FACILITY MAINTENANCE FINAL EXAM 2026/2027
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔because of usage patterns, a new facility should have more women's bathroom
stalls than men's. - ✔✔true
✔✔what is an example of a facility's common space? - ✔✔atrium, foyer, concourse
✔✔a roof can cost up to what percentage of the total cost of a facility? - ✔✔20% to 40%
✔✔HVAC systems are needed only at arenas, not stadiums. - ✔✔false
✔✔an HVAC system typically accounts for about 10% of the total cost of a new facility -
✔✔false
✔✔a warm-air transference system entails warm air being pumped through duct work
using the same distribution system used by the air-conditioning system/ - ✔✔true
✔✔what is considered the heart and soul of a cooling system? - ✔✔refrigerant
✔✔what is not a concern associated with ice resurfacers? - ✔✔the release of oxygen
into the air
✔✔approximately 67% of the energy used in larger office buildings is electrical energy -
✔✔true
✔✔of the total amount of electricity used in a typical building, where is the greatest
amount used? - ✔✔cooling
✔✔which systems uses sunlight to light a playing surface? - ✔✔ambient lighting
✔✔diffuse lighting reflects over 80% of the light energy back from the ceiling to the floor
- ✔✔false
✔✔trespass describes that light was intended to go into one area but also enters into
another area - ✔✔true
✔✔which lighting type is often referred to as spill? - ✔✔trespass
✔✔the largest energy expense for any facility, 50% of the total energy cost originates
from the kitchen - ✔✔true
, ✔✔traps allow air to circulate within the drainage system to prevent wastes from coming
up through pipes. - ✔✔false
✔✔a fixed temperature detector identifies when the temperature around the alarm is not
a predetermined point and then signals an alarm or triggers a suppression system. -
✔✔true
✔✔which fire suppression system fills up with water only when triggered - ✔✔dry-pipe
sprinkler
✔✔preaction systems use a timed delay to put a fire out with suppression agents before
the water flows into the dry-pipe system - ✔✔true
✔✔which fire suppression system is used in areas such a computer rooms and
accounting offices where water can cause substantial damage? - ✔✔preaction
✔✔the first color scoreboard was installed in 1984 - ✔✔false
✔✔a basketball player's foot hitting the floor while the player is cutting to the basket
creates what type of sounds? - ✔✔both air and structure born sounds
✔✔for every $1 of damage a roof sustains, an estimates $50 worth of damage occurs in
the structure below the roof. - ✔✔false
✔✔the clean air act was passed in 1990. By 1995 manufacturers could no longer make
chillers that use _______ because it contributes to ozone depletion -
✔✔chlorofluorocarbon
✔✔what is NOT a major component of larger air conditioning systems? - ✔✔analog
programmable thermostats
✔✔purchasing electricity is most expensive in which state - ✔✔hawaii
✔✔one of the worst public assembly facility fires in US history occurred at the station, a
night club in what state? - ✔✔rhode island
✔✔two department store teams played the first documented lighted night game,
sponsered by the Northern Electric Light Company at Oceanside Park in Hull,
Massachusetts in what year? - ✔✔1880
✔✔which MLB stadium was the last to get stadium lights? - ✔✔wrigley field
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔because of usage patterns, a new facility should have more women's bathroom
stalls than men's. - ✔✔true
✔✔what is an example of a facility's common space? - ✔✔atrium, foyer, concourse
✔✔a roof can cost up to what percentage of the total cost of a facility? - ✔✔20% to 40%
✔✔HVAC systems are needed only at arenas, not stadiums. - ✔✔false
✔✔an HVAC system typically accounts for about 10% of the total cost of a new facility -
✔✔false
✔✔a warm-air transference system entails warm air being pumped through duct work
using the same distribution system used by the air-conditioning system/ - ✔✔true
✔✔what is considered the heart and soul of a cooling system? - ✔✔refrigerant
✔✔what is not a concern associated with ice resurfacers? - ✔✔the release of oxygen
into the air
✔✔approximately 67% of the energy used in larger office buildings is electrical energy -
✔✔true
✔✔of the total amount of electricity used in a typical building, where is the greatest
amount used? - ✔✔cooling
✔✔which systems uses sunlight to light a playing surface? - ✔✔ambient lighting
✔✔diffuse lighting reflects over 80% of the light energy back from the ceiling to the floor
- ✔✔false
✔✔trespass describes that light was intended to go into one area but also enters into
another area - ✔✔true
✔✔which lighting type is often referred to as spill? - ✔✔trespass
✔✔the largest energy expense for any facility, 50% of the total energy cost originates
from the kitchen - ✔✔true
, ✔✔traps allow air to circulate within the drainage system to prevent wastes from coming
up through pipes. - ✔✔false
✔✔a fixed temperature detector identifies when the temperature around the alarm is not
a predetermined point and then signals an alarm or triggers a suppression system. -
✔✔true
✔✔which fire suppression system fills up with water only when triggered - ✔✔dry-pipe
sprinkler
✔✔preaction systems use a timed delay to put a fire out with suppression agents before
the water flows into the dry-pipe system - ✔✔true
✔✔which fire suppression system is used in areas such a computer rooms and
accounting offices where water can cause substantial damage? - ✔✔preaction
✔✔the first color scoreboard was installed in 1984 - ✔✔false
✔✔a basketball player's foot hitting the floor while the player is cutting to the basket
creates what type of sounds? - ✔✔both air and structure born sounds
✔✔for every $1 of damage a roof sustains, an estimates $50 worth of damage occurs in
the structure below the roof. - ✔✔false
✔✔the clean air act was passed in 1990. By 1995 manufacturers could no longer make
chillers that use _______ because it contributes to ozone depletion -
✔✔chlorofluorocarbon
✔✔what is NOT a major component of larger air conditioning systems? - ✔✔analog
programmable thermostats
✔✔purchasing electricity is most expensive in which state - ✔✔hawaii
✔✔one of the worst public assembly facility fires in US history occurred at the station, a
night club in what state? - ✔✔rhode island
✔✔two department store teams played the first documented lighted night game,
sponsered by the Northern Electric Light Company at Oceanside Park in Hull,
Massachusetts in what year? - ✔✔1880
✔✔which MLB stadium was the last to get stadium lights? - ✔✔wrigley field
