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IICRC COMMERCIAL DRYING SPECIALIST (CDS) EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
Terms in this set (107)
The first principle of restoration as Account for the health and safety of occupants
described by the S500 on a restoration
project is to _____
Complex wiring
Describe at least three characteristics of Public access and security
commercial drying projects that make it Multiple stakeholders
different from typical residential ones Electrical power
Complex construction,materials, codes
Commercial- mixed use buildings, retail, office/warehouses, multi/tenant buildings
The S500 describes Commercial Buildings
in the following way:
Industrial- used for manufacturing/distribution centers , foundries, petrochemical
plants, water/sewage treatment facilities
• Commercial
• Industrial
Institutional- public use facilities, schools, colleges, hospitals, libraries,
• Institutional
• Complex residential
offices Complex residential- condos, apartments, hotels, private mansions
Decisions made following the initial Identify potential hazards and perform risk assessments
inspection includes, but are not necessarily Preliminary determination of category of water
limited to Establish dry standards
Determine drying goals
_____________________________________________________________ Identify need for any specialized experts
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____
Category of water refers to_____________________ The range of contamination in the water
Who determines the Category of water? The restorer
__________________________
Classes of water refers to _______ An approximation of the degree of water absorption and evaporation
A dry standard is_______________ Approximation of the MC/ML of materials prior to the water intrusion
Drying goals are_________ Target MC/ML of materials after water intrusion
The drying goals should be set that would Return structure, systems or contents to an acceptable condition and inhibit
be expected to_______and ,microbial growth
If the restorer has been informed by the False, check all adjacent areas
customer that water did not affect adjacent
areas or floors, the restorer is safe-to
assume that. True or False
Satisfactory completion of a job or phase Returning the building or a portion of it to the client
of a job should be obtained when________
According to the current IICRC S500 Subsequent or following days psychrometric readings
Standard, a restorer should establish an
initial dehumidification capacity needed on
a project, but should be modified after that
based on___________________________________
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An agreed upon deadline to complete the job
Power is known to be less than adequate to serve the indicated inventory of
Some of the other project factors that may
equipment
need to be considered in adjusting the
The building will be occupied during the drying process, potentially causing
dehumidification requirement can be
equipment cut off, frequent opening of doors, higher moisture load
(describe at least three)
A schedule imposed by client
Required pressure differential to achieve contaminant control
Sizing desiccant dehumidification in larger Air change per hour
commercial drying applications typically
begins with determining a
targeted________________________
The build-out density is a factor which Circulate air
considers the ability to Air changes per hour
_________________to all areas of a building
as well as the amount of
________________________that needs to be
addressed.
The weather impact factor considers the Impact the weather could likely have on your drying environment as well as the
_________________________as wellas the ability of the building envelope to keep the outside air from influencing
ability of the building envelope your environment
to_____________________________________
Using the "Quick Guidelines for Cooling", 75000sf/ 350 = 215 tons
how many tonsof air conditioningwould
you use tocondition75,000 square feet of a
grocery store?
Direct expansion systems circulate Ducted into and distributed throughout the building fan coil units located within the
refrigerant through a cold evaporator coil building
that cools the airstream that is then
______________
Chiller-water systems circulate conditioned
water (chilled or heated) through the
system that isdistributed to ________________
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IICRC COMMERCIAL DRYING SPECIALIST (CDS) EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
Terms in this set (107)
The first principle of restoration as Account for the health and safety of occupants
described by the S500 on a restoration
project is to _____
Complex wiring
Describe at least three characteristics of Public access and security
commercial drying projects that make it Multiple stakeholders
different from typical residential ones Electrical power
Complex construction,materials, codes
Commercial- mixed use buildings, retail, office/warehouses, multi/tenant buildings
The S500 describes Commercial Buildings
in the following way:
Industrial- used for manufacturing/distribution centers , foundries, petrochemical
plants, water/sewage treatment facilities
• Commercial
• Industrial
Institutional- public use facilities, schools, colleges, hospitals, libraries,
• Institutional
• Complex residential
offices Complex residential- condos, apartments, hotels, private mansions
Decisions made following the initial Identify potential hazards and perform risk assessments
inspection includes, but are not necessarily Preliminary determination of category of water
limited to Establish dry standards
Determine drying goals
_____________________________________________________________ Identify need for any specialized experts
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____
Category of water refers to_____________________ The range of contamination in the water
Who determines the Category of water? The restorer
__________________________
Classes of water refers to _______ An approximation of the degree of water absorption and evaporation
A dry standard is_______________ Approximation of the MC/ML of materials prior to the water intrusion
Drying goals are_________ Target MC/ML of materials after water intrusion
The drying goals should be set that would Return structure, systems or contents to an acceptable condition and inhibit
be expected to_______and ,microbial growth
If the restorer has been informed by the False, check all adjacent areas
customer that water did not affect adjacent
areas or floors, the restorer is safe-to
assume that. True or False
Satisfactory completion of a job or phase Returning the building or a portion of it to the client
of a job should be obtained when________
According to the current IICRC S500 Subsequent or following days psychrometric readings
Standard, a restorer should establish an
initial dehumidification capacity needed on
a project, but should be modified after that
based on___________________________________
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An agreed upon deadline to complete the job
Power is known to be less than adequate to serve the indicated inventory of
Some of the other project factors that may
equipment
need to be considered in adjusting the
The building will be occupied during the drying process, potentially causing
dehumidification requirement can be
equipment cut off, frequent opening of doors, higher moisture load
(describe at least three)
A schedule imposed by client
Required pressure differential to achieve contaminant control
Sizing desiccant dehumidification in larger Air change per hour
commercial drying applications typically
begins with determining a
targeted________________________
The build-out density is a factor which Circulate air
considers the ability to Air changes per hour
_________________to all areas of a building
as well as the amount of
________________________that needs to be
addressed.
The weather impact factor considers the Impact the weather could likely have on your drying environment as well as the
_________________________as wellas the ability of the building envelope to keep the outside air from influencing
ability of the building envelope your environment
to_____________________________________
Using the "Quick Guidelines for Cooling", 75000sf/ 350 = 215 tons
how many tonsof air conditioningwould
you use tocondition75,000 square feet of a
grocery store?
Direct expansion systems circulate Ducted into and distributed throughout the building fan coil units located within the
refrigerant through a cold evaporator coil building
that cools the airstream that is then
______________
Chiller-water systems circulate conditioned
water (chilled or heated) through the
system that isdistributed to ________________
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