Unit 39 Residential
Energy Audit Questions
Answers Updated 2026
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NameBtwoBnationallyBrecognizedBenergyBcertificationsBforBhomeBauditorsBandBcontract
orsB-BAnswer1.B(BPI)BBuildingBPerformanceBInstituteB
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-
BAnswerLights,Brefrigerators,Bfreezers,BwaterBheaters,BclothesBdryers,Bcomputers,Bprinte
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BresidentialBenergyBauditB-
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BAnswerOneBpascalBisBequalBtoB0.00401865BinchesBofBwaterBcolumn.
WhatBisBoneBinchBofBwaterBcolumnBisBequal?B-
BAnswerOneBinchBofBwaterBcolumnBisBequalBtoB250Bpascals.
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BAnswerTheBblowerBdoorBtestBisBusedBtoBmeasureBtheBairBleakageBintoBandBoutBofBaB
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ating,BventilatingBandBair-
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Energy Audit Questions
Answers Updated 2026
DefineBaBresidentialBenergyBauditB-
BAnswerABresidentialBenergyBauditBcanBbeBdefinedBasBtheBstepsBtakenBincreaseBtheBh
omeowner'sBcomfort,Bsafety,BandBhealthBandBtheBlifeBofBtheBhouse.BWhileBconservingB
energyBandBsavingBtheBhomeownerBmoney
NameBandBBrieflyBexplainBtheBthreeBbroadBcategoriesBofBaBresidentialBofBaBresidential
BenergyBaudit.B-BAnswer1.BScreening,BvisualBinspectionsBandBmeasurements:
2.BDiagnosticBtesting
3.BNumericalBanalysisBwithBreporting
NameBtwoBnationallyBrecognizedBenergyBcertificationsBforBhomeBauditorsBandBcontract
orsB-BAnswer1.B(BPI)BBuildingBPerformanceBInstituteB
2.B(RESNET)BResidentialBEnergyBServicesBNetwork
PerformingBaBhomeBenergyBauditBstartsBwithBaBvisualBinspectionBofBaBhomeBandBit'sB
energyBsystemsBwhichBincludeB-
BAnswerTheBbuildingBenvelope,BHVACBsystems,BbaseBloadBinspectionsBandBindoorBairBq
uality.
NameBsevenBbaseBloadsBorBLAMELBloadsBasBtheyBapplyBtoBaBresidentialBenergyBauditB
-
BAnswerLights,Brefrigerators,Bfreezers,BwaterBheaters,BclothesBdryers,Bcomputers,Bprinte
rs,Bcopiers,BcellBphoneBchargers.
NameBandBbrieflyBexplainBtheBfiveBmostBcommonBdiagnosticBtestsBperformedBduringBa
BresidentialBenergyBauditB-
, BAnswer1.BBlowerBdoorBtesting:BItBgivesBtheBauditorBinsightBonBhowBtightBorBleakyBth
eBhome'sBbuildingBenvelopeBisBoverall.
2.BInfraredBscanningBtesting:
WhatBisBoneBpascalBisBequalBto?B-
BAnswerOneBpascalBisBequalBtoB0.00401865BinchesBofBwaterBcolumn.
WhatBisBoneBinchBofBwaterBcolumnBisBequal?B-
BAnswerOneBinchBofBwaterBcolumnBisBequalBtoB250Bpascals.
DescribeBtheBblowerBdoorBtest.B-
BAnswerTheBblowerBdoorBtestBisBusedBtoBmeasureBtheBairBleakageBintoBandBoutBofBaB
home.BTheBblowerBdoorBblowsBairBoutBofBtheBhouseBbringingBitBtoBaBstandardBpressu
re.BTheBtheBairBflowingBthroughBtheBblowerBdoorBisBmeasuredBwhichBdeterminesBtheB
severityBofByourBhome'sBairBleaksBandByourBhome'sBenergyBefficiency.
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nnotBdo?B-
BAnswerAnBinfraredBscanningBcameraBcanBshowBtheBexactBlocationBofBleaksBwhichBisBs
omethingBtheBblowerBdoorBtestBcannotBdo.
WhatBisBtheBfunctionBofBtheBductBblower?B-
BAnswerABductBblowersBfunctionBisBusedBtoBmeasureBtheBairtightnessBofBforcedBairBhe
ating,BventilatingBandBair-
conditioningB(HVAC)BductworkBduringBresidentialBenergyBaudits.
describeBhowBtoBcheckBforBductBleakageBtoBtheBoutdoorsBusingBaBductBblowerBandBaB
blowerBdoor.B-
BAnswerTheBfollowingBproceduresBareBdescribeBhowBtoBcheckBforBductBleakageBtoBthe
BoutdoorsBusingBaBductBblowerBandBaBblowerBdoor.
•BCloseBallBwindowsBandBoutsideBdoors,BallBinteriorBdoorsBremainBopen.
•BInstallBblowerBdoorBinBaBconfigurationBtoBpressurizeBtheBhome.B
•BConnectBductBblowerBtoBairBhandlerBorBairBregister.
