? 

a)

It should be beautiful 

b)

It should be cost effective 

c)

It should be energy efficient

d)

It should be cool in Summer 

37.

What is the term given to energy that can be replenished and will never run out? 

a)

Nuclear 

b)

Kinetic 

c)

Aesthetic 

d)

Renewable

38.

A Utilities Survey is conducted on your proposed site. This will give you information about: 

a)

Services such as gas, electricity and broadband 

b)

Preservation of wildlife species such as great crested newts

c)

Transport infrastructure such as railways and roads

d)

All of the previous answers