Consulting-Specifying Engineer
Webcast: March 19, 2009
High-Performance Buildings
Test for 1 AIA-certified learning units (1 LU = 0.1 CEU = 1 PDH)
Choose the one best answer for each of the 10 questions below. To pass the test, you must answer 8 questions correctly. You may take the exam as often as needed to pass the test, but correct answers will not be provided.
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1. According to the National Renewable Energy Lab, a site zero energy building
annually produces at least as much energy as it uses in a year, when accounted for
at the site.
2. According to the National Renewable Energy Lab, a net zero energy emissions building produces at least as much emissions-free renewable energy as it uses from emission-producing energy sources annually. Carbon is ALWAYS the ONLY emissions counted.
3. For minimizing loads, which strategy applies:
4. Which of the following are active systems considerations:
5. For conventional laboratories, energy for ventilation can be 50% or more of the total energy use.
6. In laboratories, cooling energy loads often dwarf heating energy loads.
7. According to the presenter, chilled beams offer cost-effective means to reduce energy use in laboratories.
8. The accuracy of energy modeling for predicting performance of LEED buildings is fairly accurate from a program level (all buildings considered), but tends to not be very accurate for individual projects.
9. Building operators are traditionally more focused on immediate status than performance trends.
10. Building automation systems provide a poor means to monitor building performance for short-term, medium-term, and long-term time periods.
