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HERS Rater Questions With Solutions 100% Solved Can any energy analysis software be used to produce a HERS rating? No -- The software must be a RESNET accredited software tool. Is a Home Energy Rater required to verify compliance with the local energy code? No - The rater is not required to ...

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Can any energy analysis software be used to produce a HERS rating? No -- The software

must be a RESNET accredited software tool.




Is a Home Energy Rater required to verify compliance with the local energy code? No -

The rater is not required to determine compliance with regulatory requirements such as

construction codes.




If a Rater enters an existing home to perform inspections and testing and the owner's 9 foot

Burmese python is loose, does the Rater have to complete the inspection and testing? No -

The Rater is not required to enter any area or perform any procedure that is likely to be

dangerous to the Rater.




Is a Rater required to perform Manual J load calculations? No - The Rater is not required

to offer or perform HVAC system design or sizing consultation.




What is a British thermal unit? A British thermal unit (Btu) is the amount of heat required

to raise the temperature of one pound of water on degree Fahrenheit at sea level when the water

is 39.2°F.

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A homeowner has paid for 17 CCF of natural gas on their monthly bill. How many Btu's did they

use? 1 CCF = 102,000 Btu's


17 CCF = 17 x 102,000 = 1,734,000




How many therms? 1 CCF of natural gas = 1 therm


17 CCF of natural gas = 17 therms




How many kWh are in 14,000 Btu's? 1 kWh = 3,413 Btu's


14,000 Btu's / 3,413 Btu's = 4.1 kWh




How many therms are in 18 CCF of natural gas? 1 CCF of natural gas = 1 therm


18 CCF of natural gas = 18 therms




What is the building envelope? The building envelope is an air barrier and thermal

boundary that are continuous and touching and separate conditioned space from unconditioned

space or the outside.

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Is advanced framing a recent invention? It has been around for a really long time

(Examples of advanced framing techniques have been seen in houses built in the 1920s in

Anniston, Alabama).




What is the "energy" definition of a kneewall? Attic kneewalls are any wall that separate

unconditioned attic space from conditioned space. They have to be accounted for differently in

the take-offs and modeling because they have different boundary conditions (hell on one side,

heaven on the other).




250 Pascals is how many inches of water gauge? 1 Pascal = 0.004 inches at sea level


250 Pascals = 0.004*250 inches at sea level

= 1 inch at sea level




How many gallons of mid-grade gasoline equal the energy content of 1 cord of apple wood?

1 MMBtu = 1,000,000 Btu


28.72 MMBtu = 28,720,000 Btu

1 gallon of mid-grade gasoline = 125,000 Btu

28,720,000 Btu / 125,000 Btu = 229.76 gallons of mid-grade gasoline

1 gallon of gasoline = 0.125 MMBtu

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