2024 Commercial Energy Inspector – Flashcards

A Marine (C) Zone must have a dry season in summer, where the cold season’s month with the heaviest precipitation has at least how many times as much precipitation as the month with the least precipitation in the rest of the year?

Corridors, stairwells, and enclosed spaces with a conditioned floor area not greater than what square footage are permitted to comply with C402.6.2.3?

In buildings having less than eight total dwelling or sleeping units, how many units must be tested for air leakage compliance?

Which specific type of light levels does a daylight responsive control automatically manage?

Where must renewable energy resources be harvested to be classified as on-site renewable energy?

What ratio defines the Sensible Energy Recovery Ratio?

Exhaust airflow from a single isolation area is exempt from shut-off requirements if it is less than what percentage of the design airflow of the exhaust system to which it connects?

Compare the Main fan power [W/cfm] (proposed less than MERV 13) for Small Office (cold) versus Retail (cold) TSPR Reference Building Designs.

Which characteristic of the elements of a project must be described by the construction documents?

What type of motor is a small electric motor?

For Climate Zone 8, compare the maximum U-factor required for Operable fenestration versus Fixed fenestration.

In the equipment class designation “VCT.RC.M” found in Table C403.12.1, what does the “M” signify?

What is the purpose of roof repair?

What is the maximum slope (expressed in units vertical in 12 units horizontal) permitted for a roof to be classified as low slope?

Single-phase, US air-cooled air conditioners less than 65,000 Btu/h are regulated as consumer products by which part of the US Department of Energy Code of Federal Regulations?

Exhaust air and outdoor air connections to isolation areas are exempt from shut-off requirements where the fan system to which they connect is not greater than what CFM?

For garage doors having a single row of fenestration, the fenestration area must be not less than 14 percent and not more than what percentage of the total door area?

How is the pressure drop adjustment calculated for MERV 16 and greater filters?

To be classified as a Marine (C) Zone, the mean temperature of the coldest month must fall between 27°F and what maximum temperature?

Using the maximum allowable pipe volume method, what is the maximum water volume allowed from the nearest source of heated water to the termination of a public lavatory faucet?

What is the maximum input voltage for a low-voltage dry-type distribution transformer?

The fault detection and diagnostics system shall be configured to detect which of the following faults?

An addition is an extension or increase in the conditioned space floor area, number of stories, or what other attribute of a building or structure?

A time-switch control controls lighting or other loads based on what?

The official in charge of the enforcement agency created by these rules shall be known as what?

How many chillers must be modeled in the Standard Reference Design if the total chiller plant capacity is 500 tons?

What does the exterior wall envelope provide protection to the building structural members and conditioned space from?

Residential kitchen faucets may temporarily increase the flow above the maximum rate, but not above what limit at 60 psi?

The unit controller must be capable of manually initiating each operating mode so that the operation of compressors, economizers, fans, and what else can be independently tested and verified?

For the Retail (cold) TSPR Reference Building Design (Simple Systems), what is the heating source and efficiency modeled?

In the three-step process of series energy recovery, which step is the mechanical cooling of the airstream performed for?

Which product type is an example of fenestration product, site-built?

What is the maximum slope from horizontal permitted for a fenestration product to be classified as a skylight?

For Building Mechanical Systems, which IBC Occupancy Classification is listed as having a Low Energy Use Intensity Rank?

For Liquid-cooled, electrically operated positive displacement chilling packages greater or equal to 300 tons and less than 600 tons, how does the Path B FL requirement compare to the Path A FL requirement?

What is the minimum Energy Efficiency Credit (EC) required for Group R-2, R-4, and I-1 Occupancies in Climate Zone 8?

Terms not defined by this chapter shall have meanings based on what criterion?

What are the units for Photosynthetic Photon Efficacy (PPE)?

Net floor area excludes unoccupied accessory areas such as corridors, stairways, toilet rooms, mechanical rooms and what other spaces?

Where an alternative material or design is not approved, how shall the code official respond to the applicant?

An R-value identification mark must be applied by the manufacturer to each piece of building thermal envelope insulation exceeding what minimum width?

Which of the following nondisplay doors has the highest maximum kWh/day formula multiplier based on surface area A_{nd}?

The commissioning plan must include a listing of the specific equipment, appliances or systems to be tested and a description of the tests to be performed, as well as measurable criteria for performance, functions to be tested, and what else?

What is a thermal bridge characterized by?

Who is responsible for appointing the authority having jurisdiction (AHJ)?

A computer room has a design total information technology equipment (ITE) equipment load less than or equal to what maximum power?

Fan electrical input power includes the power consumption of motor controllers, where present, and is measured at which specific condition?

Storefront systems are designed to resist what type of use?

What is the purpose of a repair?

What must be turned off prior to measuring the maximum illumination level when functionally testing demand responsive lighting controls?

The Building Thermal Mass credit (G07) is available to projects that have at least what percentage of gross floor area unoccupied between midnight and 6:00 a.m.?

For a project utilizing an Energy Storage System (ESS), what must the Electrical System Inspection (C107.2.5) verify?

The measured air leakage of the building thermal envelope shall not be greater than what maximum rate (in cubic feet per minute per square foot) at a pressure differential of 0.3 inch water gauge (75 Pa)?

Using Fixed dry bulb control, the economizer must shut off when outdoor air temperature exceeds 70°F in which Climate Zones?

An exterior parking area includes parking spaces, drive aisles and ramps that are not located within a building, or that are located where?

What type of improvement, if ordered by the code official, is specifically excluded from being classified as a substantial improvement?

Where an above-grade wall alteration exposes wall cavities, what measure is required for the cavity?

What is the formula for maximum energy consumption (kWh/day) for a low temperature Walk-in Display door (DD, L)?

What is the purpose of an energy analysis?

Air economizers must undergo a functional test to determine that they operate in accordance with what criteria?

