BPI BA Part 1 Practice Questions and Answers
What is BPI? - Answer-the Building Performance Institute sets the standards and practices
for home performance testing and analysis
What is the recommended PPE for a Home Energy Assessor? - Answer-personal CO monitor,
gas leak detector, hard hat, glo...
What is the connection between energy and indoor air quality? - Answer✔✔-tighter living
spaces generally are easier to heat and cool but also require indoor air quality to be better
controlled and monitored
What is the second law of thermodynamics? - Answer✔✔-high concentrations of energy (heat)
move to low concentrations of energy
What is energy? - Answer✔✔-the kenetic or potential force to create heat or do work
What is kenetic energy? - Answer✔✔-energy of motion
What is potential energy? - Answer✔✔-energy that is stored
What is the delta (triangle) mean in the specific heat formula? - Answer✔✔-change in
temperature
What are the 3 modes of the transfer of heat energy? - Answer✔✔-conduction, convection,
raditaion
What is an example of conduction? - Answer✔✔-temperatures conducting through a material
like inserting a metal spoon into a hot cup of coffee and feeling the spoon handle get warmer
What is an example of thermal bridging in a home? - Answer✔✔-stud or joist membranes
conducting colder temperatures from outside to inside
What is an example of convection? - Answer✔✔-the feeling of warm air streaming from the
register of the furnace supply duct
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