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Environment Control System

Pregunta 1 de 50

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embodied energy is

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • the heat output from building occupants

  • the energy required to produce and deliver a building material

  • the energy lost through the use of inefficient building systems

  • the collective energy that has been used by the human race up to this time

Explicación

Pregunta 2 de 50

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sustainability may be defined as

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • a state in which the needs of the future are met without compromising the ability of the present generation to meet its own needs

  • a state in which the needs of the present are met without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs

  • a state in which the needs of the present are met without concern for compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs

Explicación

Pregunta 3 de 50

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the following is the only renewable construction material currently in wide use in north america

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • plastics

  • wood

  • steel

  • straw

Explicación

Pregunta 4 de 50

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according to the design pyramid for a sustainable building design process, which of the following should be considered first in the process - before other factors are considered, and utilized the most?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • site resources, like vegetation and solar exposure

  • passive strategies, like daylighting and natural ventilation

  • active strategies, like photovoltaics and hvac systems

Explicación

Pregunta 5 de 50

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the 2030 challenge goal is that by the year 2030

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • all new buildings will have reduced their energy consumption by 50% from today's baseline standard

  • all new buildings will be carbon-neutral, using no fossil fuel (greenhouse gas) emitting energy to operate

  • new buildings will have replaced all existing buildings currently in use, and thereby making the environment more sustainable

Explicación

Pregunta 6 de 50

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in the coming century, ------ will most likely present the most critical resource shortage

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • water

  • oil

  • natural gas

  • lumber

Explicación

Pregunta 7 de 50

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the greenhouse effect is of concern because

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • it may block incoming solar radiation and lead to a cooling of the earth

  • it may block incoming solar radiation and make solar collectors ineffective

  • it may trap solar radiation and lead to global warning

Explicación

Pregunta 8 de 50

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sustainable design looks at the site

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • as a home to ecosystems and community resources

  • as a source of renewable energy

  • as a possible heat source and sink

  • all of the above

Explicación

Pregunta 9 de 50

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how could one best compare the sun's apparent position on june 21 and december 21 in the northern hemisphere?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • the sun appears higher on december 21 than it is on june 21

  • the sun appears higher on june 21 than it is on december 21

  • the sun's position is identical at these times

  • the sun's position varies too greatly to tell

Explicación

Pregunta 10 de 50

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the interactions between a building and its site are

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • uni-directional, the building affects the site, but not vice versa

  • uni-directional, the site affects the building, but not vice versa

  • bi-directional, the site affects the building and the building affects the site

  • non-existent, there are no such interactions

Explicación

Pregunta 11 de 50

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------ is an ecology oriented building certification program which concentrates its efforts on improving building performance in environmental and human health, energy efficiency, indoor environmental quality, materials selection, site development and water savings.

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • ashrae

  • ahvac

  • 2030 challenge

  • leed

Explicación

Pregunta 12 de 50

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in temperate climates of north america, where the design goal is to take full advantage of solar energy for daylighting and passive heating of a building interior, most exterior glazing for the building should be oriented:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • north

  • south

  • east

  • west

Explicación

Pregunta 13 de 50

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unlike active strategies, passive strategies

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • use nonrenewable energy for heating, cooling, ventilating and illumination

  • use renewable energy for heating, cooling, ventilating and illumination

  • are not as sustainable as active strategies

Explicación

Pregunta 14 de 50

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deciduous vegetation can play a large role in building design as a result of its ability to:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • increase interior lighting levels

  • prevent winter sun from entering and overheating buildings

  • slow winter wind

  • reduce heat gain during summer months

Explicación

Pregunta 15 de 50

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ventilation is defined as:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • air introduced to a building to refresh oxygen and provide passive cooling

  • air movement caused by a mechanical device of some sort

  • exterior air motion (also called wind)

  • air that passes from a building's interior to the exterior

Explicación

Pregunta 16 de 50

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------ is the amount of moisture in the air as compared with the maximum amount that the air could contain at the same temperature, expressed as a percentage