What is the minimum required 3-year-aged solar reflectance index (SRI) for compliance Option 2?

For Group R-2, R-4 and I-1 occupancies, which Energy Credit Measure is marked as not available (‘x’) across all Climate Zones listed?

When do the provisions contained within the appendices apply?

A return fan system is dedicated to removing air from the interior where some or all the air is to be recirculated except during which condition?

What is the base energy credit achieved for SHW Preheat Recovery (W01) in Climate Zone 3C for Group A-2 occupancy?

What is a duct utilized for?

For Group R-2, R-4, and I-1 occupancies, in which Climate Zone is the base credit for Reduced Air Leakage (E03) highest?

Buildings are exempt from mechanical system acceptance testing requirements if they are less than 10,000 square feet and have a combined heating, cooling, and service water-heating capacity less than what value?

Who is permitted to verify the installation of the continuous air barrier where air leakage testing sections C402.6.2.1 and C402.6.2.2 are not applicable?

Compare the minimum net sensible COP for a Water cooled, Ducted unit (capacity less than 29,000 Btu/h) versus a Glycol cooled, Ducted unit (capacity less than 29,000 Btu/h).

Each fan and fan array used for a variable-air-volume system shall have a fan energy index (FEI) of not less than what value at the design point of operation?

The U-factors, SHGC, and VT of fenestration products (windows, doors, skylights) shall be determined in accordance with which two NFRC standards?

To be assigned a Marine (4C) moisture zone, a location in Thermal Climate Zone 4 must have a CDD50°F less than or equal to what value (in IP units)?

A Residential building includes detached one- and two-family dwellings, multiple single-family dwellings (townhouses), and Group R-2, R-3, and R-4 buildings of what maximum height above grade plane?

For the Multifamily (cold) TSPR Reference Building Design (Simple Systems), what is the modeled Heating Source?

A ventilation system operates 5,000 hours per year (Less than 8,000) in Climate Zone 5A. If the outdoor air percentage is 55%, what is the minimum required design supply fan airflow rate (cfm)?

What distinguishes ready access (to) a device from general access (to)?

A water heater heats potable water and supplies such water to what system?

If 30 percent or less of the precipitation occurs during the high sun period, the location is Dry (B) if the Annual Precipitation (P) is less than the value determined by which equation?

Where exterior wall coverings and fenestration are added or replaced for the full extent of one or more elevations, one compliance option is providing continuous insulation with an R-value not less than that designated in which table?

Which of the following is considered a “repair” under this code?

For Lighting, which IBC Occupancy Classification is listed as having a High Energy Use Intensity Rank?

What is the base energy credit achieved for Heating Efficiency (H02) in Climate Zone 8 for Group A-2 occupancy?

What is the Fan Energy Index (FEI) calculated in accordance with?

For water cooled air conditioners greater than or equal to 240,000 Btu/h and 760,000 Btu/h, electric resistance, what are the minimum EER and IEER requirements, respectively?

Which areas are explicitly excluded from the testing unit enclosure area?

What is the source energy conversion factor for electricity in the NWPP-WECC Northwest subregion?

When is the required renewable and load management credit permitted to be reduced?

Combustion air positive shutoff is required on newly installed boiler systems if the total input capacity is not less than 2,500,000 Btu/h and the boilers are designed to operate with what condition?

According to the code, an alteration is construction, retrofit, or renovation to an existing structure, excluding repair or which other primary activity?

DCKV systems must be configured to provide a minimum airflow reduction of what percentage in exhaust and replacement air system airflow rates?

The minimum efficiency requirement (Etc) for a Gas warm-air furnace with input capacity greater than 400,000 Btu/h changes based on installation date. The required efficiency is 81% Etc after which date?

Humidistatic controls shall not use fossil fuels or electricity to produce relative humidity above what percentage in the warmest zone served by the system?

What is the maximum water consumption (LPR) allowed for a Multiple-tank conveyor dishwasher under low-temperature efficiency requirements?

Visible Transmittance, Annual (VT annual) includes the effects of glazing material, frame, and which other components?

The protective covering for exposed foundation insulation must extend not less than what distance below grade?

What is the minimum required 3-year-aged solar reflectance for compliance Option 1?

Approved software tools for simulated building performance must be capable of modeling at least how many thermal zones?

The thickness markers for blown-in roof/ceiling insulation must have numbers not less than what minimum height?

What is the minimum efficiency requirement for an oil warm-air furnace with input capacity greater or equal to 225,000 Btu/h?

A proposed design utilizes a fossil fuel heating system and an air-cooled condenser. The HVAC system is single-zone serving a Group E occupancy. What is the Standard Reference Design HVAC System Type?

What is the minimum ISCOP2 required for Water-source heat pumps (heating mode) using water source, with energy recovery?

HVAC systems serving zones that are over what floor area, or that span more than one floor and are designed to operate or be occupied nonsimultaneously, must be divided into isolation areas?

For nonresidential public lavatory faucets available for use by the general public, the water volume in the piping from the water heater to the fixture termination shall be limited to not more than how much?

What is the responsibility of the permit applicant regarding work visibility during inspection?

A sleeping unit may include permanent provisions for sleeping, living, eating, and either sanitation or kitchen facilities, but not which combination?

Which component is included in the rate of energy input for Coefficient of Performance (COP)—Heating?

For VAV systems with DDC, the second stage of heating must modulate the airflow rate up to the heating maximum flow rate that is less than what percentage of the zone design peak supply rate?

How many types of changes result in a change of occupancy?

What is the minimum EER for VRF groundwater source (59°F entering water) heat pumps with heat recovery, capacity less than 135,000 Btu/h?

An addition is exempt from the requirement for additional energy efficiency credits (C502.3.7) if it is less than 1,000 square feet (93 m2) and less than what percentage of the existing floor area?

