HVAC EXAM 1 PREP QUESTIONS
ANSWERED CORRECTLY.
USGBC & LEED CERTIFICATION - Answer performance based rating system to measure how "green" a
building
COMFORT - Answer satisfaction with the thermal environment
USUALLY DEFINED IN TERMS OF DRY BULB (DB) AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY (RH)
A BUILDING IS CONSIDERED COMFORTABLE WHEN... - Answer when 80% or more of the occupants will
find the environment thermally acceptable
BUILDING CONDITIONS CAN IMPACT STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT BY AS MUCH AS - Answer 17%
ANY TEMP OVER _____ HARMS STUDENT MATH SCORE - Answer 74 DEGREES
HOW DO PEOPLE TRANSFER HEAT TO MAINTAIN COMFORT - Answer TAKE OFF CLOTHING, WALK
SLOWER SO AS NOT TO SWEAT
CRITERIA FOR COMFORT (2 CATEGORIES) - Answer ENVIRONMENT & PERSONAL PARAMETERS
ENVIRONMENT (CRITERIA FOR COMFORT) - Answer AIR TEMP.
MEAN RADIANT TEMP. (MRT)
HUMIDITY
AIR SPEED
NOISE
LIGHTING
, PERSONAL PARAMETER (CRITERIA FOR COMFORT) - Answer CLOTHING (CLO)
METABOLISM (MET)
AGE
SIZE
HEALTH
FANGER SEVEN POINT SCALE - Answer FIGURES OUT PMV
TYPICAL OCCUPIED ZONE - Answer 3 IN TO 6 FT - SPACE PEOPLE ACTUALLY OCCUPY
WHEN IS HVAC SYSTEM OPERATING AT ITS MOST EFFICIENT STATE? - Answer WHEN IT IS OFF
HOW MANY TEMP ZONES PER M&N FLOOR - Answer SEE SLIDES?
CLO VALUE - Answer ****
ASHRAE STANDARD 55 - Answer THERMAL ENVIRONMENT CONDITIONS FOR HUMAN OCCUPANCY -
COMFORT
DRY BULB - Answer SENSIBLE HEAT
WHAT WE MEASURE ON THEMOMETER
OFTEN USED WITH WET BULB ON PSYCHROMETRIC CHARTS
RESPIRABLE PARTICLES - Answer #1 ALLERGEN IN HOMES IS THE DUST MITE
DECREASE BELOW 50% RH
DIES BELOW 40% RH
ANSWERED CORRECTLY.
USGBC & LEED CERTIFICATION - Answer performance based rating system to measure how "green" a
building
COMFORT - Answer satisfaction with the thermal environment
USUALLY DEFINED IN TERMS OF DRY BULB (DB) AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY (RH)
A BUILDING IS CONSIDERED COMFORTABLE WHEN... - Answer when 80% or more of the occupants will
find the environment thermally acceptable
BUILDING CONDITIONS CAN IMPACT STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT BY AS MUCH AS - Answer 17%
ANY TEMP OVER _____ HARMS STUDENT MATH SCORE - Answer 74 DEGREES
HOW DO PEOPLE TRANSFER HEAT TO MAINTAIN COMFORT - Answer TAKE OFF CLOTHING, WALK
SLOWER SO AS NOT TO SWEAT
CRITERIA FOR COMFORT (2 CATEGORIES) - Answer ENVIRONMENT & PERSONAL PARAMETERS
ENVIRONMENT (CRITERIA FOR COMFORT) - Answer AIR TEMP.
MEAN RADIANT TEMP. (MRT)
HUMIDITY
AIR SPEED
NOISE
LIGHTING
, PERSONAL PARAMETER (CRITERIA FOR COMFORT) - Answer CLOTHING (CLO)
METABOLISM (MET)
AGE
SIZE
HEALTH
FANGER SEVEN POINT SCALE - Answer FIGURES OUT PMV
TYPICAL OCCUPIED ZONE - Answer 3 IN TO 6 FT - SPACE PEOPLE ACTUALLY OCCUPY
WHEN IS HVAC SYSTEM OPERATING AT ITS MOST EFFICIENT STATE? - Answer WHEN IT IS OFF
HOW MANY TEMP ZONES PER M&N FLOOR - Answer SEE SLIDES?
CLO VALUE - Answer ****
ASHRAE STANDARD 55 - Answer THERMAL ENVIRONMENT CONDITIONS FOR HUMAN OCCUPANCY -
COMFORT
DRY BULB - Answer SENSIBLE HEAT
WHAT WE MEASURE ON THEMOMETER
OFTEN USED WITH WET BULB ON PSYCHROMETRIC CHARTS
RESPIRABLE PARTICLES - Answer #1 ALLERGEN IN HOMES IS THE DUST MITE
DECREASE BELOW 50% RH
DIES BELOW 40% RH
