NADCA QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
UPDATED 2026
AbrasionB-BAnswerABsurfaceBlossBofBmaterialBdueBtoBfriction.
AccessBdoorB-
BAnswerFabricatedBmetalBbarrierB(hatch)BbyBwhichBaBserviceBopeningBisBaccessedBorBcl
osed
AdheredBSubstanceB-
BAnswerABmaterialBthatBisBnotBremovedBbyBcleaningBandBrestorationBprocedures
AgitationB-
BAnswerABprocessBthatBinvolvedBusingBanBagitationBdeviceBtoBdislodgeBorBmoveBnon-
adheredBsubstancesBwithinBanBHVACBsystem.
AgitationBDeviceB-BAnswerABtoolBorBtollsBusedBtoBdislodgeBorBmoveBnon-
adheredBsubstancesBwithinBtheBHVACBsystem.
AirBDuctB-
BAnswerABpassagewayBforBdistributionBandBextractionBorBair,BexcludingBplenumsBnotBin
stalledBinBaccordanceBwithBSMACNABstandards
AirBDuctBCoveringB-
BAnswerMaterialsBsuchBasBinsulationBandBbandingBusedBtoBcoverBtheBexternalBsurfaceB
ofBaBduct.
AirBfiltrationBdeviceB(AFD)B-BAnswerABportableBorBtransportable,Bself-
containedBblowerBassemblyBdesignedBtoBmoveBaBdefinedBvolumeBofBairBequippedBwith
BoneBorBmoreBstagesBofBparticulateBfiltration.BDependingBonBtheBmodeBofBuse,BanBAF
DBthatBfiltersBandBre-
circulatesBairBisBreferredBtoBasBanB"airBscrubber".BOneBthatBfiltersBairBandBcreatesBneg
ativeBpressureBisBreferredBtoBasBaB"negativeBairBmachine".
, AirBHandlingBUnitB(AHU)B-
BAnswerABpackageBassembly,BusuallyBconnectedBtoBductBwork,BthatBmovesBairBandBma
yBalsoBcleanBandBconditionBtheBair.
Central-stationBAir-handlingBunitB-BAnswerFactory-
Bmade,BencasedBassemblyBconsistingBofBtheBfanBorBfansBandBotherBnecessaryBequipme
nt,BthatBperformBoneBorBmoreBofBtheBfunctionsBofBcirculating,Bcleaning,Bheating,Bcooli
ng,Bhumidifying,Bdehumidifying,BandBmixingBofBair;BdoesBnotBincludeBaBheatingBorBcoo
lingBsource.
Cooling-HeatingBUnitB-
BAnswerUnitBthatBincludesBmeansBforBcoolingBandBheating,BandBwhichBmayBalsoBinclu
deBmeansBforBotherBair-handlingBunitBfunctions.BThisBcouldBincludeBductlessBmini-
splitBsystems,BpackagedBterminalBairBconditioner,Bwall/windowBunits,BfansBcoilBunits,Bsp
litBsystemsBthatBprovideBheatingBandBcoolingBinBanBenvironment.
coolingBunitB-
BAnswerunitBthatBincludesBmeansBforBcooling,BandBwhichBmayBalsoBincludeBmeansBfor
BotherBair-handlingBunitBfunctions.
HeatingBunitB-
BAnswerUnitBthatBincludesBmeansBforBheating,BandBwhichBmayBalsoBincludeBmeansBfor
BotherBair-handlingBunitBfunctions.
MakeBUpBAirBUnitB-BAnswerFactory-assembledBfan-
heaterBorBcooling/dehumidifyingBunitBthatBsuppliesBtemperedBfreshBairBtoBreplaceBairB
thatBisBexhausted.BCentrifugalBorBaxialBfansBareBusedBwithBdirectBgas-
fired,Belectric.BorBwaterBheaterBsections.
VentilatingBUnitB-
BAnswerUnitBwithBmeansBtoBprovideBventilation,BandBwhichBmayBalsoBincludeBmeansBf
orBotherBair-handlingBunitBfunctions
UPDATED 2026
AbrasionB-BAnswerABsurfaceBlossBofBmaterialBdueBtoBfriction.