For projects with seven or fewer spaces utilizing demand responsive lighting controls, how many spaces shall be tested?

What does the C-factor (Thermal Conductance) measure heat flow between?

If a location is in Thermal Climate Zone 3, and CDD50°F is less than or equal to 4,500, which moisture zone is assigned?

What is the minimum Renewable and Load Management Credit required for Group R-1 Occupancy in Climate Zone 3A?

A transfer fan system exclusively moves air between which two types of spaces?

During functional testing of time-switch controls, the override time limit must be verified as set to not more than how long?

Construction documents must state that the maximum light output or power of general lighting in qualifying spaces using high-end trim controls shall be not greater than what percentage of full power or light output?

What action does a demand recirculation water system take upon demand for hot water?

Whose duty is it to notify the code official when work is ready for inspection?

What is the minimum net sensible COP for an Air cooled, Downflow, standard model, with net sensible cooling capacity greater or equal to 295,000 Btu/h?

Nonstandard size units must be factory labeled to include what essential warning?

When a thermal block includes multiple stories, separate blocks shall be created if the product of the proposed design SHGC times the area of windows on a given story of each facade differs by more than what percentage of the average SHGC times A for that modeled facade in each block?

What climate zone applies to Newton County, Arkansas?

During the simulation of unoccupied condition in time-switch functional testing, the manual override switch allows controlled lighting and receptacles to turn on for no more than what duration?

Continuous insulation (ci) must be continuous across all structural members without thermal bridges except for fasteners and which other specific elements?

A project implements HVAC Load Management (G02) without a Demand Response Signal Available (No) and the code required Demand Response (Yes). If ventilation shift is included (Yes), what is the Energy Credit Adjustment Factor?

What is the difference in maximum air leakage rate (cfm/ft2) between skylights with condensation weepage openings and all other skylights?

What is the Chi-Factor (Btu/h x °F) for Noncompliant Structural beams and columns made of concrete?

Which ratio defines the Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC)?

Documentation for duct testing must demonstrate that representative sections totaling not less than what percentage of the duct area have been tested and comply with the air leakage requirements?

What minimum HDD65°F (in IP units) is required for a location to be classified as Thermal Climate Zone 8?

The Saturated Condensing Temperature for zeotropic refrigerants is the arithmetic average of the dew point and which other temperature corresponding to the refrigerant pressure at the condenser entrance?

Who must sign, date, and post the insulation certification in a conspicuous location on the job site?

Upon issuance of a stop work order, what must immediately happen to the cited work?

A curtain wall is described as an external nonload-bearing wall designed to separate which two environments?

If conflicts occur between provisions of this code and referenced codes and standards, which provisions shall apply?

Buildings approved by a national, state, or local energy efficiency program may be considered compliant with this code if the code official deems the program exceeds which requirement?

What is the minimum IEER for VRF air cooled heat pumps (cooling mode), size greater or equal to 65,000 Btu/h and less than 135,000 Btu/h, with heat recovery?

A boiler that is capable of more than a single firing rate in response to a varying temperature or heating load is defined as what?

When is a permit considered valid in relation to prescribed fees?

In VAV systems with parallel VAV fan-powered boxes (SRD), fans shall be sized for what percentage of the peak design flow rate?

If a hot air distribution system is placed within or under the slab-on-grade construction, what is the structure classified as?

Who is permitted to approve specific computer software, worksheets, or compliance manuals that meet the intent of this code?

What is the minimum IPLV.IP cooling efficiency required for Air source heat pump chilling packages greater or equal to 150.0 tons under Path B?

What is the pressure drop adjustment credit (in inches w.c.) allowed for a coil runaround loop for each airstream?

A fan system, exhaust or relief is dedicated to the removal of air from interior spaces to where?

What is the minimum Renewable and Load Management Credit required for S-1 and S-2 Occupancies in Climate Zone 7?

The fan efficacy for fully ducted HRV, ERV, balanced and in-line fans shall be determined at a static pressure not less than what value?

A Renewable Energy Investment Fund (REIF) accepts payment from building project owners to construct or acquire interests in qualifying renewable energy systems, along with what else?

Demand control kitchen ventilation (DCKV) controls must be provided where a kitchen or kitchen/dining facility has a total Type I kitchen hood exhaust airflow rate greater than what CFM?

DCV is not required for spaces served by systems with energy recovery where the floor area is less than 1,000 square feet in which Climate Zones?

What condition in the pump hydraulic power operating point results in the maximum efficiency?

What is the maximum flow rate permitted for a faucet used for a private lavatory, hand sink, or bar sink?

When is the code official authorized to accept reports of third-party inspection agencies?

In Climate Zones 0A, 1A, 2A and 3A, an ERV system must have a net moisture transfer (NMT) that is not less than 40 percent at what temperature?

What is the maximum rated input required for a gas-fired storage water heater to be defined as a high-capacity gas-fired water heater?

Indoor grow is a space, other than a greenhouse, used exclusively for what purpose?

Where a change of occupancy results in the same or increased energy use intensity rank for Building Mechanical Systems, the systems serving the space undergoing the change shall comply with which section?

Which components are included in a fan system?

Upon issuing a permit, how shall approved construction documents be endorsed?

What components must be included in a self-contained, electrically operated, mechanically encased product to be considered a dehumidifier?

What characteristic must an organization concerned with product evaluation maintain regarding labeled items?

What is the formula for maximum daily energy consumption (kWh/day) for a Self-contained, Vertical closed solid (VCS.SC.L), low temperature commercial freezer?

For heat recovery heating chilling package applications where there is simultaneous cooling and heating, compliance with the heating performance heat recovery COPHR is required at how many of the AHRI 550/590 standard ratings conditions?

Where continuous insulation is installed on the exterior side of the above-grade wall and the roof is insulated entirely above deck, how far must the continuous insulation extend up both sides of the parapet?

