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ARCH-333 TEST #1 2026
ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS.
Comfort vs Productivity - correct answer-Research from Texas:
•Building conditions can impact student achievement by as
much as 17%
•Any temperature over 74° F harms student's math and
science scores
• Productivity is key to any client
Comfort and Heat transfer - correct answer-cold does not move
heat moves to and away from an object
The dust mite creates the second most allergic reaction(s).
What part of the dust mite is the cause of the reaction? - correct
answer-Corpses
Respirable Particles - correct answer-#1 allergen in homes is
the dust mite
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• Dust mite (insect) populations decrease below 50% RH
• Dust mites die below 40% RH
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) - correct answer-
Bioeffluents - correct answer-
Dilution - correct answer-
Filtration - correct answer-
Source capture/elimination - correct answer-
Friable - correct answer-
Allergen - correct answer-
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Pathogen - correct answer-
Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) - correct answer-"Exists when a
significant percentage (e.g., more than 20%) of the occupants
complain, during a two week period, of a set of symptoms,
including headaches, fatigue, nausea, eye irritation, and throat
irritation, that are alleviated by leaving the building, and are not
known to be caused by specific contaminants."
Building Related Illness (BRI) - correct answer-
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) - correct answer-
Volatile Organic Compound (VOC)
• Formaldehyde - correct answer-
Building Related Illness (BRI) v. (SBS) - correct answer-• BRI
has a known contaminant
• Vapors, gases, lead fumes
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• Bioeffluents
• Respirable particles (5 to 10 microns)
• ETS (Smoking)
BRI - Mold - correct answer-•>64,000 different types of fungi
•A few are toxic
•Considered a "growth industry" for both remediation
contractors and the legal profession
1 viable spore
•Acceptable temperature range
•Nutrition Source
•Moisture
•Could be present in nutrition
Sources of IAQ problems - correct answer-Vapors and gases •
Respirable particles • Mold, fungus and viruses • VOCs •
Formaldehyde • Cleaning supplies • Chlorine • Bio-effluents •
Human odors • Organic odors Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) 19 •
Asbestos • ETS • CO • CO2 • Ozone / smog • Radon
Strategies for IAQ solutions - correct answer-• Elimination •
Capture • Filtration • Dilution • Chemical • UV
ARCH-333 TEST #1 2026
ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS.
Comfort vs Productivity - correct answer-Research from Texas:
•Building conditions can impact student achievement by as
much as 17%
•Any temperature over 74° F harms student's math and
science scores
• Productivity is key to any client
Comfort and Heat transfer - correct answer-cold does not move
heat moves to and away from an object
The dust mite creates the second most allergic reaction(s).
What part of the dust mite is the cause of the reaction? - correct
answer-Corpses
Respirable Particles - correct answer-#1 allergen in homes is
the dust mite
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• Dust mite (insect) populations decrease below 50% RH
• Dust mites die below 40% RH
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) - correct answer-
Bioeffluents - correct answer-
Dilution - correct answer-
Filtration - correct answer-
Source capture/elimination - correct answer-
Friable - correct answer-
Allergen - correct answer-
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Pathogen - correct answer-
Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) - correct answer-"Exists when a
significant percentage (e.g., more than 20%) of the occupants
complain, during a two week period, of a set of symptoms,
including headaches, fatigue, nausea, eye irritation, and throat
irritation, that are alleviated by leaving the building, and are not
known to be caused by specific contaminants."
Building Related Illness (BRI) - correct answer-
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) - correct answer-
Volatile Organic Compound (VOC)
• Formaldehyde - correct answer-
Building Related Illness (BRI) v. (SBS) - correct answer-• BRI
has a known contaminant
• Vapors, gases, lead fumes
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• Bioeffluents
• Respirable particles (5 to 10 microns)
• ETS (Smoking)
BRI - Mold - correct answer-•>64,000 different types of fungi
•A few are toxic
•Considered a "growth industry" for both remediation
contractors and the legal profession
1 viable spore
•Acceptable temperature range
•Nutrition Source
•Moisture
•Could be present in nutrition
Sources of IAQ problems - correct answer-Vapors and gases •
Respirable particles • Mold, fungus and viruses • VOCs •
Formaldehyde • Cleaning supplies • Chlorine • Bio-effluents •
Human odors • Organic odors Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) 19 •
Asbestos • ETS • CO • CO2 • Ozone / smog • Radon
Strategies for IAQ solutions - correct answer-• Elimination •
Capture • Filtration • Dilution • Chemical • UV
