BUILDING TECHNOLOGY W/ CHOICES REFRESHER

Most windows installed are fixed and minimal openings are roved for safety purposes, what does this sacrifice?

a. Comfort, in line with proper ventilation

b. View

c. Fixed

d. Cost

a. Comfort, in line with proper ventilation

What special feature does the main entry door of the condominium have as an additional security feature?

a. No duplicates for the key

b. Only one company is allowed to do duplication.

c.

d.

b. Only one company is allowed to duplication

A kind of hinge that is used for a door between the main kitchen and the dining area.

a. Pivot

b. Drop leaf hinge

c. Double Acting Gravity Hinged

d. Continous Hinge

c. Double Acting Gravity Hinged

What kind of window gives you protection from rain in the absence of canopy?

a.Casement

b. Sliding

c. Awning

d. Fixed

c. Awning

What type on window admits 95% of air?

a. Casement

b. Sliding

c. Awning

d. Louver with 150mm width blades

d. Louvers with 150mm width blades-95

Casement = 98-100%

Sliding = 50%

To block excessive sunlight, what "new material" is used for windows?

a. Louvers

b. Painted tint

c. Solar tint

d. Blinds

c. Solar tint / Film Coating

-80% Penetration

Which window is the easiest to clean?

a. Awning

b. Sliding

c. Louvers

d. Casement

b. Sliding

Studs

a. Wall framing

b. Floor framing

c. Slip form

d. Ceiling Framing

a. Wall framing

Furring

a. Wall framing

b. Floor framing

c. Slip framing

d. Ceiling framing

d. Ceiling framing

Joist

a. Wall framing

b. Floor framing

c. Slip form

d. Ceiling Framing

b. Floor Framing

Silo

a. Wall framing

b. Floor framing

c. Slip Form

d. Ceiling framing

c. Slip form

Which will you apply last before painting?

a. Plaster

b. Putty

c. Neutralizer

d. Paint

c. Neutralizer (Lason)

b. Putty (Wall)

Polituff or Polyester Body Filler with Hardener (Metal)

You need to buy 4 gallons of paint for your wall. However, upon reaching the hardware, its only available in 1 pint cans. How many will you buy?

a. 16

b. 8

c. 32

d. 1

c. 32

1 Gallon = 8 pints

=8x4

=32

A pail of paint has how many gallons?

a. 2

b. 4

c. 8

d. 16

b. 4

Which paint is used for wood?

a. B600 QDE

b. B7501 Permacoat

c. B7410 Healthy Home

d. Virtuoso Silk Touch

a. B600 QDE (Quick Drying Enamel)

B7501 Permacoat

DESCRIPTION: BOYSEN® Permacoat™ Latex Paint is a 100% acrylic latex paint with excellent hiding, durability and dirt pick-up resistance.

PRINCIPAL USES: For interior and exterior such as concrete, stucco, bricks plaster, hollow blocks, drywall surfaces, and properly primed wood.

PRACTICAL COVERAGE: 25-30 square meter / 4 liters / coat

APPLICATION: paint brush, roller or airless spray.

B7410 Healthy Home

DESCRIPTION:BOYSEN® Healthy Home™ is a odor-less, low VOC, premium acrylic, water-based interior coating with exclusive Microban® antibacterial protection to give extra defense against bacteria

PRINCIPAL USES: BOYSEN® Healthy Home™ is the ideal choice for residences, medical facilities, nursing homes, schools, day care facilities, and food commissaries. For interior concrete and drywall surfaces.

PRACTICAL COVERAGE: 25-30 square meter / 4 liters / coat

APPLICATION: paint brush, roller or airless spray

Virtuoso Silk Touch

DESCRIPTION:Virtuoso™ Silk Touch™ sets the standard for luxury paint by being the first in the world to combine two special ingredients - Teflon® surface protector and Microban® antibacterial protection, in one paint formula. It is a low odor, low VOC, lead-free, ultra premium water based acrylic coating that gives your walls a cleanable matte finish. The luxurious low sheen coating is silky smooth to touch.

