ACG CxA EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
AABC |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Associated |Air |Balance |Council
ASHRAE |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-American |Society |of |Heating, |Refrigerating |and |Air-
Conditioning |Engineers
ANSI |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-American |National |Standards |Institute
ASTM |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-ASTM |International, |formerly |known |as |American |Society |for |
Testing |and |Materials
ISO |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-International |Organization |for |Standardization
ASME |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-American |Society |of |Mechanical |Engineers
NFPA |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-National |Fire |Protection |Association
SMACNA |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Sheet |Metal |and |Air |Conditioning |Contractors' |National |
Association
What |does |EBCx |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Existing |Building |Commissioning
What |does |FIM |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Facility |improvement |measure
,What |does |NETA |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-International |Electricl |Testing |Associaiton
What |does |NFPA |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-National |Fire |Protection |Associaiton
What |does |NICET |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-National |Institute |for |Certificaiton |in |
Engineering |Technology
What |does |CFR |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Current |Facility |Requirements
Define |ACG |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-AABC |Commissioning |Group. |A |non-profit |association |
dedicated |to |the |advancement |of |the |building |commissioning |industry
What |does |AABC |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Associated |air |balance |council
What |does |AI |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Analog |Input
What |does |AO |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Analog |Output
What |does |ATC |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Automatic |Temperature |Controls
What |does |BAS |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Building |Automation |system
What |does |CA |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Commissioning |Authority
What |does |CT |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Cooling |Tower
,What |does |CHWR |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Chilled |water |return
What |does |CHWS |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Chilled |water |supply
What |does |CWR |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Condenser |water |return
What |does |CWS |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Condenser |water |supply
What |does |DDC |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Direct |Digital |Control
What |does |DI |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Digital |Input
What |does |DID |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Design |Intent |Document
What |does |DO |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Digital |output
Define |FPT |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Functional |Preformance |Test. |Process |of |testing |the
|DDC/BAS/EMS |in |every |possible |condition |and |verifying |correct |equipment |response. |This |is |
the |"Heart |of |the |commissioning |process".
What |does |HVAC |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Heating, |Ventilation |& |Air |Conditioning
What |does |IAQ |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Indoor |Air |Quality
What |does |LEED |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Leadership |in |Energy |and |Environmental |
Design, |USGBC |trademarked |"Green |Building |Rating |System"
, What |doesO&M |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Operation |and |Maintenance
What |does |OA |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Outside |Air
What |does |PM |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Preventive |Maintenance
What |does |RFP |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Request |for |proposal
What |does |RFT |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Resolution |Tracking |Form
What |does |SVC |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-System |Verificaiton |Checklist
Define |TAB |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Testing, |Adjusting, |and |Balancing |or |Test |and |Balance. |
Process |of |controlling |air |and |water |flow |through |HVAC |equipment. |Recommended |that |a |
third |party |be |directly |contracted |with |owner
What |does |TBE |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Test |and |Balance |Engineer
What |does |USGBC |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-United |States |Green |Building |Council
What |does |ECM |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Energy |Conservation |Measure
What |does |ANSI |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Americans |National |Standards |Institute
What |does |ASTM |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-American |Society |for |Testing |and |
Materials |International
ANSWERS
AABC |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Associated |Air |Balance |Council
ASHRAE |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-American |Society |of |Heating, |Refrigerating |and |Air-
Conditioning |Engineers
ANSI |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-American |National |Standards |Institute
ASTM |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-ASTM |International, |formerly |known |as |American |Society |for |
Testing |and |Materials
ISO |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-International |Organization |for |Standardization
ASME |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-American |Society |of |Mechanical |Engineers
NFPA |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-National |Fire |Protection |Association
SMACNA |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Sheet |Metal |and |Air |Conditioning |Contractors' |National |
Association
What |does |EBCx |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Existing |Building |Commissioning
What |does |FIM |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Facility |improvement |measure
,What |does |NETA |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-International |Electricl |Testing |Associaiton
What |does |NFPA |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-National |Fire |Protection |Associaiton
What |does |NICET |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-National |Institute |for |Certificaiton |in |
Engineering |Technology
What |does |CFR |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Current |Facility |Requirements
Define |ACG |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-AABC |Commissioning |Group. |A |non-profit |association |
dedicated |to |the |advancement |of |the |building |commissioning |industry
What |does |AABC |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Associated |air |balance |council
What |does |AI |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Analog |Input
What |does |AO |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Analog |Output
What |does |ATC |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Automatic |Temperature |Controls
What |does |BAS |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Building |Automation |system
What |does |CA |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Commissioning |Authority
What |does |CT |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Cooling |Tower
,What |does |CHWR |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Chilled |water |return
What |does |CHWS |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Chilled |water |supply
What |does |CWR |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Condenser |water |return
What |does |CWS |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Condenser |water |supply
What |does |DDC |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Direct |Digital |Control
What |does |DI |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Digital |Input
What |does |DID |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Design |Intent |Document
What |does |DO |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Digital |output
Define |FPT |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Functional |Preformance |Test. |Process |of |testing |the
|DDC/BAS/EMS |in |every |possible |condition |and |verifying |correct |equipment |response. |This |is |
the |"Heart |of |the |commissioning |process".
What |does |HVAC |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Heating, |Ventilation |& |Air |Conditioning
What |does |IAQ |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Indoor |Air |Quality
What |does |LEED |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Leadership |in |Energy |and |Environmental |
Design, |USGBC |trademarked |"Green |Building |Rating |System"
, What |doesO&M |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Operation |and |Maintenance
What |does |OA |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Outside |Air
What |does |PM |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Preventive |Maintenance
What |does |RFP |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Request |for |proposal
What |does |RFT |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Resolution |Tracking |Form
What |does |SVC |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-System |Verificaiton |Checklist
Define |TAB |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Testing, |Adjusting, |and |Balancing |or |Test |and |Balance. |
Process |of |controlling |air |and |water |flow |through |HVAC |equipment. |Recommended |that |a |
third |party |be |directly |contracted |with |owner
What |does |TBE |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Test |and |Balance |Engineer
What |does |USGBC |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-United |States |Green |Building |Council
What |does |ECM |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Energy |Conservation |Measure
What |does |ANSI |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Americans |National |Standards |Institute
What |does |ASTM |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-American |Society |for |Testing |and |
Materials |International