LEED and eQUEST Final Exam | Energy-Models.com

47 questions

If the proposed building design is complete, which building should generally be modeled first?
Choose one:

The Baseline Building

The Proposed buildling

Which of the following is NOT something that is often done in the baseline building?

Choose one:

	Create Parametric runs to change the "azimuth" of the building to the four cardinal directions
	Create the baseline file by saving the proposed building file to a new file
	Import or create 90.1 library members to use for walls, roofs and windows in the baseline building
	Create a new rate structure for the baseline building
	Determine the baseline interior lighting power density from table 9.5.1 or 9.6.1 in ASHRAE STD 90.1

Which of the following details is not relevant to the fan calculation process for LEED?

Choose one:

The Baseline Design CFM

Constant volume vs. Variable volume

Pressure Drop Credits

Residential vs. Non-residential

The U factors of the proposed building

Which of the following is NOT a key detail to determine baseline building parameters?

Choose one:

	The Climate Zone
	The size of the proposed building
	The construction components of the proposed building
	The type of heating in the proposed building
	The number of stories of the proposed building

If the example file in the training was 24,000 square feet, what system type would be selected for the baseline building?

Choose one:

System 1

System 3

System 5

System 7

While tables 5.5 give choices for multiple types of roofs, walls, and floors, appendix G specifies which type of each should be used in the baseline building. Match the envelope component to that specified in APPENDIX G3.1-5b (under the baseline building).

Above-grade walls
Floors
Roofs
Slab-on-grade floors

You lose points by selecting incorrect options. You may leave an option blank to avoid losing points.

Which of the following can have the most dramatic effect on LEED points for the amount of time to find and enter the data?

Choose one:

Cogeneration plants

Biquadratic curves

Ice Storage

Rate Structure

Not Enough information to know
If any given baseline building uses 110,000 kw-hr of energy and the proposed building uses 75,000 kw-hr of energy, what is the number of LEED points the project will earn?

Choose one:

9

10

11

Not enough information to tell
If the baseline building has a VAV system that receives no fan filter credit and has a cfm of 20,000 cfm, what is the supply fan power allotment for that system?

Choose one:

6 KW

15.4 KW

21 KW

28 KW
For Climate zone 4, a building has 22% glass: Which of the following would be appropriate for the baseline building's glass properties?

Choose one:

SHGC = .4

U = .6

SC = .46

SC = .346
If the baseline building has a VAV system that receives no fan filter credit and has a design cfm of 20,000 cfm, what is the supply fan power at 10,000 cfm?

Choose one:

4.5 KW

6.3 KW

10.5 KW

15 KW
Which of the following can be used to determine the Climate zone knowing simply the zip code?

Choose one:

The Climatezoner at energy-models.com

Appendix B in 90.1-2007

Appendix C in 90.1-2007

The Climate zone map in ASHRAE std 90.1-2007
If there is something that cannot be modeled in the software, which of the following is acceptable?

Choose one:

Omit the parameters

Remove the item in both the baseline building and the proposed building.

Model a Thermodynamically similar method
Which of the following reports in the .SIM file is suggested to determine the baseline system cfm, to use to determine the 90.1 fan power allowance?

Choose one:

SV-A

PV-A

SS-A
If a baseline chiller plant is 3600 tons, how many chillers of what size should be modeled?
Choose one:

two Chillers at 1800 tons each

Four chillers at 900 tons each

5 chillers at 720 tons each

4 chillers at 800 tons and 1 chiller at 400 tons
eQUEST uses the EIR or electric input ratio: an EIR of .331 is most similar to which of the following?

Choose one:

1 KW/ton

3.02 COP

14 EER
If an uncovered 10,000 square foot parking lot is modeled in the proposed building with a peak power of 1 KW, what percentage of energy is saved versus the baseline building?

Choose one:

50%

33%

0%, the lighting remains the same

It depends on the scheduling
APPENDIX G requires that building design days are determined by ASHRAE 1% weather for cooling and ASHRAE 99.6% weather for heating (or historical data)
Choose one:
True

False
Which 2 of the following are legitimate options for calculating cost savings for LEED EA credit 1?
Choose:

EIA statewide average rates

National averages published by EIA

Any exact local rate structure

The exact rate structure to be used for the actual building
For baseline systems 5-8, a 2 floor building with 10 thermal blocks would have 10 systems modeled in the baseline model.
Choose one:
True

False
For baseline systems 1-4, a 2 floor building with 10 thermal blocks would have 10 systems modeled.
Choose one:
True

False

Under what conditions should a user model a 50% efficient total enthalpy wheel required in the baseline building?

