ARCH 333 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% PASS 2026/2027
LEED - ANS leadership in energy and environmental design
key LEED areas: - ANS -sustainable site development
-water savings
-energy efficiency
-materials selection
-indoor environmental quality
-innovation
One Bryant Park
(NYC Cook & Fox Architects) - ANS -first tower to receive **LEED PLATINUM** rating
-built largely of recycled and recyclable materials
Hearst Tower
(NYC Foster & Associates Architects) - ANS LEED GOLD
-90% of structural steel contains recycled material
-Icefall water feature
-glass has a special "low-E" coating
@2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED 1
, -roof collects rainwater
-motion sensors detect movement in space and adjust accordingly
Icefall
[Hearst Tower] - ANS USA's largest sustainable water feature
-serves to HUMIDIFY and CHILL the atrium lobby
Levels of LEED certification: - ANS certified
silver
gold
platinum
how many possible points can a building receive when trying to become LEED certified? -
ANS 69
Vapor Barrier: WARM/SOUTHERN climates - ANS EXTERIOR face of insulation
Vapor Barrier: COOL/NORTHERN climates - ANS INTERIOR face of insulation
sound transmission class
[STC] - ANS -evaluation and prediction of noise transmission/airborne sound through a
barrier
-rating for how well a building partition attenuates airborne sound
*WALLS or BUILDING ELEMENTS
@2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED 2
AND ANSWERS 100% PASS 2026/2027
LEED - ANS leadership in energy and environmental design
key LEED areas: - ANS -sustainable site development
-water savings
-energy efficiency
-materials selection
-indoor environmental quality
-innovation
One Bryant Park
(NYC Cook & Fox Architects) - ANS -first tower to receive **LEED PLATINUM** rating
-built largely of recycled and recyclable materials
Hearst Tower
(NYC Foster & Associates Architects) - ANS LEED GOLD
-90% of structural steel contains recycled material
-Icefall water feature
-glass has a special "low-E" coating
@2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED 1
, -roof collects rainwater
-motion sensors detect movement in space and adjust accordingly
Icefall
[Hearst Tower] - ANS USA's largest sustainable water feature
-serves to HUMIDIFY and CHILL the atrium lobby
Levels of LEED certification: - ANS certified
silver
gold
platinum
how many possible points can a building receive when trying to become LEED certified? -
ANS 69
Vapor Barrier: WARM/SOUTHERN climates - ANS EXTERIOR face of insulation
Vapor Barrier: COOL/NORTHERN climates - ANS INTERIOR face of insulation
sound transmission class
[STC] - ANS -evaluation and prediction of noise transmission/airborne sound through a
barrier
-rating for how well a building partition attenuates airborne sound
*WALLS or BUILDING ELEMENTS
@2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED 2
