POKHARA UNIVERSITY

Level: Bachelor Semester – Fall Year : 2009

Programme: Architecture Full Marks : 100
Course: Building Science II Time : 3hrs.
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far
as practicable.
The figures in the margin indicate full marks.
Attempt all the questions.

1. Explain different types of renewable energy. 15

2. What are the basic differences between active and passive forms of solar 15
energy? Explain different concepts of solar heating.
3. Describe the properties of sound. 15

OR
Describe the behavior of sound in open areas
4. Write the goals and strategies of day lighting. 15
5. a. Define the units of light. 8
b. Define day light factor and its components. 7
6. a. An illumination of 600 lux is to be produced on the working table of a 8
room 15m X 6 m. 15 lamps are required, if 40% of the emitted light
falls on the floor. Find the lumen value of the lamp.
b. If the uncorrected daylight factor of an office in an industrial area has
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5% and the steel windows with single transparent glass are used. Find
the corrected day light factor and corrected illumination for the same
room. If the out door illumination is 6000 lux and IRC is 0.5%.
7. Write short notes on (Any Two) 5×2
a. Life cycle costing
b. Transmission Loss (TL)
c. Reverberation of sound
d. Glare