MULTI FAMILY BUILDING OPERATOR UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
What elements are required for combustion? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Fuel, oxygen, heat
What is the least efficient type of window? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Single glazed aluminum
Why should you compartmentalize apartments? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅To reduce noise, odor
and to save on energy.
What can be the cause of water hammer in the steam pipe? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A faulty
steam trap
What is not a good method of sealing an opening? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Stuffing fiber glass into
it
What type of lighting is considered the least energy efficient? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Incandescent
What value does R-25 insulation give you when you install it? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Depends on
how it's installed
Delta T describes the difference in - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Temperature
Which is a means of transmitted heat - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Conduction, convection and
radiation
How can you save money on lighting? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Install occupancy sensors, install
reflectors on fixtures and harvest daylight.
What does R valve measure? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Thermal resistance
, What does it mean to bleed a hot water system? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Venting excess air
Why insulate chilled water pipes? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅To prevent condensation
What is the most important reason to insulate a riser pipe in a apartment? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅So the tenant doesn't burn themselves.
Incomplete heating combustion can generate carbon monoxide and/or soot? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅True
A standard moisture response plan requires you to react to leaks - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Immediately (BPI)
Replacing t12 fluorescent lamps with t8 FL generally results in what? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Energy savings, longer lamp life and lower cooling load
What technique helps maintain lighting levels in a multi family building? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Monitoring lighting with a light meter, cleaning dirty diffusers or shades and group
relamping
How often should you check lighting levels in common areas in a multi family building? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Annually (BPI 5.4)
What organization sets standards for combustion venting? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅NFPA (BPI 5.7)
When you retrofit to energy efficient lighting it increases the heating load? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅True
A hallway should be under negative pressure as compared to apartments. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅False
AND ANSWERS
What elements are required for combustion? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Fuel, oxygen, heat
What is the least efficient type of window? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Single glazed aluminum
Why should you compartmentalize apartments? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅To reduce noise, odor
and to save on energy.
What can be the cause of water hammer in the steam pipe? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A faulty
steam trap
What is not a good method of sealing an opening? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Stuffing fiber glass into
it
What type of lighting is considered the least energy efficient? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Incandescent
What value does R-25 insulation give you when you install it? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Depends on
how it's installed
Delta T describes the difference in - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Temperature
Which is a means of transmitted heat - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Conduction, convection and
radiation
How can you save money on lighting? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Install occupancy sensors, install
reflectors on fixtures and harvest daylight.
What does R valve measure? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Thermal resistance
, What does it mean to bleed a hot water system? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Venting excess air
Why insulate chilled water pipes? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅To prevent condensation
What is the most important reason to insulate a riser pipe in a apartment? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅So the tenant doesn't burn themselves.
Incomplete heating combustion can generate carbon monoxide and/or soot? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅True
A standard moisture response plan requires you to react to leaks - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Immediately (BPI)
Replacing t12 fluorescent lamps with t8 FL generally results in what? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Energy savings, longer lamp life and lower cooling load
What technique helps maintain lighting levels in a multi family building? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Monitoring lighting with a light meter, cleaning dirty diffusers or shades and group
relamping
How often should you check lighting levels in common areas in a multi family building? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Annually (BPI 5.4)
What organization sets standards for combustion venting? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅NFPA (BPI 5.7)
When you retrofit to energy efficient lighting it increases the heating load? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅True
A hallway should be under negative pressure as compared to apartments. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅False