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • mean radiant temperature

  • wet-bulb temperature

  • relative humidity

Explicación

Pregunta 17 de 50

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conduction is

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • heat flow due to the movement of air (gases and liquids)

  • heat flow due to the contact of two bodies of differing temperatures

  • heat flow through the air in the form of electromagnetic energy, such as sunlight

Explicación

Pregunta 18 de 50

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convection is

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • heat flow due to the movement of air (gases and liquids)

  • heat flow due to the contact of two bodies of differing temperatures

  • heat flow through the air in the form of electromagnetic energy, such as sunlight

Explicación

Pregunta 19 de 50

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your comfort zone is

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • based on the combinations of metabolism, perspiration and respiration that most often produce comfort

  • based on the combinations of active (nonrenewable) energies that most often produce comfort

  • based on the combinations of air temperature, relative humidity, air movement and surface temperatures that most often produce comfort

Explicación

Pregunta 20 de 50

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which of the following pairs of parameters are used as the primary axes plotted on the psychrometric (bioclimatic) chart?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • dry bulb temperature and relative humidity

  • dry bulb temperature and enthalpy

  • density and specific volume

  • mean temperature and dew point temperature

Explicación

Pregunta 21 de 50

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radiation is

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • heat flow due to the movement of air (gases and liquids)

  • heat flow due to the contact of two bodies of differing temperatures

  • heat flow through the air in the form of electromagnetic energy, such as sunlight

Explicación

Pregunta 22 de 50

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------ is the organization which has established acceptable design guidelines for human comfort (the comfort zone) in US buildings, that are required by municipal codes

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • ashrae

  • ahvac

  • leed

  • 2030.org

Explicación

Pregunta 23 de 50

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hvac stands for

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • heating, ventilating, air moving and cooling

  • heating, ventilating, air quality control and cooling

  • heating, ventilating and air conditioning

Explicación

Pregunta 24 de 50

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in a skin load dominated building, energy consumption is primarily dictated by:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • the influence of the exterior climate on a building's envelope

  • the influence of the interior climate on a building's envelope

  • lighting use, heat from people, fixtures, equipment and other internal sources

  • the age of the building

Explicación

Pregunta 25 de 50

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which of the following is not a common source of a building's internal heat loads?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • electric lights

  • radiation from skylights

  • people

  • equipment

Explicación

Pregunta 26 de 50

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a tall building has deep floor plates and is illuminated primarily by electric light sources. this building is most likely to be:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • an envelope dominated building

  • a switch dominated building

  • an internal load dominated building

  • an external load dominated buidling

Explicación

Pregunta 27 de 50

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the concept of distribution tree is used to describe

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • the network of sales and delivery locations established to promote hvac systems

  • the flow of design information from architect to consultant to contractor

  • the means by which cooling and heating are delivered from a central system to conditioned spaces

Explicación

Pregunta 28 de 50

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the three primary classifications of central hvac systems (for large bldgs.)

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • all air, air and water and all water

  • local, remote and sensor

  • local, central and heat pump

Explicación

Pregunta 29 de 50

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which of the following would not be a criteria for differentiating a separate interior thermal zone for a building:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • space orientation

  • space acoustics

  • space function

  • space schedule of use

Explicación

Pregunta 30 de 50

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in an hvac system, ------- air moves from the air handling unit (ahu) to occupied spaces, and ------- air moves from the occupied spaces to the air handling unit (ahu)

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • supply, return

  • supply, tempered

  • return, supply

Explicación

Pregunta 31 de 50

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local hvac systems are most likely to be applied in which types of buildings:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • office buildings

  • hospitals and clinics

  • hotels, motels and apartments

  • museums and galleries

Explicación

Pregunta 32 de 50

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advantages of a local hvac system over a central system would typically include:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • more individual control, smaller equipment units, potential for building conditioning should a single unit fail, no need for a mechanical room

  • better comfort equipment, higher efficiency, more architecturally appealing

  • no space required for equipment, quiet equipment, easy use of centralized controls

Explicación

Pregunta 33 de 50

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a -------- system is a single duct hvac system where the volume, rather than the temperature, of supply air is controlled in order to meet comfort requirements

