Exterior Design Inspection/Building Envelope
The ability of existing building elements to prevent the transmission of air, heat, and moisture between conditioned and unconditioned spaces.
Building Thermal Envelope
What is a core component?
What is the greatest amount?
Standardized laboratory procedures set by the AHRI.
What is AHRI Standard 210/240?
What is Benchmarking?
Initial assessment, develop the proposal, contract negotiation and signing, starting the project and monitoring and verification.
What are the six steps of an EPC?
Waterproof membranes or metal flashing installed underneath corner trim to stop water leaks.
What is flashing?
What is interviewing the building owner?
Delta T, Superheat, Subcooling and Pressures are considered what type of system design parameters?
What are cooling parameters?
Cooling Output divided by Power Input
What is the SEER rating?
Continuous tracking of performance is what step of the 5 steps of benchmarking?
What is monitor and review?
A financial mechanism allowing building owners to implement energy-saving projects without upfront capital expenditure.
What is an Energy Performance Contract?
Structural and finishing junctions where two exterior walls meet at a 90-degree angle.
The process of evaluating a building's energy consumption and identifying methods of reducing energy cost and usage.
Electrical and Mechanical Checks include what three components?
What are voltage, static pressure, and capacitor checks?
The average efficiency of an air conditioner throughout the entire cooling season.
Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio
Verifiable, data-backed goals.
What are KPIs and metrics?
What does PACE stand for?
What is Property Assessed Clean Energy?
What is a manometer?
True or False: Water usage evaluations are considered part of an energy audit.
What is true?
What is lower?
This method adheres to the following external static pressure measurement of 0.5 inches of water column.
What is SEER 2?
True or False: Developing an action plan is the first step of benchmarking.
False: It is the fourth step.
The owner works with an __________________ that plans, installs, and guarantees energy savings.
What is an Energy Service Company?
Testing equipment that evaluates the envelope air tightness.
What is a blower door test?
True or False: Energy Audits are only for residential homes.
False: Any occupied space whether it is a residence or commercial building can have an energy audit conducted.
The measurable change in sensible temperature between the air input and air output.
What is the delta T?
This method did not account for drag from household ductwork, grilles, and filters.
What is SEER (old method)?
True or False: Only employees of the company should review how new energy-efficiency processes are working.
False: An independent contractor should review how well the implementation of new energy-efficient measures are working.
No upfront costs, guaranteed energy savings, immediate cost reduction and access to specialized ESC expertise are core benefits of ___________.
What are EPCs?