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Do thermal breaks in metal framed windows raise or lower the U-factor? -
✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS✔✔->>Lowers the U-factor.
What is the code default U-factor for a metal framed, double paned window? -
✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS✔✔->>0.80
What does the acronym SHGC mean? - ✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED
ANSWERS✔✔->>Solar Heat Gain
Coefficient
What is the code default SHGC value for a vinyl framed, single glazed tinted
window? - ✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS✔✔->>0.60
What is the minimum efficiency rating for a natural gas furnace? -
✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS✔✔->>78% AFUE
An air source heat pump? - ✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED
ANSWERS✔✔->>7.8 HSPF heating mode, 13 SEER cooling mode
,What are the typical types of heating systems found in
residential construction? - ✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS✔✔-
>>Furnaces, heat pumps, boilers, radiant floors
How is the HSPF calculated? - ✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED
ANSWERS✔✔->>Btu's of heating / watts of electricity to produce the heating
How is the SEER calculated? - ✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED
ANSWERS✔✔->>Btu's of cooling / watts of electricity to produce the cooling
Where do you find the efficiency ratings for boilers? - ✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT
VERIFIED ANSWERS✔✔>>AHRI directory
Where do you find the efficiency ratings for heat pumps? - ✔✔RESOLUTION
RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS✔✔-
>>Air conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration Institute (AHRI)
How much energy consumption is typically accounted for by lights and
appliances? - ✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS✔✔->>20% of the
home's energy consumption.
Where do slabs lose heat? - ✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED
ANSWERS✔✔->>Off their exposed edges
, What conditions have to exist for ductwork to be considered completely inside
conditioned space? - ✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS✔✔-
>>100% inside the building envelope AND 100% visible to the conditioned space.
Where do you find the performance information on windows? -
✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS✔✔->>NFRC Label
What types of walls are considered mass walls? - ✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT
VERIFIED ANSWERS✔✔->>Solid walls that have insulation on the outside only
or are uninsulated (can be insulated in the middle like Dow's T-Mass); concrete,
brick, logs, etc.
What are the differences between a crawlspace and a basement? -
✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS✔✔->>Crawlspaces are 4' tall
or less.
Adiabatic walls are found in what type of construction? - ✔✔RESOLUTION
RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS✔✔>>Multifamily
What type of window frame material has the best performance? -
✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS✔✔->>Fiberglass, followed by
vinyl then wood
What are the five elements of passive solar design? - ✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT
VERIFIED ANSWERS✔✔-
>>Control, an aperture, an absorber, thermal mass & a distribution
system
correct verified answers (detailed answers)
already graded A+
Do thermal breaks in metal framed windows raise or lower the U-factor? -
✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS✔✔->>Lowers the U-factor.
What is the code default U-factor for a metal framed, double paned window? -
✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS✔✔->>0.80
What does the acronym SHGC mean? - ✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED
ANSWERS✔✔->>Solar Heat Gain
Coefficient
What is the code default SHGC value for a vinyl framed, single glazed tinted
window? - ✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS✔✔->>0.60
What is the minimum efficiency rating for a natural gas furnace? -
✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS✔✔->>78% AFUE
An air source heat pump? - ✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED
ANSWERS✔✔->>7.8 HSPF heating mode, 13 SEER cooling mode
,What are the typical types of heating systems found in
residential construction? - ✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS✔✔-
>>Furnaces, heat pumps, boilers, radiant floors
How is the HSPF calculated? - ✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED
ANSWERS✔✔->>Btu's of heating / watts of electricity to produce the heating
How is the SEER calculated? - ✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED
ANSWERS✔✔->>Btu's of cooling / watts of electricity to produce the cooling
Where do you find the efficiency ratings for boilers? - ✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT
VERIFIED ANSWERS✔✔>>AHRI directory
Where do you find the efficiency ratings for heat pumps? - ✔✔RESOLUTION
RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS✔✔-
>>Air conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration Institute (AHRI)
How much energy consumption is typically accounted for by lights and
appliances? - ✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS✔✔->>20% of the
home's energy consumption.
Where do slabs lose heat? - ✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED
ANSWERS✔✔->>Off their exposed edges
, What conditions have to exist for ductwork to be considered completely inside
conditioned space? - ✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS✔✔-
>>100% inside the building envelope AND 100% visible to the conditioned space.
Where do you find the performance information on windows? -
✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS✔✔->>NFRC Label
What types of walls are considered mass walls? - ✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT
VERIFIED ANSWERS✔✔->>Solid walls that have insulation on the outside only
or are uninsulated (can be insulated in the middle like Dow's T-Mass); concrete,
brick, logs, etc.
What are the differences between a crawlspace and a basement? -
✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS✔✔->>Crawlspaces are 4' tall
or less.
Adiabatic walls are found in what type of construction? - ✔✔RESOLUTION
RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS✔✔>>Multifamily
What type of window frame material has the best performance? -
✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED ANSWERS✔✔->>Fiberglass, followed by
vinyl then wood
What are the five elements of passive solar design? - ✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT
VERIFIED ANSWERS✔✔-
>>Control, an aperture, an absorber, thermal mass & a distribution
system
