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GATE Climatology and Environmentally Responsive Design: Passive design principles and concepts – Previous Year Questions

6 GATE previous year questions on Passive design principles and concepts (Climatology and Environmentally Responsive Design, Architecture and Planning) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

  1. GATE 2021 AR Q65 (2 marks, MTA) – For the wall section shown, brickwork is 100 mm on each side of a 50 mm cavity, with 10 mm plaster on each exposed face. Printed brick/plaster…
  2. GATE 2022 AR — Planning Q20 (1 mark, Multiple select) – Which devices help keep direct solar radiation out of a building?
  3. GATE 2022 AR — Planning Q24 (1 mark, Numerical answer) – Indoor maximum/minimum dry-bulb temperatures are 38°C/34°C, while outdoors they are 42°C/30°C. Find thermal damping as a percentage reduction in…
  4. GATE 2022 AR — Architecture Q20 (1 mark, Multiple select) – Which devices help keep direct solar radiation out of a building?
  5. GATE 2022 AR — Architecture Q24 (1 mark, Numerical answer) – Indoor maximum/minimum dry-bulb temperatures are 38°C/34°C, while outdoors they are 42°C/30°C. Find thermal damping as a percentage reduction in…
  6. GATE 2023 AR — Architecture Q54 (1 mark, Multiple select) – For thermal diffusivity of a homogeneous material, which statements are correct?