Which characteristic is required for a captive key override lighting control?

For the TSPR Reference Building Design for School (warm) with filtration proposed less than MERV 13, what Main fan power (W/cfm) is modeled?

To comply with interior lighting power requirements, the addition must comply with Section C405.3.2 for the addition alone or how else?

Individual exterior luminaires less than 50 watts are exempt from controls requirements provided they pass functional tests verifying what condition?

Which material is explicitly excluded from the definition of biomass waste?

What causes voltage drop?

To be classified as Group R-2, R-3, or R-4 Group R occupancies under this code, the building must not exceed what maximum height above grade plane?

A space is considered indirectly heated or cooled if it communicates through openings with conditioned spaces, if it contains uninsulated ducts, piping, or other sources of heating/cooling, or if it is separated from conditioned spaces by what type of component?

Work on existing luminaires is considered a repair where only the bulb, the ballast, or both are replaced, provided the replacement does not increase what value?

The definition of a clean water pump requires a maximum nonabsorbent free solid content of what value?

What is the maximum required temperature setpoint for the subcooled liquid at the exit of the subcooler in low-temperature compressor systems?

For a system or material to be approved, to whom must it be acceptable?

Visible Transmittance (VT) is expressed as a number between which two values?

Buildings or portions of buildings undergoing a change of occupancy are exempt from complying with Energy Use Intensities requirements if the change is less than what area?

Which systems are included in the definition of data center systems?

A device capable of being operated by personal intervention is defined as what?

What is the base energy credit achieved for improved fenestration (E06) in Climate Zone 8 for Group R-2, R-4 and I-1 occupancy?

For air conditioners, air cooled, greater or equal to 65,000 Btu/h and less than 135,000 Btu/h, with electric resistance, what is the minimum required IEER?

The simulation program used to calculate the HVAC TSPR of the standard reference design shall NOT allow the user to directly modify what?

The boiler system supplies steam or hot water to heat output devices remote from the boiler, and includes the boiler(s), piping, and what other component?

A ventilation system operates 6,000 hours per year in Climate Zone 6B. If the outdoor air percentage is 15% (greater or equal to 10% and less than 20%), what is the minimum required design supply fan airflow rate (cfm)?

What is the minimum time period the code official shall retain one set of approved construction documents after the date of completion of the permitted work?

Where continuous insulation is NOT installed on the exterior wall and roof insulation is entirely above deck, equivalent R-value insulation must be installed not less than how far horizontally inward on the underside of the roof deck?

Record construction documents must be updated to include changes to which attribute of mechanical and electrical components?

What is the minimum insulation requirement (R-value) for unfired storage tanks?

What is the minimum thermal efficiency required for an oil-fired steam boiler with input capacity greater than 10,000,000 Btu/h?

The proposed design is used to estimate annual energy use for determining compliance based on simulated building performance and which other ratio?

What measurement constitutes the conditioned floor area?

What type of wall encloses a crawl space and is partially or totally below grade?

Fan System Electrical Input Power is the sum of the electrical power of all fans required to operate at fan system design conditions to supply air to the conditioned spaces and/or return it to the source or perform which other action?

Where a building has unfinished spaces, the lighting power allowance for those spaces shall be the total connected lighting power or what maximum alternative value, whichever is less?

What is the difference in minimum required performance (Btu/h x hp) between a propeller or axial fan evaporative condenser tested with R-448A test fluid and one tested with Ammonia test fluid?

A complex fan system combines a single-cabinet fan system with which other components?

Additions are exempt from additional energy efficiency credit requirements if they do not increase conditioned space or if they comply with which simulated building performance option?

For high-pressure ducts serving an alteration that triggers testing requirements, documentation must show that the rate of air leakage is less than or equal to what value?

A project utilizes SHW Energy Storage (G06). Demand Response Ready is No, and HPWH is NOT used. What is the Energy Credit Adjustment Factor?

Demand control ventilation (DCV) provides automatic reduction of outdoor air intake below design rates when the actual occupancy of spaces served is less than what?

Air leakage can be inward (infiltration) or outward (exfiltration) through the building thermal envelope caused by what condition?

What is the minimum roof curb height required for replaced or new roof-mounted mechanical equipment in Climate Zone 7?

What do humidistatic controls maintain at a setpoint?

Nonstandard Part Load Value (NPLV) is a figure of merit calculated and referenced to conditions other than what specific conditions?

Systems serving zones requiring humidity levels maintained with a precision of not more than 5 percent relative humidity are excepted from the humidification requirements, provided the authority having jurisdiction grants what?

Which items are included in information technology equipment (ITE)?

For Office (all others) occupancy in Climate Zone 5A, what is the Mechanical Performance Factor (MPF) required for the HVAC TSPR method?

Only buildings with what minimum number of floors above grade are permitted to use the Efficient Elevator credit (Q01)?

What is the minimum interior design temperature used for cooling load calculations?

Training provided to those operating and maintaining equipment must include a hands-on demonstration of all normal maintenance procedures, normal operating modes, and which other procedures?

Where an alteration requires compliance with Section C403 or its subsections, mechanical systems serving the alteration must comply with which mechanical system acceptance testing sections?

Each isolation area must be equipped with isolation devices and controls configured to automatically shut off the supply of conditioned air, outdoor air, and what else?

What is the Psi-Factor (Btu/h x ft x °F) for Noncompliant Thermal Bridges at Parapets?

Entrance doors contain over 50 percent glazing and are specifically designed to withstand what type of usage?

What is the primary function of an air curtain unit?

What must an occupant sensor control detect to regulate lighting, equipment, or appliances?

For spaces where additional lighting is installed for decorative appearance or highlighting art/exhibits, what is the maximum additional lighting power allowance limit (W/ft2) for lobbies?

If any work or installation does not pass an initial test or inspection, what is the required action?

