Level 3 on "Environmental issues"! Please help!!

[gmozafari]

Hi all

What Is your resource for content of "environmental issues"?!
I didn't take it seriously for my exam,
I did good on other contents but had level 3 on this one which resulted in fail. I am taking my exam very soon again and hope to pass this time.

Thank you so much

[tatamin]

I also need the environmental materials!!
Any info? Please!!

Tatamin

[cathaejo]

I am in need of info for this topic as well!!! Please someone!!!

[eugene0412]

Same here!

[AggieArchitect04]

+1
looking for good reference material in preparing for this part.

[offpisted]

This is what I've found, though I haven't read them yet:

http://www.epa.gov/oecaerth/resources/p ... rguide.pdf

http://www.arch.hku.hk/research/BEER/sustain.htm

[tatamin]

This is what I've found, though I haven't read them yet:

http://www.epa.gov/oecaerth/resources/p ... rguide.pdf

http://www.arch.hku.hk/research/BEER/sustain.htm

Thank you! I found "the EPA’s Managing Your Environmental Responsibilities" to be useful for me.

Here are some previous posts relating “Environmental Issues”:

viewtopic.php?f=10&t=16144
viewtopic.php?f=10&t=20405
viewtopic.php?f=10&t=16144
viewtopic.php?f=10&t=14928

and also:

-AHPP
-Ballast: CH 29-30
-Kaplan
-AGS
-PRM

What else?

I was just reading the NCARB Official Exam Guide of the Environmental Issues section. It states:

“A. Incorporate sustainable design principles, universal design, adaptive reuse concepts, alternative energy system, new material technologies, and hazardous material mitigation in construction documents.”

Just wondering what “Universal Design" related Environmental Issues is?
I thought “Universal Design” is a type of an accessibility approach but for more different types of people including disabled people.

Any thoughts?

-Tatamin

[AngerIsAnEnergy]

This section worries me... VERY broad topics crammed into a VERY small percentage of questions. Wing it.....?

[AggieArchitect04]

Universal design deals with building environments that are universally accessible - elderly that aren't neccessarily disabled, those with disabilities, small children or those with permanent, temporary or short-term accessibility issues/challenges (a pregnant woman or little people) and are functional for able-bodied persons as well. It addresses a range of needs from different users with varying levels of ability and delivering a single, integrated solution that satisfies those different user groups.

You can find more on it with a Google search. Some examples as well.

[j.messinger28]

This is how I failed this exam as well. I can't even remember getting any environmental related questions!