HERS Questions With Correct Answers
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A //basement //has //exposed //stud //walls //and //concrete //floor //and //is //indirectly //conditioned; //all
//walls //are //insulated //with //paperless //fiberglass //batts. //Would //the //floor //area //be //counted //as
//CFA //in //REMrate //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔No
- //Not //finished, //indirectly //conditioned
- //Conditioned //basement //means //there //is //supply //air
An /
/attic /
/has /
/sprayed /
/foam /
/along /
/the /
/roofline. /
/Would /
/the /
/attic /
/volume //be //counted //as //conditioned //volume //in //rem //rate? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Yes
An /
/attic /
/has /
/sprayed //foam //along //the //roofline. //Would //the //attic //floor //be //counted //as //CFA //in //rem //rate?
//- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔No
On //
a/
/two /
/story /
/house, /
,/would /
/the //"band" /
/volume //be //counted //as //infiltration //volume //in //REMrate //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Yes
What /
/info /
/will /
/an /
/NFRC /
/label //contain? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔SHGC, //U //factor, //visible //light //transmittance
When /
/solar /
/radiation /
/strikes /
/an /
/untreated /
/single /
/pane //glazing //at //90 //degree //angle, //most //of //it //is: //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Transmitted
Does //
a/
/radiant /
/barrier //receive //any //credit //in //the //REMrate //software? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Yes
Which /
/of /
/the /
/following /
/is /
/correct /
/regarding /
/skylights /
/when /
,/entering /
/into /
/remrate //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Skylights /
/are //similar //entries //to //windows //except //their //area //is //subtracted //from //a //ceiling //and //not //a
//wall //and //the //pitch //is //needed
Thermal /
/Bridge //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔A /
/thermal /
/bridge, /
/also /
/called //
a/
/cold /
/bridge, /
/heat /
/bridge, /
/or /
/thermal /
/bypass, /
/is /
/an /
/area /
/or /
/component /
/of /
/an /
/object /
/which /
/has /
/higher /
/thermal /
, /conductivity /
/than //the //surrounding //materials, //creating //a //path //of //least //resistance //for //heat //transfer.
Which /
/of /
/the /
/following /
/has /
/no /
/impact /
/on /
/the /
/effectiveness /
/of /
/installed /
/loose /
/fill /
/atic /
/insulation //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Temp //difference //between //conditioned //and //unconditioned //space
U(avg) //= //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔U1A1+U2A2+.../total //sq. //footage
HDD /
/is /
/used /
/to: //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔calc. //amount //of //energy //required //to //heat //a //house //over //a //heating //season
Which /
/of /
/the /
// // // // //
A //basement //has //exposed //stud //walls //and //concrete //floor //and //is //indirectly //conditioned; //all
//walls //are //insulated //with //paperless //fiberglass //batts. //Would //the //floor //area //be //counted //as
//CFA //in //REMrate //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔No
- //Not //finished, //indirectly //conditioned
- //Conditioned //basement //means //there //is //supply //air
An /
/attic /
/has /
/sprayed /
/foam /
/along /
/the /
/roofline. /
/Would /
/the /
/attic /
/volume //be //counted //as //conditioned //volume //in //rem //rate? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Yes
An /
/attic /
/has /
/sprayed //foam //along //the //roofline. //Would //the //attic //floor //be //counted //as //CFA //in //rem //rate?
//- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔No
On //
a/
/two /
/story /
/house, /
,/would /
/the //"band" /
/volume //be //counted //as //infiltration //volume //in //REMrate //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Yes
What /
/info /
/will /
/an /
/NFRC /
/label //contain? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔SHGC, //U //factor, //visible //light //transmittance
When /
/solar /
/radiation /
/strikes /
/an /
/untreated /
/single /
/pane //glazing //at //90 //degree //angle, //most //of //it //is: //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Transmitted
Does //
a/
/radiant /
/barrier //receive //any //credit //in //the //REMrate //software? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Yes
Which /
/of /
/the /
/following /
/is /
/correct /
/regarding /
/skylights /
/when /
,/entering /
/into /
/remrate //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Skylights /
/are //similar //entries //to //windows //except //their //area //is //subtracted //from //a //ceiling //and //not //a
//wall //and //the //pitch //is //needed
Thermal /
/Bridge //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔A /
/thermal /
/bridge, /
/also /
/called //
a/
/cold /
/bridge, /
/heat /
/bridge, /
/or /
/thermal /
/bypass, /
/is /
/an /
/area /
/or /
/component /
/of /
/an /
/object /
/which /
/has /
/higher /
/thermal /
, /conductivity /
/than //the //surrounding //materials, //creating //a //path //of //least //resistance //for //heat //transfer.
Which /
/of /
/the /
/following /
/has /
/no /
/impact /
/on /
/the /
/effectiveness /
/of /
/installed /
/loose /
/fill /
/atic /
/insulation //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Temp //difference //between //conditioned //and //unconditioned //space
U(avg) //= //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔U1A1+U2A2+.../total //sq. //footage
HDD /
/is /
/used /
/to: //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔calc. //amount //of //energy //required //to //heat //a //house //over //a //heating //season
Which /
/of /
/the /
