Energy Audit Exam Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
ASHRAEALevelA1,AWalk-AThroughAAnalysisA-
AAnswerAmeasurementsA&Acondition,Athermography,Ablower-
door,AphysicalAstructureAasAtheyAexist
investmentAgradeAauditA-
AAnswerAinvolvesAweighingAtheAfinancialAriskAintoAtheAeconomicAcalculationsAo
fAaAtypeA2AorA3AenergyAaudit
firstAstepAofAanyAenergyAauditA-
AAnswerAcollectAenergyAbills&AperformAbenchmarkAaudit
pre-auditAworkA-
AAnswerAgetAenergyAbillsAofA2Ayrs,AgetAbluprints,AcalculateAsquareAfootageAof
AconditionedAspace,AauditAdataAformsA(online)A&AbuildingAprofile,AEUI,Adevelop
AlistAofApotentialAECM'sAandAO&MAprocedures
energyAuseAindexA-
AAnswerAbtu/sqAfoot/AyearA~AconvertAannualAconsumptionAofAallAfuelsAtoABT
U'sAthenAdivideAbyAtheAsquareAfootageAofAbuildingA~AcompareAwithAsimilarAb
uildingAtypesAinAtheAchartAinAenergyAaccountingAsectionA~AcanAbeAaAgoodAind
icatorAforApotentialAenergyAsavings
developA-AAnswerA
actualAdemandA-
AAnswerAmeteredA~AshouldAbeAusedAtoAevaluateApowerArequirementsAandAloa
dAfactorAofAfacility
billingAdemandA-AAnswerA
, TheApeakApowerAdemandAcanAbeAreducedAbyA-AAnswerAload-
shedding,Acogeneration,AorAcoolAstorageAsystemsAthatAproduceAcoldAwaterAorAi
ceAduringAoff-peakAhours.
heatingAorAcoolingAinfiltrationAofAtheAenvelopeAcanAcanAbeAreducedAbyA-
AAnswerAaddingAinsulation,AInstallingAvaporAbarriersAinAceilings/roofsAandAwa
lls,AcaulkingAutilityApenetrations,AandAmaintainingAdoorAclosuresAandAweatherA
stripping
envelopeAauditA(industrialAuse)A-
AAnswerALikeAtheAcommercialAaudit,AthisAauditAsurveysAtheAbuildingAenvelopeA
forAlossesAandAgainsAdueAtoAleaks,AbuildingAconstruction,AentryAandAbayAdoor
s,Aglass,AlackAofAinsulation,Aetc.
functionalAauditA(industrialAuse)A-
AAnswerAdeterminesAtheAamountAofAenergyArequiredAforAparticularAbuildingAfu
nctionsAandAidentifiesAenergyAconservationAopportunitiesAinAofficeAandAplantAH
VACAsystems,Alighting,AdomesticAhotAwater,AandAotherAbuildingAfunctionsAsimil
arAtoAcommercialAbuildings.
SensibleAheat—
LatentAheat—
RadiantAheat—A-AAnswerA—canAbeAmeasuredAwithAaAthermometer
—theAchangeAofAstateAorAphaseAchangeAofAaAmaterial
—aAformAofAelectro-AmagneticAradiation
phaseAchangeAmaterialsA(PCM).A-
AAnswerAMaterialsAthatAmeltAatAaAusefulAtemperatureAcanAbeAusedAtoAstoreA
heatAorAbeAusedAasAaAheatAsinkAtoAcoolAaAbuilding.
billingAunitAforAnaturalAgasA-
AAnswerAthermA~A1AthermA=A100,000ABtu.ANaturalAgasAisAmeasuredAbyAvol
umeAinACcfA(hundredAcubicAfeet)AorAMcfA(thousandAcubicAfeet).AOnceAtheAvolum
Answers Updated 2026
ASHRAEALevelA1,AWalk-AThroughAAnalysisA-
AAnswerAmeasurementsA&Acondition,Athermography,Ablower-
door,AphysicalAstructureAasAtheyAexist
investmentAgradeAauditA-
AAnswerAinvolvesAweighingAtheAfinancialAriskAintoAtheAeconomicAcalculationsAo
fAaAtypeA2AorA3AenergyAaudit
firstAstepAofAanyAenergyAauditA-
AAnswerAcollectAenergyAbills&AperformAbenchmarkAaudit
pre-auditAworkA-
AAnswerAgetAenergyAbillsAofA2Ayrs,AgetAbluprints,AcalculateAsquareAfootageAof
AconditionedAspace,AauditAdataAformsA(online)A&AbuildingAprofile,AEUI,Adevelop
AlistAofApotentialAECM'sAandAO&MAprocedures
energyAuseAindexA-
AAnswerAbtu/sqAfoot/AyearA~AconvertAannualAconsumptionAofAallAfuelsAtoABT
U'sAthenAdivideAbyAtheAsquareAfootageAofAbuildingA~AcompareAwithAsimilarAb
uildingAtypesAinAtheAchartAinAenergyAaccountingAsectionA~AcanAbeAaAgoodAind
icatorAforApotentialAenergyAsavings
developA-AAnswerA
actualAdemandA-
AAnswerAmeteredA~AshouldAbeAusedAtoAevaluateApowerArequirementsAandAloa
dAfactorAofAfacility
billingAdemandA-AAnswerA
, TheApeakApowerAdemandAcanAbeAreducedAbyA-AAnswerAload-
shedding,Acogeneration,AorAcoolAstorageAsystemsAthatAproduceAcoldAwaterAorAi
ceAduringAoff-peakAhours.
heatingAorAcoolingAinfiltrationAofAtheAenvelopeAcanAcanAbeAreducedAbyA-
AAnswerAaddingAinsulation,AInstallingAvaporAbarriersAinAceilings/roofsAandAwa
lls,AcaulkingAutilityApenetrations,AandAmaintainingAdoorAclosuresAandAweatherA
stripping
envelopeAauditA(industrialAuse)A-
AAnswerALikeAtheAcommercialAaudit,AthisAauditAsurveysAtheAbuildingAenvelopeA
forAlossesAandAgainsAdueAtoAleaks,AbuildingAconstruction,AentryAandAbayAdoor
s,Aglass,AlackAofAinsulation,Aetc.
functionalAauditA(industrialAuse)A-
AAnswerAdeterminesAtheAamountAofAenergyArequiredAforAparticularAbuildingAfu
nctionsAandAidentifiesAenergyAconservationAopportunitiesAinAofficeAandAplantAH
VACAsystems,Alighting,AdomesticAhotAwater,AandAotherAbuildingAfunctionsAsimil
arAtoAcommercialAbuildings.
SensibleAheat—
LatentAheat—
RadiantAheat—A-AAnswerA—canAbeAmeasuredAwithAaAthermometer
—theAchangeAofAstateAorAphaseAchangeAofAaAmaterial
—aAformAofAelectro-AmagneticAradiation
phaseAchangeAmaterialsA(PCM).A-
AAnswerAMaterialsAthatAmeltAatAaAusefulAtemperatureAcanAbeAusedAtoAstoreA
heatAorAbeAusedAasAaAheatAsinkAtoAcoolAaAbuilding.
billingAunitAforAnaturalAgasA-
AAnswerAthermA~A1AthermA=A100,000ABtu.ANaturalAgasAisAmeasuredAbyAvol
umeAinACcfA(hundredAcubicAfeet)AorAMcfA(thousandAcubicAfeet).AOnceAtheAvolum
