Building Services Engineering, 6e David Chadderton (Test Bank All
Chapters, 100% Original Verified, A+ Grade) (Ch 1-11&15,17,18)
Chapter-1
1 What do Building Regulations Part L2A relate to?
(A) Thermal performace of the building
(B) For zero carbon buildings
(C) Not relevant to building services engineers
(D) A European directive for construction
(E) Design software for residential acommodation
Answer: (A) Thermal performace of the building
2 What does regulated peak heat demand mean?
(A) Must be zero for all new buildings from 2015
(B) Allowed amount for a new building
(C) An EU directive
(D) Nothing of relevance to design
(E) Must not exceed 5 kW for any new home after 2020
Answer: (B) Allowed amount for a new building
3 What does CCS stand for?
(A) Council for Carbon Sequestration
(B) It is meaningless
(C) Corporate Carbon Service
(D) Carbon capture and storage
(E) Coal into Carbon Society
Answer: (D) Carbon capture and storage
4 What does capped allowance relate to?
(A) Greatly reduced emission allowance
(B) Maximum carbon dioxide to be released into the atmosphere at a site
(C) Allowed emissions
(D) Zero emissions allowed for the site
(E) Any mix of emissions allowed below the capped amount
Answer: (C) Allowed emissions
5 How can planet earth benefit from CCS?
(A) Reduced carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere
(B) It cannot
(C) Greatly increased profits for industry
(D) Compressed gases pumped into earth will leak back out
(E) Agriculture does not need more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
,Answer: (A) Reduced carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere
6 Which is true about carbon dioxide?
(A) Smells bad
(B) Noxious poison
(C) Generally harmless and an atmospheric plant food
(D) Stops rainfall
(E) Only atmospheric source is hydrocarbon combustion
Answer: (C) Generally harmless and an atmospheric plant food
7 What is good about energy ratings for buildings?
(A) Create a meaningless plethora of jargon
(B) Nothing, a waste of time
(C) Consultants earn fees for surveys and reports
(D) Many conflicting schemes create business
(E) Consistent measurement of emissions
Answer: (E) Consistent measurement of emissions
8 Which country annually increases carbon dioxide atmospheric emissions fastest?
(A) China
(B) United States of America
(C) Bahrain
(D) Great Britain
(E) Australia
Answer: (A) China
9 Which best describes the EU ETS?
(A) Tax on energy use
(B) An outcome of the Kyoto Protocol
(C) A disincentive to invest in energy efficiency
(D) An unavoidable cost for industry
(E) Unnecessary administrative burden from the EU
Answer: (B) An outcome of the Kyoto Protocol
10 Which is correct for the level of CO<sub>2</sub> emissions from the UK?
(A) 500 mega tonnes per year
(B) 500 tonnes per year
(C) 500 giga tonnes per year
(D) There aren’t any
(E) 500 million kilograms per year
,Answer: (A) 500 mega tonnes per year
, Chapter-2
1 What does PROBE stand for?
(A) Poor building examples
(B) Post Occupancy Review of Building Engineering
(C) Probably good engineering
(D) Purposfully recycled old building envelopes
(E) Has no meaning
Answer: (B) Post Occupancy Review of Building Engineering
2 How is air leakage of a building found?
(A) Smoke test
(B) Cannot be done accurately
(C) Measing all air movements at openings
(D) Pressure testing it
(E) Occupancy survey
Answer: (D) Pressure testing it
3 Post occupancy surveys are useful for what?
(A) Consistent measurement of performance
(B) List of occupant complaints
(C) Wasting the design teams time and cost
(D) Reporting emission rating
(E) Identifying zero emission buildings
Answer: (A) Consistent measurement of performance
4 PROBE studies were conducted during?
(A) 1945-1950
(B) Since the EU ETS became law
(C) 1990's
(D) 1970's fuel crisis
(E) 2000-2010
Answer: (C) 1990's
5 Who are most interested in post-occupancy reviews
(A) Researchers
(B) Owner
(C) Occupier
(D) Government
(E) Designers
Chapters, 100% Original Verified, A+ Grade) (Ch 1-11&15,17,18)
