Question

______________ is the term used to describe the amount of useful sunshine striking glass in the living spaces of a home.

(a) Solar lightning

(b) Solar access

(c) Ventilation

(d) Radiation

The question was asked by my school principal while I was bunking the class.

Question is from Arrangements of Rooms, Position and Purposes topic in chapter Planning of Building and Colony of Civil Engineering Drawing

Answer 1

Right choice is (b) Solar access

To elaborate: First, establish true or solar north for your region. This is useful in all climates whether you are encouraging or excluding solar access. Just use maps and street directories, or use a compass to establish magnetic north and then find true or solar north by adding or subtracting the ‘magnetic variation’ for your area using the map below.