Choose one:

	For spaces with greater than 70% outside air
	For systems with design air volumes greater than 5000 cfm
	For systems with either 5000 cfm of design air OR 70% or greater percent outside air
	Systems with over 5000 cfm design airflow AND 70% or greater outside air.

A baseline system has 4000 cfm of ventilation, which of the following spaces most closely meets the rules for spaces requiring demand control ventilation?
Choose one:

500 sq ft room with 20 people

10,000 sq ft room with 300 people

a 400 sq ft room with 20 people
Heating coils and cooling coils should be entered in the baseline building as 115% or a 1.15 safety factor, rather than selecting the actual tonnage.
Choose one:
True

False
In eQUEST, the general consensus is that it is best to create the baseline building manually, as opposed to using the compliance ruleset.

Choose one:
True

False

If a space is "Heated only" in the Proposed building, what must be done for LEED compliance?

Choose one:

	The space shall be left as it is in the proposed building and simulated as heated and cooled in the baseline building
	The space shall be simulated as heated only in the baseline building as well using parameter from table G3.1.1.A-B
	The Space shall be simulated as heated and cooled in the baseline, and a cooling system shall be added to the proposed building with the same type/efficiency as that of the baseline building, per Table G3.1.1.A-B

The baseline must be ventilation neutral with the proposed building, unless the proposed accounts for demand control ventilation in spaces where it is not required by 6.4.3.8 (See ASHRAE 90.1 APPENDIX G3.1.2.5)

Choose one:
True

False

For baseline systems 5-8, which of the following DOES NOT need to be done?

Choose one:

	Set the VAV minimum to .4 cfm/sq ft
	Use the 90.1 specified VAV fan unloading curve
	Set the wall and roof parameters for VAV systems
	Determine the fan power for a VAV system

Which of the following is NOT required for the VAV system in the baseline building?

Choose one:

	.4 cfm/sq feet for the VAV minimum
	Demand control Ventilation
	Supply air temperature reset with a maximum reset of 5 degrees
	The 90.1 VAV fan curve implemented in the model

The proposed building has 1 system that has a supply fan and a return fan. The supply fan is 12 hp, and the return fan is 8 hp. A constant volume system in the baseline building has a design airflow of 10,540 cfm and a .9 inch credit for the use of MERV 14 filters. What is the best answer for the allowed supply fan power for this baseline system?

Choose one:

10 KW

8 KW

5 KW

6 KW
How many eQUEST files did we have for our completed model?

Choose one:

1

2

3

5
When creating the proposed building in eQUEST, if Daylighting sensors might be added to the design later, which of the following would be the most prudent?

Choose one:

Select "Yes" for "Daylighting Controls" in the initial Wizard setup

Select "No" to "Daylighting Controls" in the initial Wizard setup
In general, for a building such as an office building with a 20 degree design supply air delta T, the block cfm of the proposed building should be:

Choose one:

less than the block cfm of the baseline

the same as the block cfm of baseline building

greater than the block cfm of the baseline
In the "Proposed setup", when drawing the building, why did we create a vertex at the corner of every room?

Choose one:

Because it is a requirement in eQUEST

To ensure the exact square footage

To Make Zoning easier
In the course (part 2, specifically), what was the recommended eQUEST format to initiate LEED energy models?

Choose one:

The Schematic Design Wizard

The Design Development Wizard

The EEM wizard

Detailed Mode

Building Schedules are important for most energy models, and are also important for LEED models. What determines the default building schedules in eQUEST?

Choose one:

	The building schedules are determined by the building type
	The building schedules must be selected individually
	The building schedules must be imported
	The building schedules are created manually

In the course, what was deemed the simplest way to implement the baseline wall types to match the requirements of ASHRAE std 90.1?

Choose one:

To create them from scratch

To import them from the included import file

To use the same materials as in the proposed model.

Using the table, select the economizer setpoint for the following scenarios in the baseline building

G3.1.2.6a from 90.1-7

System 5, climate zone 2a
System 4, climate zone 5a
Sytem 7, climate zone 1b
System 1, climate zone 5b

You lose points by selecting incorrect options. You may leave an option blank to avoid losing points.

