BSP BUILDING SCIENCE PRINCIPLES EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS

BSP BUILDING SCIENCE PRINCIPLES EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS Thermal boundary - ANS the location in a building where insulation is installed capillary action - ANS moisture movement where water is drawn into tiny spaces or in between molecules based on BPI standards what health and safety concern must be discussed with the homeowner? -rusty nails -air leakage -radon -HVAC age - ANS radon complete the formula: 1/R = - ANS u-value diffusion - ANS process of water vapor passing through a solid material Vapor Diffusion Retarders (VDR's) only work when - ANS Used in conjunction with a good Air Barrier ©THESTAR 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED BTU (British Thermal Unit) - ANS The amount of heat required to raise a pound of water 1 degree Fahrenheit infiltration - ANS air leaking into a building which offers the best thermal resistance - ANS High R-Value conduction - ANS the movement of heat through solid objects from molecule to molecule that are in contact w/ each other To calculate the heating degree days for a day w/ a low temp of 20 degrees F & a high of 38 degrees F? - ANS 36 HDD what 2 things are required for air movement? - ANS a passage way and a difference in pressure while conducting an audit of a building you find a $10 bill on the floor in the laundry room. You should: - ANS leave it there and tell the home owner First Law of Thermodynamics states - ANS Energy cannot be created or destroyed ranch house measures 40' in length and 25' in width. It has 9' ceilings. What's the volume of the ranch house - ANS 9,000 Cu. ft an energy audit must be aborted if an ambient carbon monoxide (CO) level of __ ppm is recorded - ANS ≥35 asset rating - ANS energy performance of a building in terms of the way it is built rather than the way it is used ©THESTAR 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED spillage - ANS when first firing a combustion appliance, if exhaust gases fall back into the CAZ approximately how many Pascals are in one inch of water column? - ANS 250 the recommended amount of attic ventilation for a building w/ a good vapor retarder is - ANS 1 sq. ft. of ventilation for each 300 square feet of attic floor which relative humidity range is within the human comfort range? - ANS 30%-60% a 60 W bulb is left on 5 hrs a day for 30 days, how many kilowatt hrs of electricity does it consume? - ANS 9 kwh what is the most important measure you can take to reduce moisture transport through walls and ceilings? - ANS air barrier what elements are required for a chemical reaction to occur resulting in combustion? - ANS fuel, oxygen, ignition source based on the following info how much weight will be added to the foundation after dense packing a wall with cellulose. "A wall measuring 30' x 8' has no windows or doors and is 2" x 4" construction." - ANS 277.2 What type of appliance venting system utilizes air piped in from outside for intake and directly exhausts combustion ga