If an addition with new vertical fenestration results in a total building vertical fenestration area exceeding that permitted by Section C402.5.1.1, the addition shall comply with which section?

Cooling systems shall not use hot gas bypass or other evaporator pressure control systems unless the system is designed with what feature?

What is the Standard Reference Design Electric Chiller Type required for an individual chiller plant capacity of 150 tons?

Common areas are conditioned spaces within Group R occupancy buildings that exclude dwelling units and which other type of unit?

Where is purchased energy delivered to?

Documentation furnished for leak testing high-pressure duct systems must demonstrate that representative sections totaling not less than what percentage of the duct area have been tested and comply?

Process application is defined as a manufacturing, industrial or commercial procedure where the primary purpose is other than conditioning spaces and maintaining comfort and amenities for whom?

What is the minimum ISMRE2 required for Air-source heat pumps (dehumidification mode) with energy recovery?

What is the minimum COPH for a standard size PTHP (heating mode) with capacity less than 7,000 Btu/h, rated at 47°F db/43°F wb outdoor air?

When testing portions of buildings greater than 50,000 square feet, representative above-grade portions must total not less than what percentage of the wall area enclosing the remaining conditioned space?

What length of time must a construction project, which had a lawful permit issued before the code’s effective date, have been pursued in good faith to avoid being subjected to changes required by the new code?

A physical renewable energy power purchase agreement is a contract for the purchase of renewable electricity from which source?

What is the Energy Credit Adjustment Factor if a project implements HVAC Load Management (G02) when a Demand Response Signal is Available (Yes), Demand Response is Required by Code (Yes), and Ventilation Shift is NOT included (No)?

In the Standard Reference Design for roofs, what solar reflectance value is used, except where specified in C402.4 and Table C402.4 for Climate Zones 0, 1, 2 and 3?

What must govern where different sections of this code specify different requirements?

Replacement of existing doors that separate conditioned space from the exterior shall not require the installation of a vestibule, provided that which existing feature is not removed?

A large air cooled heat pump (heating mode) with 250,000 Btu/h cooling capacity must meet a minimum COPH of 2.05 at which outdoor air temperature rating condition?

What is the minimum Annual Walk-in Energy Factor (AWEF) required for a Dedicated condensing, medium temperature, outdoor system (DC.M.O)?

The Sensible Energy Recovery Ratio (SERR) compares the difference between the dry-bulb air temperatures leaving the series energy recovery unit and the dehumidifying coil divided by the difference between 75°F (24°C) and the dry-bulb temperature of the air leaving which coil?

For historic buildings, who must sign the report demonstrating that code compliance would threaten the historic function of the building?

What is the maximum total chilled storage area required for an enclosed storage space to be classified as a walk-in freezer?

Materials, systems, and equipment must be identified in a manner that allows a determination of compliance with which specific code?

Which type of power are IEC DESIGN H MOTORS designed for use with?

For buildings with eight or more units, if a tested unit exceeds the maximum air leakage rate, how many additional units shall be tested?

What is the minimum net sensible COP required for a Water cooled with fluid economizer, Upflow—ducted unit, capacity greater or equal to 80,000 Btu/h and less than 295,000 Btu/h?

Biogas is a mixture of hydrocarbons that is a gas at 60°F (15.5°C) and what pressure?

Which systems located on the building site and supporting the building are included in the definition of building?

Who has the authority to appoint a deputy AHJ, other technical officers, and inspectors?

Clean water pumps meeting the criteria listed in C403.17 must achieve a PEI rating not greater than what value?

The Plumbing System inspection (C107.2.3) shall verify the installation of which energy component?

For Fixed enthalpy with fixed dry-bulb temperatures control, the economizer must shut off if outdoor air enthalpy exceeds what value?

What is the formula for maximum daily energy consumption (kWh/day) for a Remote Condensing, Vertical open (VOP.RC.M), medium temperature commercial refrigerator?

In Group R or I occupancies, lighting load management (G01) credits require that qualifying spaces cover not less than what percentage of the interior floor area?

What is housed in a single cabinet for a single-cabinet fan system?

For space constrained, air cooled (cooling mode) heat pumps (split system, three phase, less than or equal to 30,000 Btu/h), what is the minimum required SEER2?

How must a motor horsepower rating below the midpoint between two consecutive horsepowers listed in Table C405.8(1) be handled for determining the required minimum efficiency?

New heating and cooling equipment that is part of an alteration shall be sized in accordance with Section C403.3.1 based on the existing building features as modified by the alteration. Which circumstance is NOT an exception to this requirement?

What is the maximum Full Load (FL) kW/ton requirement for Liquid-cooled, electrically operated centrifugal chilling packages greater or equal to 150 tons and less than 300 tons under Path B?

What defines a variable refrigerant flow system (VRF) concerning its control steps?

Which qualification is required for members of the board of appeals?

What does an air economizer allow a cooling system to use to reduce or eliminate the need for mechanical cooling?

How are Warm Humid counties identified in Table C301.1?

Where are multiple fans in a fan array located?

Certification as a contributing resource within a National Register-listed, state-designated or locally designated historic district qualifies a structure as which type of building?

When simulating a demand response signal, the illumination level must be verified to have been reduced to not greater than what percentage of the maximum illumination level?

What is the minimum heating efficiency (HSPF2) for a single package, three-phase air cooled heat pump (heating mode) with cooling capacity less than 65,000 Btu/h?

For a building model with multiple thermal blocks, the blocks shall be configured together to have what relationship to the actual building design?

What is the maximum water consumption (GPR) allowed for an Under counter commercial dishwasher under high-temperature efficiency requirements?

On the scale used to measure emittance, what value indicates perfect release of thermal radiation?

What distinguishes roof recover from roof replacement?

A duct system includes ducts, duct fittings, plenums, fans, accessory air-handling equipment, appliances, and which other component?

What type of control device is a thermostat?