PRACTICAL COVERAGE: 25 to 30 square meters per 4 liters per coat

APPLICATION: paint brush, roller, or airless spray

TINTING: Not recommended for on-site tinting. Use factory premixed colors or preparations via Mix-and-Match outlets.

Which paint is noted for its excellent adhesion and long-term durability that can be used as topcoat for Masonry, wood and metal surfaces?

a. B600 QDE

b. B7501 Permacoat

c. B7410 Healthy Home

d. Flat #1701 Acrytex

b. B7501 permacoat

What type of paint is used for metal?

a. B600 QDE

b. B7501 Permacoat

c. B7410 Healthy Home

d. Flat #1701 Acrytex

a. B600 QDE

What type of paint used for concrete?

a. Latex

b. Enamel

c. Lacquer

d. Acrylic

d.Acrylic

Acrytex is a product of?

a. Asian Coatings Philippines Inc.

b. Davies Paints Philippines Inc.

c. Pacific Paints (Boysen) Philippines Inc.

d. Boysen Philippines Inc.

c. Pacific Paints (Boysen) Philippines Inc.

What paint finish is not used for ceiling?

a. Textured Finish

b. Roller Finish

c. Ducco Finish

d. Tryolean Finish

c. Ducco Finish

It is a high quality, two- component paint that has excellent corrosion resistance and sealing properties. It is highly alkali-resistant so there is no need for neutralization of new concrete prior to application. It can be applied and normally used on metal, GL, wood and masonry.

a. Permacoat

b. Expoxy Enamel Paint

c. Wall Guard

d. Permatex

b. Epoxy enamel paint

Why do we put epoxy primer before painting with epoxy paint?

a. To neutralize lime activity in new masonry surface

b. To counter the effects of humidity variation

c. To remove scratches and imperfections on the surface

d. To smoothen the surface

c. To remove scratches and imperfections on the surface

Boysen is a manufacturer of...

a. Brush

b. Paint

c. Roofing

d. Cladding

b. Paint

What is the the main cause of paint coagulation ?

a. Solvent Evaporation

b. Exposure to Air

c. Humidity Variation

d. Temperature Changes

b. Exposure to Air

Which of the following does not belong?

a. Boysen

b. Philflex

c. Rain or Shine

d. Davies

b. Philflex - wire

What is term used for the initial on structure stew; from the factory prior to its shipment?

a.Inhibiting Primer

b.Top Coat

c. Shop Coat

d. Red Paint

c. Shop coat

A number of steel bars had been left in the rain and has rusted. What would you do with them?

a. Brush them with a steel brush ad use them since little rush is good for adhesion to concrete

b. Pour Oil on them to remove the rust

c. Apply Rust Converter

Apply Rust Converter (Turco Brand)

It is used to used rust in rebars

a. Oil

b. Steel Brush

c. Heat

d. Rust Converter

b. Steel Brush

but BEST ANSWER is

d. Rust Converter

Cracks on the structure of paint

a. Alligatoring

b. Chalking

c. Peeling

d. Blistering and Bubbling

a. Alligatoring

Moisture or poor adhesion

a. Alligatoring

b. Chalking

c. Peeling

d. Blistering and Bubbling

c. Peeling

Upper layer of paint loses adhesion

a. Alligatoring

b. Chalking

c. Peeling

d. Blistering and Bubbling

d.Blistering and bubbling

Applying a coat of paint when the outside temperature is too low

a. Wrinkling

b. Efflorescence

c. Chalking

d. Banding

a. Wrinkling

Crusty white salt. Salts in the brick or concrete become dissolved with water

a. Wrinkling

b. Efflorescence

c. Chalking

d. Banding

b.Efflorescence

The formation of chalk

a. Wrinkling

b. Efflorescence

c. Chalking

d. Banding

c. Chalking

Migration of the color from a precious coat into the freshly applied to coat

a. Wrinkling

b. Efflorescence

c. Chalking

d. Banding

d.Banding

A cabinet in a kitchen was fabricated using marine plywood. What paint should you use inside the cabinet?

