Semester : S1 and S2
Subject : INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING
Year : 2016
Term : JANUARY
Branch : MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Scheme : 2015 Full Time
Course Code : BE 103
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A3. (b). (i). Match the items in the following sets: (2)
Set A: {ISO 14006; ISO 14041; ISO 14048; ISO 14012}
Set B: {LCA Data Documentation Format; Environmental Auditing qualifying
criteria; Eco design guidelines; LCA inventory analysis}
(11). Which steps in Environmental Impact Assessment involve participation from the
public? What are the steps involved after the final public consultation? (3)
4൧4. (a). (i). In order to reduce the energy requirements in Green Buildings, suggest any three
design solutions/methods to effect passive cooling during summer months. (3)
` (ii). Suggest two water-conserving methods that can be adopted in green buildings (2)
OR
.4ھ (0). (i).List any three sustainable materials for buildings. (3)
(ii). List any two major characteristics of a sustainable city that address the
environmental well-being of the inhabitants. (2)
45. (a) List five ways in which solar energy could be utilized. (5)
OR
55 (b). (i). What is biomass energy? How is it extracted? (3)
(ii). Enumerate any two impact of biomass energy on the environment. (2)
A6. (a). Explain a typical wind energy system with a block diagram. (5)
OR
46. (0). (i).List two methods of extracting energy from the oceans. (2)
(ii). Explain the principle of Geothermal energy generation. (3)
൧7. (a).(i). List any three principles of green engineering. (3)
(ii). How can sustainable urbanisation and poverty reduction be related? (2)
OR
A7. (b). What is industrial symbiosis? Give an example. (5)
48. (a). (1) How does industrial ecology help achieving sustainable development? (3)