What is the maximum size (in diameter) that defines a large-diameter ceiling fan?

The code official is authorized to suspend or revoke a notice of approval for which reason?

Which party is responsible for maintaining buildings and structures in a safe and sanitary condition, including devices and systems required by this code?

For projects complying with Section C401.2, Item 2, what additional documentation must be included?

What is the minimum average full-load efficiency required for an Open, Polyphase small electric motor rated at 0.50 HP with 1800 RPM (4 Pole)?

What is the minimum EER for a Single-Package Vertical Heat Pump (SPVHP) in cooling mode with a capacity of 70,000 Btu/h?

Where is cavity insulation located?

What building component is the F-factor specifically the perimeter heat loss factor for?

Which lighting control limits the maximum power to individual luminaires or groups of luminaires in a space?

Which is the minimum CDD10°C (in SI units) required for a location to be classified as Thermal Climate Zone 1?

Where a change of occupancy results in the same or increased energy use intensity rank for Service Water Heating, the systems serving the space undergoing the change shall comply with which section?

For the Medium Office (warm) TSPR Reference Building Design (Simple Systems), what is the modeled Heating Source?

Gas warm-air furnaces relying on the efficiency metric must include an interrupted or intermittent ignition device (IID), have jacket losses not exceeding 0.75 percent of the input rating, and what additional feature?

What does a rooftop monitor contain?

What is the maximum slip at rated load permitted for a NEMA DESIGN C MOTOR?

What is the minimum Ceiling Fan Energy Index (CFEI) required at high (maximum) speed for a large-diameter ceiling fan?

A dwelling unit is a single unit providing complete independent living facilities, including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and what other provision?

When nonconditioned space is altered to become conditioned space and compliance is achieved using the component performance alternative (C402.1.4), the proposed UA shall not be greater than what percentage of the target UA?

What is the Psi-Factor (Btu/h x ft x °F) for Compliant Thermal Bridges at Balconies and floor decks?

A dedicated outdoor air system (DOAS) supplies 100 percent outdoor air primarily for the purpose of ventilation and is a separate system from what other system?

Liquid subcooling shall be provided for all low-temperature compressor systems with a design cooling capacity greater or equal to 100,000 Btu and what design-saturated suction temperature?

What is Thermal Distribution Efficiency (TDE) evaluating the difference in heat between which two points of the air duct?

What is the base energy credit achieved for Commercial Kitchen Equipment (Q02) in Climate Zone 4B for Group A-2 occupancy?

If a shower is served by multiple shower heads, how must the combined flow rate be managed to comply with the table?

What is the minimum COPH required for Brine-to-air, ground loop heat pumps (heating mode) with capacity less than 135,000 Btu/h (cooling capacity)?

A fault detection and diagnostics (FDD) system is required for buildings with a gross conditioned floor area of not less than 100,000 square feet, served by one or more HVAC systems controlled by what type of system?

Compare the minimum nominal full-load efficiency of a 2-pole, Enclosed motor rated at 1 HP (77.0%) versus an 8-pole, Enclosed motor rated at 1 HP.

For liquid-chilling packages, which performance requirements must be met or exceeded to comply with the standard?

Piping serving as part of a heating or cooling system is NOT required to be thermally insulated if it conveys fluids that have a design operating temperature range between 60°F and what maximum temperature?

Which item must be included in the energy code compliance documentation delivered to the owner?

Which requirement must be met for the code official to waive the requirement for construction documents?

What is the minimum Energy Efficiency Credit (EC) required for Group B Occupancy in Climate Zone 3A?

Direct buried piping that conveys fluids at or below what temperature is excepted from thermal insulation requirements?

What is the standard reference design used to determine?

Substantial improvement applies when the cost of improvement equals or is more than what percentage of the market value of the structure before the improvement?

Which specific efficiency item is verified during the Mechanical System Inspection (C107.2.4)?

Which standard, besides NFRC 100, can be used to determine the U-factor of a garage door or rolling door?

What are the rating conditions (dry bulb/dew point) required for a Water cooled, Upflow—nonducted unit, with a Class 1 designation?

Energy recovery ventilation systems are not required for systems expected to operate less than how many hours per week at the outdoor air percentage covered by the tables?

Which component efficiency parameter is verified during the Building Thermal Envelope inspection (C107.2.2)?

What is the proposed design compared to during simulated building performance?

What is the penalty for any person who continues work after being served with a stop work order, except to remove a violation or unsafe condition?

What is the minimum rating (in kW) for an IEC DESIGN N MOTOR?

In Climate Zone 5A, what is the minimum total chilled-water system capacity (excluding units with air economizers) for Local Water-Cooled Chilled-Water Systems that requires an economizer?

A desiccant dehumidification system uses a solid or liquid material to remove moisture from which medium?

Which source of energy is considered a renewable energy resource?

What is the base energy credit achieved for adding wall insulation (E05) in Climate Zone 6A for Group R-2, R-4 and I-1 occupancy?

Where heated slabs are below grade, how must below-grade walls comply with U-factor requirements?

What does the Chi-Factor (χ-Factor) characterize the heat loss factor for?

What is the formula for maximum energy consumption (kWh/day) for a medium temperature Walk-in Passage door (PD, M)?

Which building element must be represented on the construction documents?

If an air-cooled air conditioner is 800,000 Btu/h and has “All other” heating section type, what is the minimum required IEER?

What is the minimum thermal resistance (R-value) a floor in an unconditioned basement must have to be exempt from wall insulation requirements in Climate Zone 5? (Note: This type of calculation question based on a definition must be based only on defined terms, which is challenging here, but based on the definition structure, we are limited to C202 text)

What specific action must the FDD system automatically perform, based on analysis of collected data, to assist authorized personnel?

Garage doors must have a maximum air leakage rate of 0.40 cfm/ft2 when tested in accordance with ANSI/DASMA 105, NFRC 400, or what ASTM test procedure?