a. Polyurethane

b. Epoxy Enamel

c. High Gloss Varnish

d. Aqua Epoxy

b. Epoxy Enamel

How is concrete neutralizer mixed?

a. Dilute 1:1

b. Dilute 1:16

c. Dilute 1:10

d. Dilute 1:8

b. Dilute at 1:16

What material is used to prepare masonry surfaces for painting?

a. Polyurethane

b. Concrete Neutralizer

c. Gypsum Putty

d. Plaster

b. Concrete neutralizer

What material is applied before the "finishing" paint?

a. Neutralizer

b. Glazing Putty

c. Gypsum Putty

d. Sanding Sealer

a. Neutralizer

What thinner is used for Alkyd paint?

a. Water

b. Paint Thinner

c. Lacquer

d. Denatured Alcohol

b. Paint thinner

best answer

d. Denatured Alcohol

Which is the best application for polyurethane?

a. Interior Cornice

b. Exterior Furniture

c. Interior Office Furniture

d. All of the above

c. Interior office furniture

Which paint should not be used in a fully enclosed, artificially ventilated area?

a. Automotive Lacquer

b. Quick Dry Enamel

c. Epoxy Paint

d. Textured Latex

a. Automotive Lacquer

The owner had his house painted. He asked the painter to use the excess paint for the cabinets. However, when the painter applie the paint, it doesnt dry properly and it coagulates. What happened to the paint? What causes it to coagulate?

a. Humidity Variation

b. Exposure to Air

c. Extreme Temperature Change

d. Solvent Evaporation

b. Exposure to Air

When surface is uneven and cannot be totally flattened, what is the best paint to use to hide the uneven surface?

a. Semi-gloss

b. Eggshell

c. Flat Paint

d. Glossy

b. Eggshell

Paint used if textured surface is desired.

a. Semi -gloss

b. Eggshell

c. Flat Paint

d. Glossy

b. Eggshell

Paint best used for ceiling.

a. Semi -gloss

b. Eggshell

c. Flat Paint

d. Glossy

c. Flat Paint

What does the supplier of textured paint dont tell about their product that the architect should know?

a. Limited Colors Available

b. Prone to catch dust

c. Only a brush can be used for application

d. Discounts and Freebies

b. Prone to catch dust

Why should rags NOT be left beside can of paints at a jobsite especially during night time when it is most likely to be unattented?

a. It will increase humidity

b. It will absorb moisture and affect the paint

c. It might ignite a fire

d. Rags will be stolen when unattended

c. It might ignite a fire

(In every case of spontaneous combustion of drying oils that i found, the cause has been a bunch of soaked rags. It seems that, as the oil oxidizes, the rags acts as an insulator, allowing the oxidizing oil to become hot enough to cause the cloth to smoke and eventually ignite.

It is the most common cause of paint defects

a. Too much moisture in surface to be applied

b. No enough mositure content on surface

c. Improper Surface Preparation

d. Non-application of nuetralizer

c. Improper surface preparation

To avoid chalking of a paint, what should be done?

a. Buy a new roller

b. New Paint

c. Do not paint when humid

d. Paint during 37 deg. C temp.

b. New paint

Why is acrylic latex considered the most flexible paint?

a. Can be mixed with any kind of thinner

b. Used in wood, concrete, and steel

c. Interior and Exterior, orderless

c. Interior and exterior, oderless most durable and flexible. Most often used for exterior painting. Look for paint labeled ":100% acrylic" for exterior use. Enamel typically refers to satin semigloss and high gloss finishes.

