Skip to main content

Programming for climate

An office building with archive box storage is being designed for Brockton, MA. A low use area such as storage would be best located facing which orientation?

A. North, B. East, C. South, D. West


A. North is correct.
Locating low-use program facing north in colder climates and higher-use areas facing south allows hi-use, active spaces to benefit from south facing glazing to maximize daylighting and solar heat gain in winter.
are-review.blogspot.com

Comments

  1. Pete Johns5/20/17, 10:51 AM

    Really like your website. And I get so excited when I answer the questions! I also find this site helpful as well - programming exam questions.
    Best of luck for those who are studying at the moment just like me!

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Try These Too!

Risk management

How does an owner provide a financial safeguard for the following situations: - unanticipated price escalation of a particular product - an architect’s omission of flashing in the construction documents - a necessary change during construction, modifying the project’s scope. A. Allowance B. Alternates C. Contingency D. Escalation Answer C. Contingency is an amount, usually a percentage, that is part of the project budget to offset changes in the scope of the project, unknown conditions, and gaps/oversights in the documents. ARE 4.0 exam prep: PPP
Post a Comment
See the answer »

Fire detection

Which of the following detector types can detect smoke or a smoldering fire that has not yet burst into flames? A. Ionization B. Rise-of-temperature C. Photoelectric D. Flame detectors
Post a Comment
See the answer »