AccessBdoorB-
BAnswerFabricatedBmetalBbarrierB(hatch)BbyBwhichBaBserviceBopeningBisBaccessedBorBcl
osed
AdheredBSubstanceB-
BAnswerABmaterialBthatBisBnotBremovedBbyBcleaningBandBrestorationBprocedures
AgitationB-
BAnswerABprocessBthatBinvolvedBusingBanBagitationBdeviceBtoBdislodgeBorBmoveBnon-
adheredBsubstancesBwithinBanBHVACBsystem.
AgitationBDeviceB-BAnswerABtoolBorBtollsBusedBtoBdislodgeBorBmoveBnon-
adheredBsubstancesBwithinBtheBHVACBsystem.
AirBDuctB-
BAnswerABpassagewayBforBdistributionBandBextractionBorBair,BexcludingBplenumsBnotBin
stalledBinBaccordanceBwithBSMACNABstandards
AirBDuctBCoveringB-
BAnswerMaterialsBsuchBasBinsulationBandBbandingBusedBtoBcoverBtheBexternalBsurfaceB
ofBaBduct.
AirBfiltrationBdeviceB(AFD)B-BAnswerABportableBorBtransportable,Bself-
containedBblowerBassemblyBdesignedBtoBmoveBaBdefinedBvolumeBofBairBequippedBwith
BoneBorBmoreBstagesBofBparticulateBfiltration.BDependingBonBtheBmodeBofBuse,BanBAF
DBthatBfiltersBandBre-
circulatesBairBisBreferredBtoBasBanB"airBscrubber".BOneBthatBfiltersBairBandBcreatesBneg
ativeBpressureBisBreferredBtoBasBaB"negativeBairBmachine".
, AirBHandlingBUnitB(AHU)B-
BAnswerABpackageBassembly,BusuallyBconnectedBtoBductBwork,BthatBmovesBairBandBma
yBalsoBcleanBandBconditionBtheBair.
Central-stationBAir-handlingBunitB-BAnswerFactory-
Bmade,BencasedBassemblyBconsistingBofBtheBfanBorBfansBandBotherBnecessaryBequipme
nt,BthatBperformBoneBorBmoreBofBtheBfunctionsBofBcirculating,Bcleaning,Bheating,Bcooli
ng,Bhumidifying,Bdehumidifying,BandBmixingBofBair;BdoesBnotBincludeBaBheatingBorBcoo
lingBsource.
Cooling-HeatingBUnitB-
BAnswerUnitBthatBincludesBmeansBforBcoolingBandBheating,BandBwhichBmayBalsoBinclu
deBmeansBforBotherBair-handlingBunitBfunctions.BThisBcouldBincludeBductlessBmini-
splitBsystems,BpackagedBterminalBairBconditioner,Bwall/windowBunits,BfansBcoilBunits,Bsp
litBsystemsBthatBprovideBheatingBandBcoolingBinBanBenvironment.
coolingBunitB-
BAnswerunitBthatBincludesBmeansBforBcooling,BandBwhichBmayBalsoBincludeBmeansBfor
BotherBair-handlingBunitBfunctions.
HeatingBunitB-
BAnswerUnitBthatBincludesBmeansBforBheating,BandBwhichBmayBalsoBincludeBmeansBfor
BotherBair-handlingBunitBfunctions.
MakeBUpBAirBUnitB-BAnswerFactory-assembledBfan-
heaterBorBcooling/dehumidifyingBunitBthatBsuppliesBtemperedBfreshBairBtoBreplaceBairB
thatBisBexhausted.BCentrifugalBorBaxialBfansBareBusedBwithBdirectBgas-
fired,Belectric.BorBwaterBheaterBsections.
VentilatingBUnitB-
BAnswerUnitBwithBmeansBtoBprovideBventilation,BandBwhichBmayBalsoBincludeBmeansBf
orBotherBair-handlingBunitBfunctions