What is the source of this table and chart?
a. Building Science Corporation.
b. The Energy Information Agency of the US Department of Energy.
c. WUFI Passive
d. PHIUS requirements. correct answer: WUFI Passive
What might a building require for a roof-mounted PV array?
Select one:
a. Struc...
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What is the source of this table and chart?
a. Building Science Corporation.
b. The Energy Information Agency of the US Department of Energy.
c. WUFI Passive
d. PHIUS requirements. correct answer: WUFI Passive
What might a building require for a roof-mounted PV array?
Select one:
a. Structural engineer's stamp.
b. Electrical design calculations.
c. Net meter specifications.
d. Electrical engineering review. correct answer: Structural engineer's stamp.
What type of domestic hot water (DHW) circulation system must be used to meet distribution requirements in a passive building?
Select one:
a. Demand-based.
b. Time activated.
c. Temperature driven.
d. Continuous circulation. correct answer: Demand-based
What feature, available on some electric storage water heaters, is not available for gas storage water heaters?
Select one:
a. Electronic economization.
b. Sealed combustion.
c. An expansion tank.
d. A completely insulated storage tank. correct answer: A completely insulated storage tank.
Which of the following devices likely consumes the most electricity annually?
Select one:
a. Television
b. Pool pump
c. 3-year old refrigerator.
d. Microwave correct answer: Pool pump
What feature would you require for a gas-fired water heater in an airtight building?
Select one:
a. Power burner
b. Sealed combustion
c. Induced draft d. Open combustion correct answer: Sealed combustion
What part of a PV system converts the solar electricity for entry to the grid?
Select one:
a. Optimizer
b. Power converter
c. Inverter
d. Rectifier correct answer: Inverter
Baseload would likely be the greatest percentage of total annual energy use in which of these cities?
Select one:
a. Sacramento.
b. San Diego.
c. Omaha.
d. Minneapolis. correct answer: San Diego.
What metric is used to rate the energy performance of clothes dryers?
Select one:
a. IMEF
b. Drying Efficiency
c. CEF
d. Efficacy correct answer: CEF
Roughly ____ kilowatt-hours of annual site electricity use is typical for a large passive house. correct answer: 5,000 kilowatt -hours
To determine a building's baseload energy use, ______ should be substracted from the total energy use. correct answer: Space conditioning energy
What is represented by the red portions of each bar in the chart? correct answer: Baseload energy use
Which of these devices is the most challenging in terms of energy use reduction?
Select one:
a. Laser Printer.
b. Pool pump.
c. Set-top box.
d. Laptop computer. correct answer: Set-top box.
What type of electrical loads does this pie chart represent?Select one:
a. Commercial baseload electricity.
b. Commerical MELs (CMELs)
c. Residential MELs (RMELs)
d. Home baseload electricity. correct answer: Residential MELs (RMELs) What is the difference between a boiler-heated indirect water heating tank and a solar water heating tank?
Select one:
a. They are both indirect, but the solar tank typically has two coils.
b. Neither is indirect, they are both direct water heating tanks.
c. They are both indirect, but the boiler-heated indirect tank has two coils.
d. They are virtually identical. correct answer: They are both indirect, but the solar tank typically has two coils.
An average energy factor for a high performance heat pump water heater would range from ____
correct answer: 2.0 - 3.4
Which load listed below makes up the highest percentage of baseload electricity use?
Select one:
a. Miscellaneous Electric Loads (MELs)
b. Lighting
c. Laundry.
d. Refrigeration correct answer: Miscellaneous Electric Loads (MELs)
What building component protects structural sheathing from bulk water infiltration?
Select one:
a. Vapor barrier
b. Water-resistive barrier
c. Vapor retarder
d. Capillary barrier
e. Caulking correct answer: Water-resistive barrier
Which of the following choices best represents the maximum Energy Factor range for currently available residential air-source heat pump water heaters?
Select one:
a. Between 2.6 EF and 3.4 EF
b. Between 2.1 EF and 2.5 EF
c. Between 1.6 EF and 2.6 EF
d. Between 4.5 EF and 4.8 EF
e. Between 3.7 EF and 4.1 EF correct answer: Between 2.6 EF and 3.4 EF
Which of the following choices would be an accurate description for latex painted drywall?
Select one:
a. Class I vapor retarder
b. Class II vapor retarder
c. Vapor resistor
d. Vapor barrier
e. Class III vapor retarder correct answer: Class III vapor retarder
Which two of the following choices are advantages of ventilating the roof above the roof deck compared to ventilating the roof below the roof deck?
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