Chapter-1
1 What do Building Regulations Part L2A relate to?
(A) Thermal performace of the building
(B) For zero carbon buildings
(C) Not relevant to building services engineers
(D) A European directive for construction
(E) Design software for residential acommodation
Answer: (A) Thermal performace of the building
2 What does regulated peak heat demand mean?
(A) Must be zero for all new buildings from 2015
(B) Allowed amount for a new building
(C) An EU directive
(D) Nothing of relevance to design
(E) Must not exceed 5 kW for any new home after 2020
Answer: (B) Allowed amount for a new building
3 What does CCS stand for?
(A) Council for Carbon Sequestration
(B) It is meaningless
(C) Corporate Carbon Service
(D) Carbon capture and storage
(E) Coal into Carbon Society
Answer: (D) Carbon capture and storage
4 What does capped allowance relate to?
(A) Greatly reduced emission allowance
(B) Maximum carbon dioxide to be released into the atmosphere at a site
(C) Allowed emissions
(D) Zero emissions allowed for the site
(E) Any mix of emissions allowed below the capped amount
Answer: (C) Allowed emissions
5 How can planet earth benefit from CCS?
(A) Reduced carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere
(B) It cannot
(C) Greatly increased profits for industry
(D) Compressed gases pumped into earth will leak back out
(E) Agriculture does not need more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
,Answer: (A) Reduced carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere
6 Which is true about carbon dioxide?
(A) Smells bad
(B) Noxious poison
(C) Generally harmless and an atmospheric plant food
(D) Stops rainfall
(E) Only atmospheric source is hydrocarbon combustion
Answer: (C) Generally harmless and an atmospheric plant food
7 What is good about energy ratings for buildings?
(A) Create a meaningless plethora of jargon
(B) Nothing, a waste of time
(C) Consultants earn fees for surveys and reports
(D) Many conflicting schemes create business
(E) Consistent measurement of emissions
Answer: (E) Consistent measurement of emissions
8 Which country annually increases carbon dioxide atmospheric emissions fastest?
(A) China
(B) United States of America
(C) Bahrain
(D) Great Britain
(E) Australia
Answer: (A) China
9 Which best describes the EU ETS?
(A) Tax on energy use
(B) An outcome of the Kyoto Protocol
(C) A disincentive to invest in energy efficiency
(D) An unavoidable cost for industry
(E) Unnecessary administrative burden from the EU
Answer: (B) An outcome of the Kyoto Protocol
10 Which is correct for the level of CO<sub>2</sub> emissions from the UK?
(A) 500 mega tonnes per year
(B) 500 tonnes per year
(C) 500 giga tonnes per year
(D) There aren’t any
(E) 500 million kilograms per year
,Answer: (A) 500 mega tonnes per year
, Chapter-2
1 What does PROBE stand for?
(A) Poor building examples
(B) Post Occupancy Review of Building Engineering
(C) Probably good engineering
(D) Purposfully recycled old building envelopes
(E) Has no meaning
Answer: (B) Post Occupancy Review of Building Engineering
2 How is air leakage of a building found?
(A) Smoke test
(B) Cannot be done accurately
(C) Measing all air movements at openings
(D) Pressure testing it
(E) Occupancy survey
Answer: (D) Pressure testing it
3 Post occupancy surveys are useful for what?
(A) Consistent measurement of performance
(B) List of occupant complaints
(C) Wasting the design teams time and cost
(D) Reporting emission rating
(E) Identifying zero emission buildings
Answer: (A) Consistent measurement of performance
4 PROBE studies were conducted during?
(A) 1945-1950
(B) Since the EU ETS became law
(C) 1990's
(D) 1970's fuel crisis
(E) 2000-2010
Answer: (C) 1990's
5 Who are most interested in post-occupancy reviews
(A) Researchers
(B) Owner
(C) Occupier
(D) Government
(E) Designers
