Sus.Planng..

& Arch - Question Bank - Unit 4 2019 – Sem 9

2marks

1. What is BREEAM
2. Write a note on the role of LEED – GRIHA
3. List any shortcomings of green building rating system
4. Name any 2 international green building rating system
5. Name any 2 rating system followed in India
6. What is a green building
7. Give/State/explain the need for green building
8. Mention any four design principles of green buildings
9. State any 2 reasons why we should use eco –friendly construction materials
10. Write any two major factors that affect green building choices
11. Distinguish between green building and sustainable building
12. Explain the need for green buildings now
13. List any 2 green building rating system other than LEED and GRIHA
14. Name the first LEED platinum rated building in India
15. Give the abbreviations for LEED and TERI
16. Mention any two criteria’s for a green building design according to GRIHA

16 marks

1. Write short notes on the following green building rating system: LEED,BREEAM,GRIHA
2. Identify four unsustainable features of buildings in Tamilnadu. Propose how you could improve
the sustainability of these identified features using traditional sustainable methods and /or any
of the green building rating system.
3. Discuss the salient features of the any two green building rating systems
4. Explain in detail the design of any one case study of a green building
5. Discuss the outline of the following rating system: LEED,GRIHA
6. Discuss the key features of LEED rating system
7. Discuss case studies of green rated buildings in India highlighting the special features
8. Green design has to go beyond the conventional rating systems such as LEED or BREEAM. etc
which are indeed useful indexes for comparing the greenness of building designs. They are

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however not effective design tools. They are not comprehensive enough in approaching the
issues of environmental design at the local, regional mid global levels- discuss and debate
9. Outline the salient features of a green building through a case study in India
10. State the advantages and disadvantages of green building rating system
11. Illustrate with sketches and explain the salient features of anyone green building in India
12. Outline the salient features of the following rating systems
a. BREEAM
b. GRIHA
13. Explain the green features of anyone of the LEED rated green building
14. Discuss the various rating systems for building practices with case studies.
15. Discuss the emerging vulnerabilities of global warming and climate change and understand the
contribution of building industry to the same
16. Discuss GRIHA rating system with case studies for achieving sustainabilities in buildings
17. Discuss LEED rating system with case studies
18. Explain the green features of any one of the LEED rated green buildings in Tamilnadu
19. Discuss and debate –even though sustainable habitat and green building design are inherent to
each region of India and reflected in the vernacular design strategies; the process of building
design, construction and operation is increasingly influenced by images of buildings designed for
the developed world.
20. What is a green building design according to TERI? Explain with a case-study
21. What are the various parameters in choosing a sustainable site according to LEED? Elaborate in
detail.

2 MSAJAA – BATCH 2015– 20 | CLASS V | S.P.&A | Faculty In charge : Prof. S.Porchelvi