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GATE Climatology and Environmentally Responsive Design: Building energy audit and management – Previous Year Questions

6 GATE previous year questions on Building energy audit and management (Climatology and Environmentally Responsive Design, Architecture and Planning) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

  1. GATE 2021 AR Q59 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A building occupies a 70×40 m plot with utilised FAR 1.5. Its average monthly electricity bill is₹294000 at₹7/kWh. Find Building Energy Index in…
  2. GATE 2024 AR — Planning Q26 (1 mark, Multiple select) – Which are within the scope of India’s ECBC 2017?
  3. GATE 2024 AR — Architecture Q26 (1 mark, Multiple select) – Which are within the scope of India’s ECBC 2017?
  4. GATE 2024 AR — Architecture Q60 (2 marks, Multiple select) – Which unit statements are correct?
  5. GATE 2024 AR — Architecture Q65 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A 2 TR window AC with EER 3.1 cools a 40 m³ room for 600 hours, compressor continuously running. Find electricity use in kWh, to nearest integer.
  6. GATE 2026 AR — Architecture Q65 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A 12000 m² mall’s annual energy shares are grid electricity 52%, diesel 30%, LPG 10%, solar 8%. Average monthly solar use is 10 MWh. Find annual…