Under what conditions is the code official authorized to issue a stop work order?

A NEMA DESIGN B MOTOR must draw locked-rotor current not to exceed the values shown in which NEMA MG1 section for 60 hertz?

What is the climate zone designation for Miami-Dade County, Florida?

Where an alteration to exterior lighting increases the connected exterior lighting power by more than what value, must all exterior lighting comply with Section C405.5?

Which function is not a primary function of an equipment room?

Which components enclose an enclosed space?

The building thermal envelope shall be tested by an approved third party in accordance with ASTM E3158 or an equivalent approved method. A report must be submitted to the code official and owner that includes all of the following EXCEPT:

The unit must be configured to report faults to a fault management application available for access by authorized personnel, or annunciated locally where?

Integrated Part Load Value (IPLV) is a single-number figure of merit based on part-load EER, COP, or kW/ton expressing part-load efficiency for air-conditioning and heat pump equipment on the basis of operation at which type of load capacities?

What material is a fenestration product, field-fabricated made of?

In Climate Zone 4B, which occupancy group has the lowest minimum energy efficiency credit required?

What is the minimum efficiency requirement for a 3-phase gas warm-air furnace (weatherized) with input capacity less than 225,000 Btu/h, irrespective of cooling capacity?

What is the maximum angular range from true north in which a surface is considered north-oriented in the northern hemisphere?

Which of the following components associated with piping 1 inch (25 mm) or less in diameter are explicitly excepted from thermal insulation requirements?

What is the minimum EER for a VRF water source heat pump (cooling mode) with heat recovery, size less than 65,000 Btu/h, and 86°F entering water?

Alterations that are classified as “substantial improvements” must comply with measures from Sections C406.2 and C406.3 to earn the number of required credits specified in which table?

Permit fees must be paid in accordance with the schedule established by which entity?

What is the angular range from true east in which a surface is considered east-oriented in the northern hemisphere?

Where the subject matter of a referenced standard overlaps with the scope of this code, which provisions shall take precedence?

What is the default U-factor assigned to a single glazed window with a metal frame?

What is the purpose of horticultural lighting?

For a location to be classified as Thermal Climate Zone 5, the HDD18°C (in SI units) must be greater than 3000 and less than or equal to what value?

Which Climate Zones do not offer a base energy credit for Reduced Air Leakage (E03) for Group B Occupancies?

A networked guestroom control system is capable of identifying the rented and unrented status of each guestroom and is associated with which Group R occupancy building type?

In a water economizer system, how is the supply air of a cooling system cooled?

Prior to which inspections must evidence of mechanical systems commissioning and completion be provided?

What is the minimum COPH required for Air source heat pump chilling packages greater or equal to 150 tons when providing heating to a 105°F/120°F entering/leaving heating liquid temperature, with 17 db/15 wb OAT source?

For a wall to be classified as a wall, above-grade, what minimum percentage must be above grade?

In buildings having eight or more dwelling or sleeping units, the greater of seven units or what percentage of the units in the building shall be tested?

What is the minimum skylight roof ratio required for a structure to be classified as a greenhouse?

The Solar Reflectance Index (SRI) shall be determined in accordance with ASTM E1980 using a convection coefficient of what value (in Btu/h x ft2 x °F)?

What costs, in addition to the annual cost for purchased energy, are included in the definition of energy cost?

Longitudinal and transverse joints, seams and connections of supply and return ducts operating at a static pressure less than or equal to 2 inches water gauge (w.g.) shall be securely fastened and sealed with welds, gaskets, mastics (adhesives), mastic-plus-embedded-fabric systems or what other sealing method?

What is the maximum allowed carryover credit limit for S-1 and S-2 Occupancies in Climate Zone 8?

A device that is self-acting, operating by its own mechanism when actuated by some impersonal influence, such as a change in temperature or pressure, is defined as what?

U-factor measures the coefficient of heat transmission between which two media?

What is the minimum nominal full-load efficiency (%) required for a 6-pole, Enclosed NEMA Design C or IEC Design H motor rated at 75 HP?

When testing demand responsive lighting controls (G01), what is the maximum required reduction in illumination level when simulating a demand response signal?

What is the climate zone designation for Anchorage, Alaska?

When a code official issues a permit for part of an energy conservation system before the entire system documents are approved, how does the holder of such a permit proceed?

Who is the officer or designated authority charged with the administration and enforcement of this code?

A financial renewable energy power purchase agreement is also known as a financial power purchase agreement and what other term?

What is the minimum Moisture Removal Efficiency (MRE) required for a Single package indoor water-cooled pool dehumidifier?

Where U-factors have been established by testing in accordance with ASTM C1363, what is permitted to be added to or subtracted from the original tested design?

What is the fan nameplate electrical input power?

DCV is required for spaces in Climate Zone 5A that are larger than 250 square feet and have a high occupant density. What is the minimum floor area threshold for requiring DCV in Climate Zones 0A and 1A?

When combining heat pump water heating (W02) and efficient gas water heating (W03), what is the maximum percentage of the W03 table credit that can be achieved, regardless of capacity?

Which provisions must a commercial building meet for compliance?

What is the maximum assembly U-factor required for garage doors having a single row of fenestration in Climate Zones 7 and 8?

Large-diameter ceiling fans shall be tested and labeled in accordance with AMCA 230 and meet the efficiency requirements of Table C403.9 and what other standard?

A parking garage section is separated from all other parts of the garage by full-height solid walls or what other physical barrier?

What does a demand response signal indicate?

Which standard is used to determine the R-value of insulated siding?

What is the source energy conversion factor for Natural gas (fossil fuel delivered to buildings)?

What must be removed during roof replacement?

A ventilation system operates 9,000 hours per year in Climate Zone 0B. If the outdoor air percentage is 35% (greater or equal to 30% and less than 40%), what is the minimum required design supply fan airflow rate (cfm)?

