Fun Questions
The name of the vehicle that Scooby-Doo and his friends travel in?
What is Mystery Machine?
An above-grade wood frame foundation wall that sits on top of a concrete foundation wall or slab.
What is Pony Wall?
(Tech Guide Terms and Definitions)
The name for the ratio of energy output divided by energy input. Typically used to measure efficiency of combustion equipment like furnaces or boilers.
What is Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency (AFUE)?
This German-born American is known for the equation E=mc2
Double points for identifying all variables of the equation!!
Who is Albert Einstein?
E = energy
m = mass
c = speed of light
The first two letters in the file ID number represent this.
Ex: 2160D00336
What is the Service Organization?
He is known for his horror novels, including “Carrie” and “The Shining.”
Who is Stephen King?
The ratio of the equivalent leakage area at 10 Pa (ELA10) to the area of the building envelope
What is Normalized Leakage Area (NLA10)?
(Tech Guide Terms and Definitions)
One of the most important components to control moisture movement, draft and infiltration of outdoor contaminants. Can be located anywhere within the building assembly.
Double points: This must have a tested value of ___
What is Air Barrier?
An appropriate air barrier material must have a tested air leakage result of 0.02 L (s•m2) or less, measured at an air pressure difference of 75 Pa.
Typically consumes the most energy in a house other than heating/cooling equipment.
What is Water Heater?
The process when water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it.
What is Condensation?
Who sang about being an “eggman” and a “walrus”?
Who is The Beatles?
The Basic Service outputs
What is:
Homeowner Information Sheet
EnerGuide Label
Guide to the EnerGuide Label
relevant health and safety publications
(Tech Guide 3.3.3)
One of the variables used to assess overall fenestration (window) performance. The lower the number, the better the product insulates. Also called the thermal transmittance value.
What is U-factor?
A standard unit of energy in the International System of Units (SI).
It is equal to 278 kWh of electricity, 27 m3 of natural gas and 39 L of propane.
What is 1 Gigajoule
(Tech Guide Terms and Definitions)
A mechanical draft produced by a fan downstream from the combustion zone of an appliance that may minimize flue gas spillage.
What is Induced Draft?
(Tech Guide Terms and Definitions)
The smallest planet in our solar system.
What is Mercury?
The blower door airtightness test uses this formula.
Q= ____
What is Q= C*(P2-P1)n ?
(Tech Guide 7.1.2)
A roof has a rise of 10 feet and a span of 20 feet. What is the slope?
What is 1/1?
CFLs use far less energy than conventional lightbulbs. The F and L stand for "fluorescent" and "lightbulb." What does the C stand for?
What is compact?
The maximum efficiency of a heating appliance after it has been operating long enough to reach its peak operating temperature, measured to a standardized test procedure and expressed as a percentage.
What is Steady State Efficiency?
(Tech Guide Terms and Definitions)
A number between 1-20 that uses only one vowel. Uses the same vowel 4 times!
What is Seventeen
A square duct has an area of 136 in2. What is the largest diameter of a circular duct that could fit inside the square duct?
Double points for the area of the circle duct!!
What is 11.66 inches?
(Square root of 136 = 11.66)
What is 106.77 inches2 ?
Area of circle = pi*r2 = pi*(11.66/2)2= 106.77 in2
The ratio, expressed as a value between 0 and 1, of the solar heat gain entering space through fenestration products to the incident solar radiation.
What is Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC)?
The number of kWh for a 100W light bulb that is on for 10 hours
What is 1 kWh?
100W x 10h / 1000 = 1kWh
A house has an ACH of 17 and an ELA of 345.
This house has a damp basement and uninsulated basement walls. There is no insulation in the attic and there is no attic hatch. The house heats using an old oil furnace. What would be the first prioritized upgrade for this house?
What is air sealing?