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • terminal reheat

  • constant volume

  • variable air volume

Explicación

Pregunta 34 de 50

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------ is an hvac system which utilizes two ducts - one for hot air and one for cold air. the air from these ducts is blended in mixing boxes before distribution, to allow greater variation in temperature of air delivered

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • dual duct

  • variable air volume

  • displacement

Explicación

Pregunta 35 de 50

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an all air hvac system

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • uses only air to deliver heating/cooling effect to conditioned spaces

  • uses air supply and return within occupied spaces, but water to deliver heating/cooling effect from the central station equipment to the spaces

  • is, by definition, a local system

Explicación

Pregunta 36 de 50

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a single story, open plan, square office building has five thermal zones. it would be reasonable to conclude that these five zones correspond to:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • offices, corridors, bathrooms, lobby and service spaces

  • the four exposure orientations (n, s, e, w) and the central core

  • the four exposure orientations (n, s, e, w) and the lobby

Explicación

Pregunta 37 de 50

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with internal load dominated buildings, it is possible that cooling may be required in some zones even in the winter - due to the internal heat loads

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

  • VERDADERO
  • FALSO

Explicación

Pregunta 38 de 50

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daylight factor is best defined as

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • the ratio of daylight intensity between the brightest and dimmest points in a building

  • the average daylight intensity at a specified point between 10 am and 4 pm

  • the ratio of daylight intensity between an interior condition and an exterior reference point

Explicación

Pregunta 39 de 50

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----- is a horizontal surface that reflects daylight off the ceiling and deep into a space - providing effective daylighting

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • clerestory

  • light shelf

  • daylight aperture

Explicación

Pregunta 40 de 50

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which of the following is not a component of daylight, or the daylight factor?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • sky component

  • externally reflected component

  • solar radiation

  • internally reflected component

Explicación

Pregunta 41 de 50

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in many locations, an ideal orientation for buildings is an elongated, narrow plan allowing the ------- facades of the building maximum exposure to more easily controllable daylight

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • north and south

  • east and west

  • south and west

Explicación

Pregunta 42 de 50

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a trombe wall is an example of which of the following passive solar heating system types

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • sunspace

  • indirect gain

  • direct gain

  • diffuse gain

Explicación

Pregunta 43 de 50

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which of the following materials would not make an effective thermal mass wall - in which the massive material heats slowly from solar exposure, and later releases its heat slowly to a surrounding space?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • solid brick masonry

  • solid concrete

  • water

  • rigid foam board

Explicación

Pregunta 44 de 50

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------ is a heating and/or cooling system that transfers heat to or from the ground. it uses the earth as a heat source (in the winter) or a heat sink (in the summer)

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • thermal massing

  • geothermal

  • direct solar

Explicación

Pregunta 45 de 50

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balance point temperature is best described as

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • the temperature at which a backup heating system will take over for a passive system

  • the temperature at which a building needs neither heating nor cooling

  • the temperature that is used to size a conventional heating system

Explicación

Pregunta 46 de 50

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which of the following is not a strategy for passive cooling of a building?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • high mass cooling

  • stack ventilation

  • evaporative cooling

  • mechanical ventilation system

Explicación

Pregunta 47 de 50

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cross ventilation is related to primarily to ------

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • the size and placement of the inlet and outlet openings

  • the room height

  • the room width

Explicación

Pregunta 48 de 50

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------ is defined as the placement of windows and other openings in the exterior wall (building envelope) of buildings

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • ventilation

  • fenestration

  • infiltration

  • filtering

Explicación

Pregunta 49 de 50

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what are heating degree days?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • the number of days that heating is required in order to maintain thermal comfort within a building

  • a direct measurement for a building's energy consumption for spatial heating

  • the sum (for an entire year) of the differences between a base temperature and the average daily temperature

Explicación

Pregunta 50 de 50

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a tall building has deep floorplates and is illuminated primarily by electric light sources. this building is most likely to be:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • an envelope dominated building

  • a switch dominated building

  • an internal load dominated building

  • an external load dominated building

Explicación

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