Which paint would you recommend for exterior concrete walls without prior paint?

a. Latex

b. Enamel

c. Arcylic

d. Epoxy

a. Latex

What happens when enamel is applied to metals?

a.Takes along time for drying

b. It will not bond

c. It will adhere

d. Blistering

a. Takes a long time for drying

Best Primer for Enamel Paint?

a. Water Based

b. Oil Based

c. Lacquer Based

d. Turpentine

b. Oil Based (wood)

Lacquer Based (c) is for metal to produce a glossy finish

Best Thinner for Enamel Paint

a. Water Based

b. Oil Based

c. Lacquer Based

d. Turpentine

d. Turpentine

What paint is NOT commonly used for spray painting?

a. Latex

b. QDE

c. Arcylic

d. Lacquer

a.latex

What paint is NOT commonly used for spray painting?

a. Varnish

b. Enamel

c. Acrylic

d. Latex

d. Latex

What will you use to paint a steel gate of a perimeter fence?

a. Quick Dry Enamel

b. Latex

c. Duco

d. Arcylic

c. Duco

What kind of paint is duco ?

a. Polyurethane

b. Automotive

c. Stain

d.Acrylic

b. Automotive

Area to avoid flat paint

a. Rough Surface

b. Crowded and Busy Kitchen

c. Wood

d. Ceiling

b. Crowded and busy kitchen

Why is glossy paint not use as a primer

a. It shines

b. It binds with the neutralizer

c. It lacks adhesion

d. Wrinkiling

c. It lacks adhesion

Best finish for high quality narra door

a. Varnish.

b. Epoxy Paint

c. Lacquer

d. Enamel

a. Varnish

What paint will you use for a Doctor's Office?

a. Enamel

b. Flat

c. Epoxy

d. Low- VOC

d. Low-VOC

A viscous substance extracted from plants , particularly coniferous trees, used in the production of varnishes, adhesives, plastic, incense and perfume.

a. Sap

b. Latex

c. Mucilage

d. Resin

d. Resin

What is Cellulose Nitrate Lacquer and where it is used?

Used to reduce the cost of the lacquers and in cases where other film-forming materials must be added to improve adhesion and the decorative properties of the films. (Polishing of Woods)

You want to protect your wooden deck but at the same time you dont want to hide the beauty of the wood. What should you do?

a. Paint it brown

b. Staining

c. Use bleach to remove mild dew and mold

d. Use sand paper and sill cracks

b. Staining

Where do you see xyladecor? Wood stain that at the same time prevents fungi , mood and insect attacks. It is also a water repellent.

a. Exterior and Interior wood surfaces

b. Concrete

c. Metal Surface

d. Plastic

a. Exterior and interior wood surfaces

Xyladecor is manufactured by?

a. Dutch Boy

b. Boysen

c. Rain or Shine

d. Davies Paints

b. Boysen

This Paint Company started operation in 1953 as a repacker of paint and thinners under trade name of COLUMBUS. In 1958,they started paint production with the introduction of an economy grade paint called NATION. Finally in 1960, they obtained a license from Walter N. Boysen Company of Oakland, California to manufacture Boysen Paints in the Philippines. What is its current corporate name?

a. Nation Paint Manufacturing, Inc.

b. Boysen Philippines, Inc.

c. Pacific Paint (Boysen) Philippines, Inc.

d. Pacific Paint and Oil Manufacturing, Inc.

c. Pacific Paint (Boysen) Philippines, Inc.

Which is the best for waterproofing walls and floors?

a. Xyladecor

b. Elastomeric Paint

c. Latex

d. Red Oxide

b. Elastomeric Paint

given a room dimension of 5m x 5m with a ceiling height of 2.40m, two windows of 1mx1.20m and a door 2.0mx1m, single coating . How many gallons of paint will you buy if, 25sqm = 4liters?

a. 4 gal

b. 2 gal.

c. 3 gal

d. 5 gal.

b. 2 gal

What area does not require waterproofing?

a. Balcony Over Lanai

b. Ground Floor Toilet

c. 2nd Floor Toilet

d. Roof Deck

b. Ground floor toilet

It is good for waterproofing terminology in roof decks

a. Leakage

b. Seepage

c. Effluent

d. Distillation

b. seepage

A Flat roof assemblies consist of the same basic elements assemnbled in a logical order: a deck, covered with insulation and topped with a waterproofing membrane. However an advancement in technology has given builders and designers an option to actually rearrange the sequence that produce an upsidedown approach wherein the insulation is now placed at the top of the waterproof membrane improving its effectiveness and insulation efficiency.

