Site and environmental analysis is reading a site before designing on it. Sun, wind, soil, zoning, context, climate. Our practice covers all of it.
Examitect drills each of these areas. The list below maps to the question categories you'll see inside.
Why this topic matters. Site analysis questions test whether you'd notice the right constraints before drawing. Examiners ask about regulatory limits, environmental factors, and how site choices ripple into the design.
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Estimated study time. Most candidates spend 6 to 10 hours on Site and Environmental Analysis. Adjust up if you don't see this work in your day job, down if you do.
It covers physical, regulatory, and contextual analysis of a building site. That includes sun, wind, soil, zoning, heritage, views, and climate.
Climate zone identification is shared between site analysis and NECB. Studying them together saves time.
Generic principles, yes. Specific municipal bylaws, no. The ExAC tests how you reason about zoning, not memorization of any one city's rules.
Sun path geometry. Most candidates know the concept but get the angles wrong under time pressure.
Topics that pair well with Site and Environmental Analysis prep.