Energy Audit Exam
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
ASHRAEBLevelB1,BWalk-BThroughBAnalysisB-
BAnswermeasurementsB&Bcondition,Bthermography,Bblower-
door,BphysicalBstructureBasBtheyBexist
investmentBgradeBauditB-
BAnswerinvolvesBweighingBtheBfinancialBriskBintoBtheBeconomicBcalculationsBofBaBtypeB
2BorB3BenergyBaudit
firstBstepBofBanyBenergyBauditB-BAnswercollectBenergyBbills&BperformBbenchmarkBaudit
pre-auditBworkB-
BAnswergetBenergyBbillsBofB2Byrs,BgetBbluprints,BcalculateBsquareBfootageBofBcondition
edBspace,BauditBdataBformsB(online)B&BbuildingBprofile,BEUI,BdevelopBlistBofBpotentialB
ECM'sBandBO&MBprocedures
energyBuseBindexB-
BAnswerbtu/sqBfoot/ByearB~BconvertBannualBconsumptionBofBallBfuelsBtoBBTU'sBthenBd
ivideBbyBtheBsquareBfootageBofBbuildingB~BcompareBwithBsimilarBbuildingBtypesBinBthe
BchartBinBenergyBaccountingBsectionB~BcanBbeBaBgoodBindicatorBforBpotentialBenergyBs
avings
developB-BAnswer
actualBdemandB-
BAnswermeteredB~BshouldBbeBusedBtoBevaluateBpowerBrequirementsBandBloadBfactorB
ofBfacility
, billingBdemandB-BAnswer
TheBpeakBpowerBdemandBcanBbeBreducedBbyB-BAnswerload-
shedding,Bcogeneration,BorBcoolBstorageBsystemsBthatBproduceBcoldBwaterBorBiceBdurin
gBoff-peakBhours.
heatingBorBcoolingBinfiltrationBofBtheBenvelopeBcanBcanBbeBreducedBbyB-
BAnsweraddingBinsulation,BInstallingBvaporBbarriersBinBceilings/roofsBandBwalls,Bcaulking
ButilityBpenetrations,BandBmaintainingBdoorBclosuresBandBweatherBstripping
envelopeBauditB(industrialBuse)B-
BAnswerLikeBtheBcommercialBaudit,BthisBauditBsurveysBtheBbuildingBenvelopeBforBlosses
BandBgainsBdueBtoBleaks,BbuildingBconstruction,BentryBandBbayBdoors,Bglass,BlackBofBin
sulation,Betc.
functionalBauditB(industrialBuse)B-
BAnswerdeterminesBtheBamountBofBenergyBrequiredBforBparticularBbuildingBfunctionsBa
ndBidentifiesBenergyBconservationBopportunitiesBinBofficeBandBplantBHVACBsystems,Bligh
ting,BdomesticBhotBwater,BandBotherBbuildingBfunctionsBsimilarBtoBcommercialBbuilding
s.
SensibleBheat—
LatentBheat—
RadiantBheat—B-BAnswer—canBbeBmeasuredBwithBaBthermometer
—theBchangeBofBstateBorBphaseBchangeBofBaBmaterial
—aBformBofBelectro-BmagneticBradiation
phaseBchangeBmaterialsB(PCM).B-
BAnswerMaterialsBthatBmeltBatBaBusefulBtemperatureBcanBbeBusedBtoBstoreBheatBorBb
eBusedBasBaBheatBsinkBtoBcoolBaBbuilding.
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
ASHRAEBLevelB1,BWalk-BThroughBAnalysisB-
BAnswermeasurementsB&Bcondition,Bthermography,Bblower-
door,BphysicalBstructureBasBtheyBexist
investmentBgradeBauditB-
BAnswerinvolvesBweighingBtheBfinancialBriskBintoBtheBeconomicBcalculationsBofBaBtypeB
2BorB3BenergyBaudit
firstBstepBofBanyBenergyBauditB-BAnswercollectBenergyBbills&BperformBbenchmarkBaudit
pre-auditBworkB-
BAnswergetBenergyBbillsBofB2Byrs,BgetBbluprints,BcalculateBsquareBfootageBofBcondition
edBspace,BauditBdataBformsB(online)B&BbuildingBprofile,BEUI,BdevelopBlistBofBpotentialB
ECM'sBandBO&MBprocedures
energyBuseBindexB-
BAnswerbtu/sqBfoot/ByearB~BconvertBannualBconsumptionBofBallBfuelsBtoBBTU'sBthenBd
ivideBbyBtheBsquareBfootageBofBbuildingB~BcompareBwithBsimilarBbuildingBtypesBinBthe
BchartBinBenergyBaccountingBsectionB~BcanBbeBaBgoodBindicatorBforBpotentialBenergyBs
avings
developB-BAnswer
actualBdemandB-
BAnswermeteredB~BshouldBbeBusedBtoBevaluateBpowerBrequirementsBandBloadBfactorB
ofBfacility
, billingBdemandB-BAnswer
TheBpeakBpowerBdemandBcanBbeBreducedBbyB-BAnswerload-
shedding,Bcogeneration,BorBcoolBstorageBsystemsBthatBproduceBcoldBwaterBorBiceBdurin
gBoff-peakBhours.
heatingBorBcoolingBinfiltrationBofBtheBenvelopeBcanBcanBbeBreducedBbyB-
BAnsweraddingBinsulation,BInstallingBvaporBbarriersBinBceilings/roofsBandBwalls,Bcaulking
ButilityBpenetrations,BandBmaintainingBdoorBclosuresBandBweatherBstripping
envelopeBauditB(industrialBuse)B-
BAnswerLikeBtheBcommercialBaudit,BthisBauditBsurveysBtheBbuildingBenvelopeBforBlosses
BandBgainsBdueBtoBleaks,BbuildingBconstruction,BentryBandBbayBdoors,Bglass,BlackBofBin
sulation,Betc.
functionalBauditB(industrialBuse)B-
BAnswerdeterminesBtheBamountBofBenergyBrequiredBforBparticularBbuildingBfunctionsBa
ndBidentifiesBenergyBconservationBopportunitiesBinBofficeBandBplantBHVACBsystems,Bligh
ting,BdomesticBhotBwater,BandBotherBbuildingBfunctionsBsimilarBtoBcommercialBbuilding
s.
SensibleBheat—
LatentBheat—
RadiantBheat—B-BAnswer—canBbeBmeasuredBwithBaBthermometer
—theBchangeBofBstateBorBphaseBchangeBofBaBmaterial
—aBformBofBelectro-BmagneticBradiation
phaseBchangeBmaterialsB(PCM).B-
BAnswerMaterialsBthatBmeltBatBaBusefulBtemperatureBcanBbeBusedBtoBstoreBheatBorBb
eBusedBasBaBheatBsinkBtoBcoolBaBbuilding.