a. Upsidedown water proofing

b. Paved membrane roofing

c. Inverted roofing

d. Protected Membrane Roofing

c. Inverted Roofing

In waterproofing a balcony , up to where is the extent of the waterproofing installation ?

a. Along the whole floor area of the balcony up to the adjacent wall connected

b. Along the Perimeter of the balcony

c.Along the whole area of the floor of the balcony

d. Along the whole perimeter wall and whole floor of the balcony.

a. Along the whole floor area of the balcony up to the adjacent wall connected

It is a material used to waterproof G.I gutters

a. Rivets

b. Vulcaseal

c. Contact Cement

d. Thoroseal

b. Vulcaseal

Waterproofing can be rendered ineffective or damaged by what factor?

a. Acids and alkali transmitted by direct contact to waterproofing

b. mositure

c. humidity

d. salts due to efflorescence

a. Acid and alkali transmitted by direct contact to waterproofing

What material is best used in waterproofing the fire wall of a building ?

a.Vulcaseal

b.Boysen Acqua Epoxy

c. Elastomeric

d. Epoxy

c. Elastomeric

Concrete treatment wherein a material, usually a membrane or applied compound, is applied to make a surface impervious to water.

a. Neutralizing

b. Admixture

c. Water proofing

d. Adhesion

c. Water Proofing

What is the main reason why waterproofing and paint sometimes do not adhere to the surface?

a. Presence of too much thinner

b. Improper Surface Preparation

c. Coagulation

d. Moisture

b. Improper surface preparation

What area is not recommended to use capillary membrane waterproofing?

a. Cistern

b. 2nd Floor Balcony

c. Escalator and Elevator Pit

d. Storage Tank

b. 2nd floor balcony

Common waterproofing for firewalls

a. Elastomeric Paints

b. Boysen Acqua Epoxy

c. Sahara

d. Plexibond

a.Elastomeric Paint(Most Common)

Paint used for swimming pools

a. Elastomeric Paints

b. Boysen Acqua Epoxy

c. Sahara

d. Plexibond

b. Boysen Acqua Epoxy (Rubberized Paint)

Paint used for exterior and interior floors

a. Red Oxide

b. Boysen Acqua Epoxy

c. Quick Drying Enamel

d. Latex

b. Boysen Acqua Epoxy

Common waterproofing intended for roofdeck

a. Elastomeric

b. Sahara

c. 3.0 kg Polybond

d. 4.5mm Polybond

4.5mm

Type of waterproofing intended for roofdeck.

a. Integral

b. Membrane

c. Cementitious

d. Liquid

b. Membrane

Where should the waterproofing be installed?

a. In between the slab and topping

b. Abobe the FFL

c. Under the Slab

d. Above the floor topping

a. In between the slab and topping

Which has a minimum of 5 years warranty?

a. Roofdeck Waterproofing

b. T&B Waterproofing

c. Floor Laminate

d. Glass Window

a. Roofdeck Waterproofing

Waterproofing on roofdeck fails and there is seepage. What is NOT the reason it failed

a. Corners were not properly sealed

b. It was not properly protected by Flashing

c. Melts in the rain

c. Melts in the rain

A treatment of Concrete or Mortar to retard the passage or absorption of water or water vapor, either by applying a suitable coating to exposed surfaces or by using a suitable admixture.

a. Waterproofing

b. Dampproofing

c. Moisture Proofing

d. Air-proofing

a. Waterproofing

Dampproofing is for moisture

As per ASTM definition, what is the main difference between waterproofing and damp proofing?

a. Direction of Water

b. Pressure

c. Costing

d. Thickness of Material Applied

b. Pressure

Bentonite Waterproofing

Liquid Waterproofing

Cementitious waterproofing

Types of Joints

How many days should you let the concrete cure before you introduce waterproofing?

a. 3 days

b. 7 days

c. 14 days

d. 28 days

d. 28 days

1.2 meters

a. Batter Board

b. Shoring

c. Scaffolding

d. Bench Mark

a. Batter Board

Scaffold Minimum Height is 1.50m