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讲座
1. What is the main purpose of the lecture?
To identify the problems associated with reducing energy demands in new buildings
To explain how traditionally designed buildings can be renovated to become more energy efficient
To describe new energy requirements for office buildings in the United States
To present an example of an energy-efficient approach to designing new buildings
2. What point does the professor intend to make when he brings up the shape of the facility’s buildings?
The shape was chosen to maximize the availability of light throughout the buildings. The shape allows the buildings to have a smaller footprint than traditional office building have
The shape allows the buildings to have thinner exterior walls than traditional office buildings have
The shape was necessary in order to allow the greatest number of solar panels
3. What is one student’s reaction when she hears that the facility’s design calls for many windows?
She thinks that having many small windows is a less attractive design than having a few wide windows.
She is impressed that the windows can generate electricity from sunlight.
She questions whether the windows will function reliably.
She is surprised because she thinks the windows will waste energy.
4. According to the professor, what determines the temperature of the barriers in the facility’s basements?
The amount of heat generated by the facility’s solar panels
The amount of heat transferred from the facility’s windows
The temperature of air drawn in from other locations
The temperature of the surrounding soil
5. Why does one of the students mention a castle?
To confirm his understanding of the concept of thermal mass
To find out whether the buildings’ concrete has better thermal properties than stone has
To suggest that there are alternatives to the design being discussed
To imply that there could be drawbacks to relying on thermal mass to heat or cool a building
6. What does the professor imply when he says this:
Insulated windows were not considered because of the number of windows in the
design.
A technology that is better than insulated windows was used in the facility.
New industry standards for multiple-layered windows are being established based on this facility.
Architects used multiple layers of glass as the standard window for this facility.
