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    QUIZ

    Quizzical Pursuit
    —The Architecture Puzzler

    Created by Dave Guadagni

     

    Architecture Puzzler #379

    In considering thermal impacts and how they relate to building orientation, which of the following statements are correct, based on a northern hemisphere location?

    A. A building orientation east of south will give a better yearly performance and a more equal daily heat distribution than a building oriented west of south.

    B. The amount of radiation received on the west face of the building is higher than that received on a flat roof of the same area.


     

    Question from Last Week:
    Architecture Puzzler #378

    The beautiful Himeji Castle was rebuilt and expanded starting in the late 1500s, during a period when Japan was in a continuous state of civil war. The building has a massive stone wall foundation and upper walls of compacted flame-resistant plaster. This plaster was developed in response to what technology introduced by Portugal after 1543?  

    Answer to Puzzler #378


     

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    Dave Guadagni, AIA, is an architect with Robertson/Sherwood/Architects

    Quizzical Pursuit is Copyright 2008, Dave Guadagni.

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