Quiz: The Building Symptom Diagnosis Tool

1) True or False: The author maintains that at least 10 percent of a building's energy use can be eliminated by examining and tweaking common building system components.*
- True
- False
2) What are some of the features of the Building System Diagnosis Tool?*
- A. It detects all your building's inefficiencies.
- B. It has a user feedback option.
- C. It covers a majority of building conditions.
- D. B & C
3) What condition tends to be the most common one when having issues with the building’s HVAC system?*
- A. untinted windows
- B. thermal stack effect
- C. leaky windows and doors
- D. older lighting fixtures emitting heat in warm weather
4) Which of the following is NOT a common explanation of exterior doors being difficult to open or to close securely?*
- A. Floor-to-floor integrity is compromised.
- B. There is an unanticipated wind effect.
- C. Building occupants are opening too many windows.
- D. Exterior doors elsewhere in the building are open.
5) Where are most occupancy schedules addressed in leased office facilities?*
- A. The space’s lease agreement.
- B. Periodic building-use assessment evaluations
- C. Initial bargaining for office space leasing
- D. They are not specified because it isn’t usually an issue.
6) What are the energy-use penalties, if any, of operating a building’s HVAC system in occupied mode when it is unoccupied?*
- A. Settings are geared for occupancy so no occupants will cause the system to over-work, possibly making it work even harder once occupants return.
- B. Electrical energy can be wasted running equipment that isn’t needed.
- C. If set properly, occupied mode will adjust to no occupants.
- D. A & B
7) How do you start your inspection?*
- A. Question building occupants in areas where equipment was running to see if anyone made changes.
- B. Look at your energy bills to determine the extent of the excess usage.
- C. Do a walk-through of the whole facility just before and after normal occupancy hours and make a list of affected equipment.
- D. Temporarily eliminate all DDC settings.
8) What is the first thing you should look at once you determine equipment is running during unoccupied hours?*
- A. Ask building occupants if anyone made changes to their local HVAC controls.
- B. Check to see if the direct digital controls (DDC) have been overridden.
- C. Use the DDC system to command the equipment to shut down, to check its operation.
- D. Check to see if the controls have been adjusted for daylight savings time.
9) What are some of the problems you may find when addressing the issue of equipment operating during unoccupied hours?*
- A. A contact is frozen or a communication link is broken.
- B. DDC controls were not reset after a power outage.
- C. Occupied and unoccupied set points are too close to make much difference.
- D. All of the above.
10) True or False: During unoccupied hours, no equipment should be running.*
- True
- False
11) BONUS Question: What topics are you interested in reading about in future issues of the BOC Bulletin? Check your top 3 picks.
- Practical alternative energy sources
- Projects BOC graduates are doing in their buildings
- Technical updates in lighting
- Technical updates in HVAC systems
- Technical updates in building controls
- Technical updates for water conservation
- Industry trends in facilities management
12) BONUS Question: What do you consider to be the most helpful resources for information about building operation and maintenance technologies and practices? (e.g., websites, magazines, associations, vendors, etc.) List your two favorite resources.
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