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Environmental Studies
Undergraduate 3
02/15/2017

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1. The following building type combines more diverse functions and needs than any other building type:
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residential
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2. Recommended reflectances for ceilings, walls, and floors (in that order) are approximately as follows:
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(a) 80%, 60%, 30%
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3. The following is an advantage of furniture-integrated luminaires:
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(c) they enable flexibility in terms of changing layouts
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4. The following lamp type would be ideal for an industrial application:
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(b) high-intensity discharge (HID)
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5. Name two benefits of high street-lighting illuminance values.
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5. reduce vandalism, improve night merchandising, add to an area’s attractiveness
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6. Design of lighting systems for areas with VDTs is:
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(d) fairly difficult, as there is potential for veiling reflections from luminaire
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7. A distributed emergency lighting system:
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(d) places battery power sources for emergency lighting throughout a building
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8. Lighting power density is expressed in terms of:
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(c) watts per square foot
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9. Light “pollution” differs from light “trespass” in that:
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(b) pollution considers light in public areas, trespass considers light on private property
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10. Fiber-optic lighting:
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(b) uses a fiber cable to transmit light from a conventional lamp
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11. In a residence the illuminance recommendation for general lighting for kitchen:
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(d) 500–1000 lux
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12. In a residence the illuminance recommendation for general lighting for conversation and relaxation:
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(a) 50–100 Lux
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13. In a residence the illuminance recommendation for general lighting for passage areas:
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(a) 50–100 lux
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14. In a residence the illuminance recommendation for general lighting for areas other than kitchen:
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(c) 200–500 lux
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15. Fixture efficiency is directly affected by its:
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(b) temperature
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1. The means that beam-shaping is accomplished:
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reflectors
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2. Direct glare is caused by light output:
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(b) at high angles (i.e., above 45˚ from the vertical)
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3. The “shielding angle” is best described as:
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(a) the angle between the horizontal plane through louvers and baffles and the plane at which the
lamp first becomes visible as one approaches the fixture.
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4. The S/MH is a:
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(c) luminaire metric that indicates the maximum spacing for a luminaire mounting height
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6. The two fundamental functions of a lighting control system are:
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(d) to switch or to dim lamps
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7. Lighting fixtures typically constitute the following percentage of the overall building budget:
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(c) 4%–5%
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8. The two most commonly used occupancy sensors for lighting systems are:
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(a) passive infrared and ultrasonic
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9. Lumen maintenance describes the control of lighting to:
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(a) extend the life of lamps to the greatest extent possible
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10. Lighting system “tuning” often results in:
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(b) the reduction of lighting levels in non-task areas
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11. Coefficient of utilization (CU) expresses:
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(a) the ratio of lumens received on a work plane to lumens emitted by lamps in a fixture
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12. The three cavities employed by the lumen (or zonal cavity) method are:
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(c) ceiling, room, and floor cavity
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13. Illuminance at a point as a result of a point light source would be calculated using:
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(a) the zonal cavity method
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The illuminance at a given location from a point light source—for any given lamp/luminaire
combination—s a function of:
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(b) distance between the fixture and the illuminated surface
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1. “External” project constraints for lighting design are generally considered to include:
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(a) project lighting cost framework and energy budget
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Which of the following factors does not need to be considered when determining illuminance
requirements for a specific task?
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(d) the color rendering index of the light source
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3. The lighting design approach presented in this chapter can be described as:
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(a) more analytical than intuitive
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4. The illumination methods (general, local, and supplemental) describe:
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(a) possible luminaire-room relationships
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The following illumination method would result in relatively uniform lighting distribution on a
horizontal working plane
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(b) general lighting
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6. A luminaire that directs 0%–10% of its light output toward the ceiling is best classified as:
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(a) direct
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7. Indirect lighting can accomplish all of the following, EXCEPT:
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(b) provide diffuse light to the working plane
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Which of the following is most likely to establish limits on lighting power density for a typical
building?
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(b) ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1
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It is estimated that electric lighting consumes _____ of the total electric power generated in
the United States:
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(b) 25%
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11. Direct lighting gives little vertical surface illumination requiring:
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(d) the addition of perimeter lighting
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12. Based on ASHRAE standard 90.1, historically values for LPD (Lighting Power Density) are:
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(a) increasing
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13. The approximate reflectance values for white paint is:
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(d) 80–85
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14. The term lighting system is used to describe:
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(b) the combination of a particular lamp type and fixture type, applied in a particular way
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5. Which of the following statements regarding controls is most accurate?
a) automatic controls are satisfying to occupants, but manual controls are most effective
(b) there is no difference in energy effectiveness between manual and automatic controls
(c) manual controls are satisfying to occupants, but automatic controls are most effective
(d) manual controls are fool-proof, while automatic controls are generally undependable
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manual controls are satisfying to occupants, but automatic controls are most effective
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15. There are 3 broad approaches to illuminating a space:
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(c) general, local/supplementary and combined general and local
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