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Florida Energy Efficiency Code for Building Construction

Quiz Questions:

   
1. Any building of less than l,000 square feet whose primary use is not as a principal residence and which is constructed and owned by a natural person for hunting or similar recreational purposes; however, no such person may build more than one exempt building in any 12-month period.
       
    True
    False
       
2. The building official shall require that an energy performance level (EPL) display card be completed and certified by the builder to be accurate and correct before final approval of the building for occupancy.
       
    True
    False
       
3. A passage way for conducting air to or from heating, cooling, air conditioning, or ventilating equipment, but not including the plenum is a ____________________.
       
    Air duct
    Air infiltration
       
4. The ability to transmit air through minute openings in a substance or material is a ____________.
       
    Air porosity
    Air barrier
       
5. The building official shall require that a completed HVAC efficiency card signed by a representative of the heating and cooling equipment contractor be posted in a prominent location on the cabinet of the indoor air handler or furnace of each heating or heating and cooling system installed in the building at the time of installation.
     
  True
  False
       
6. A closure product for duct and plenum systems, which is delivered internally to leak sites as aerosol particles using a pressurized air stream.
       
    Aerosol sealant
    Air barrier
       
7. An enclosed unconditioned space located immediately below an uninsulated roof and immediately above the ceiling of a building is a _______________.
       
    Attic
    Ceiling
       
8. A device used in conjunction with an electric discharge lamp to cause the lamp to start and operate under the proper circuit conditions of voltage, current, waveform, electrode heat is a ________________.
       
    Ballast
    Hydronic
       
9. A part of a building that raises clear of the roofs or other parts and whose walls contain windows for lighting the interior is a conventional attic.
       
    True
    False
       
10. The range of values within which a sensed variable can vary without initiating a change in the controlled process is a ______________.
       
    Dead band
    Alive band
       
11. The ratio of the radiant heat flux emitted by a specimen to that emitted by a blackbody at the same temperature and under the same conditions is called _____________.
       
    Emittance
    Emissivity
       
12. Energy cost budget is the annual energy cost for the budget building.
       
    True
    False
       
13. A device that detects the presence or absence of people within an area and causes lighting, equipment, or appliances to be regulated accordingly is a ___________________.
       
    Occupant Sensor
    Mastic
       
14. Modification of existing equipment or systems to incorporate improved performance of operation is a retrofit.
       
    True
    False
       
15. The primary insulation layer of a building that pro vides the greatest resistance to heat flow to or from the building is a __________.
       
    Thermal Block
    Thermal Envelope
       
       
   
 
 

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