Regarding thermal mass, what type of materials are required in the Baseline per APPENDIX G
Choose one:

Lightweight Materials

Medium Weight materials

Heavyweight materials

In eQUEST, when modeling glass/fenestration using the simplified method - the baseline glass conductance is different than the 90.1 specified "U-value", when entered into eQUEST. Why?

Choose one:

	The simplified method allows a loophole in LEED
	Glass Conductance uses different units than the U-value and requires a conversion factor
	eQUEST automatically implements an air-film resistance layer, changing the effective number.

If the proposed building contained daylighting and external/internal shading devices, what would the baseline building contain?

Choose one:

	Both daylighting and shading devices but with 90.1 values
	The exact same daylighting and shading values
	Just daylighting values with parameters defined in std 90.1
	Just shading devices that match the proposed building identically
	No daylighting and No shading devices

If a room had a cooling setpoint of 75 degrees and the minimum temperature differences were met, match the following parameters to the appropriate temperature:

Heating setpoint
Cooling setback temperature
Cooling supply temperature
Heating supply temperature

You lose points by selecting incorrect options. You may leave an option blank to avoid losing points.

A baseline building has a system with a fan power allowance of 6 bhp. What is the required efficiency?

Choose one:

89.5%

91%

87.5%

90%

When Creating thermal blocks, which of the following is NOT a benefit?

Choose one:

	Thermal blocks use larger equipment, which is more efficient and therefore uses less energy in the baseline building
	Thermal blocks allow the simulation to complete in less time
	Thermal blocks allow a user to create a lower number of systems and plants in the baseline building
	Thermal blocks statistically yield lower unmet hours

The last page of which report (in the .SIM file) was used to determine the Percent Glass?

Choose one:

LV-B

LV-C

LV-D

LV-E

How were the eQUEST reports exported to .PDF files?

Choose one:

	eQUEST automatically exports the reports to pdfs
	Using 3rd party software to print to PDF
	By printing the reports and scanning them to .PDF
	By taking screen-shots and saving to PDF

If a component/measure cannot be modeled in the proposed building, what are your two options?
Choose:

Do not model the component

Use a "thermodynamically similar" component

Use an exceptional calculation method

make an estimate and implement that in the software

	The Baseline Design CFM
	Constant volume vs. Variable volume
	Pressure Drop Credits
	Residential vs. Non-residential
	The U factors of the proposed building

	Cogeneration plants
	Biquadratic curves
	Ice Storage
	Rate Structure
	Not Enough information to know

	The Climatezoner at energy-models.com
	Appendix B in 90.1-2007
	Appendix C in 90.1-2007
	The Climate zone map in ASHRAE std 90.1-2007

	Omit the parameters
	Remove the item in both the baseline building and the proposed building.
	Model a Thermodynamically similar method

	two Chillers at 1800 tons each
	Four chillers at 900 tons each
	5 chillers at 720 tons each
	4 chillers at 800 tons and 1 chiller at 400 tons

	50%
	33%
	0%, the lighting remains the same
	It depends on the scheduling

	EIA statewide average rates
	National averages published by EIA
	Any exact local rate structure
	The exact rate structure to be used for the actual building

	500 sq ft room with 20 people
	10,000 sq ft room with 300 people
	a 400 sq ft room with 20 people

	Select "Yes" for "Daylighting Controls" in the initial Wizard setup
	Select "No" to "Daylighting Controls" in the initial Wizard setup

	less than the block cfm of the baseline
	the same as the block cfm of baseline building
	greater than the block cfm of the baseline

	9
	10
	11
	Not enough information to tell

	6 KW
	15.4 KW
	21 KW
	28 KW

	SHGC = .4
	U = .6
	SC = .46
	SC = .346

	4.5 KW
	6.3 KW
	10.5 KW
	15 KW

	Because it is a requirement in eQUEST
	To ensure the exact square footage
	To Make Zoning easier

	The Schematic Design Wizard
	The Design Development Wizard
	The EEM wizard
	Detailed Mode

	To create them from scratch
	To import them from the included import file
	To use the same materials as in the proposed model.

	Lightweight Materials
	Medium Weight materials
	Heavyweight materials

	Do not model the component
	Use a "thermodynamically similar" component
	Use an exceptional calculation method
	make an estimate and implement that in the software