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BPI Building Analyst Exam: Certification Study Guide and Exam Preparation

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Prepare for the BPI Building Analyst Exam with a focused study guide covering building science fundamentals, energy efficiency, home energy assessments, diagnostic testing, and building performance analysis. Learn essential concepts related to building envelopes, air leakage, insulation, ventilation, combustion safety, and energy conservation to strengthen your knowledge and prepare for BPI Building Analyst certification.

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3 Elements required Fuel, Oxygen, Heat
for combustion

3 Forms of Heat Convection, Conduction, Radiation
Transfer

Length of time that a combustion appliance
5 minutes
should run to achieve"Steady State Efficiency"

Amount of permissible time after ignition that
60 Seconds
spillage is allowable from the flue.

AFUE Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency

AFUE (Annual Fuel Efficiency of unit in operation (with
Utilization Efficiency) starts/stops) UNIT ONLY

Backdrafting Continuous Spillage

Boiler Used in hydronic and steam systems

Calculating BAS 1) Calculate BAS based on Volume, then 2)
(Building Airflow calculate based on Occupancy, then 3) Take
Standard) the higher of the two standards

Colorless, odorless, tasteless and DEADLY-is
Carbon Monoxide
the result of incomplete combustion

Category I includes True
natural draf and fan
assisted draft

Category I vents, True
under normal
conditions, will have
NEGATIVE draft
pressure

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Category IV includes True
"Power vented" and
"sealed combustion"

Category IV includes False
Sealed combustion
and Fan Induced
draft

Category IV vents, True
under normal
conditions, will have
POSITIVE pressure

CAZ Combustion Appliance Zone

CFM50 CFMn*NC

1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before
CO >35 ppm
proceeding

chemical reaction that involves the
Combustion
combination of a fuel with oxygen

Heat, Light, Nitrogen Oxides (NOx),
Combustion by-
Water/vapor, Carbon Dioxide, Carbon
products
MONOxide

Distribution Types Forced Air, Gravity, Hydronic, Steam

Movement of combusion by-products
Draft
through the flue and out of the building




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Draft heating should True
always be check for
spillage at the base of
the chimney liner or
flue

"Draft Measurement" False
is done in both
Category I and IV
heating systems.

Furnace Used in forced hot air system

Heat Load Used to measure appliance capacity

Heat Loss Total Seasonal Heat Loss

How Many BTUs in 1 3412
kWh?

How many BTUS in 1 100,000
Therm of Gas

Methods to Fuel type, Distribution type, Vent design and
differentiate Heating General Condition
Systems

NC "N" Correction factor from LBL charts

Occupancy BAS Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants

One inch of Water 250 Pascals
Column

TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib
Seasonal Efficiency
losses, average over course of heatin season



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Vent draft pressure False
should be measured
before the appliance
reaches steady state.

Volume BAS .35 * Volume/60

What is the order of Smallest BTU input rating to highest
testing when a
chimney is shared by
mutiple appliances?




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