Ducts and plenums designed to operate at static pressures equal to or greater than 3 inches water gauge must be leak tested and shown to have a rate of air leakage less than or equal to what value?

What is the minimum performance required for a Propeller or axial fan open-circuit cooling tower?

A commercial building is defined as all buildings that are not included in the definition of what other building type?

A project is allowed to claim energy credits from how many of the SHW distribution temperature maintenance measures (W05, W06, W07) listed in this section?

Exterior walls are defined as walls that include both above-grade walls and which other specific type of wall?

Measure credits for L02 High-End Trim Lighting Controls shall be achieved where qualifying spaces are not less than what percentage of the project interior floor area (excluding dwelling/sleeping units)?

What does a thermal block represent in energy simulation?

What is the function of isolation devices?

Congregate living facilities are buildings containing sleeping units where residents share bathroom or which other facility?

For an electrical system involving energy storage systems (ESS), what detail must be included on the construction documents?

What does the Psi-Factor (Ψ-Factor) characterize the heat loss factor for?

Air barrier joints and seams shall be sealed, including sealing transitions in places and changes in materials. What must the joints and seals be securely installed to resist?

For Lighting, which IBC Occupancy Classification is listed as having a Low Energy Use Intensity Rank?

For a location in the Northern Hemisphere, if precipitation, P, occurs between 30 and 70 percent during the high sun period (April through September), which equation must be used to determine the Dry/Humid threshold?

If the occupancy of a building is unknown for simulation documentation, the Standard Reference Design lighting power density shall be 1.0 watt per square foot based on the categorization of buildings as what occupancy type?

The entirety of which US State is located within Climate Zone 4A?

For air cooled heat pumps (cooling mode), single package, three phase, size greater or equal to 65,000 Btu/h and less than 135,000 Btu/h, with all other heating section type, what is the minimum required IEER?

Coefficient of Performance (COP)—Cooling is the ratio of the rate of heat removal to the rate of what other factor?

Altered building thermal envelope assemblies must be provided with an air barrier in accordance with Section C402.6.1, but testing requirements specified in C402.6.1.2 are not required, and the air barrier need not be continuous with which part of the building?

When existing building thermal envelope assemblies are altered, the existing R-value of insulation shall not be reduced or the U-factor of the assembly increased, except where complying with which section?

What is the maximum operating temperature allowed for commercial ice cream freezers, which have a rating temperature of -15°F (I)?

Buildings undergoing a change in occupancy from Group F, H, S, or U occupancy classification shall comply with which section?

The conditions under which the commissioning test will be performed must affirm winter design conditions, full outside air conditions, and what other design condition?

What is the minimum heavy-load cooking energy efficiency (%) required for a Large vat open deep-fat electric fryer?

For a location to be classified as Humid (A), it must meet which criteria?

A wall, below-grade is on the exterior of the building and is not less than what minimum percentage below grade?

Which verification point is included in the Footing and Foundation Insulation inspection (C107.2.1)?

A vegetative roof assembly includes vegetation and related landscape elements, and is designed primarily for what function?

New lighting systems installed as part of an addition shall comply with which two sections of this code?

What is the minimum slope from horizontal required for a window to be classified as vertical fenestration?

Who is authorized to establish a refund policy regarding permit fees?

What is the maximum hot gas bypass capacity allowed (as a percentage of total capacity) for cooling systems with a rated capacity of 240,000 Btu/h or less?

For the ventilation shift strategy in HVAC Load Management (G02), outdoor air must be reduced by at least what percentage during the peak period?

For economizer control type in Climate Zones 5A, 6A, all B & C, what fixed lockout control must be modeled in the TSPR Proposed Design?

How much higher is the minimum required combustion efficiency for an oil-fired hot water boiler greater than 2,500,000 Btu/h than a gas-fired hot water boiler of the same capacity range?

If source energy is used as the metric of comparison for electricity in US locations, what resource shall be used to calculate the source energy conversion factors?

Which combination of measures is explicitly listed as a compliance path for achieving envelope credits?

What minimum R-value is required for a thermal break device installed in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions to achieve compliance for parapets?

What authority is specifically prohibited from the board of appeals?

What is the minimum AWEF required for a Unit cooler, low temperature (UC.L) with net capacity greater or equal to 15,500 Btu/h?

Central systems and plants shall be provided with controls and devices that will allow system and equipment operation while serving only what?

What is the minimum efficiency requirement (SEER2) for air conditioners, air cooled, split system, three phase, with size category < 65,000 Btu/h?

Fan system airflow is the sum of the airflow of all fans with fan electrical input power greater than what threshold?

Which water source heat pump system requires a higher minimum EER in cooling mode (capacity less than 135,000 Btu/h, 59°F entering water)?

What specific quantity of renewable electricity generation does a Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) represent?

For Group B occupancies in Climate Zone 4A, compare the base credits for UA reduction (E02) versus Improved Fenestration (E06).

Words used in the singular number shall include which other number?

A building entrance is used to gain access to the building from the outside by whom?

For exit access and exit stairways, the power in excess of the allowed power is not included if the applicable code requires an illuminance of what level or more on the walking surface?

What is the primary purpose of an energy recovery ventilation system?

The lowest values of the in Table C406.3.7 apply where not less than what percentage of the whole-building design end use service water heating requirements are met using only heat pump heating?

What is the minimum roof curb height required for replaced or new roof-mounted mechanical equipment in Climate Zones 4, 5, and 6?

For the code official to approve an alternative material or design, the proposed work must be found to be not less than the equivalent of the prescribed code requirements for which mandatory criterion?

How is Energy Use Intensity (EUI) determined?

What is the maximum allowed carryover credit limit for Group E Occupancies in Climate Zone 4B?

Compliance based on simulated building performance requires an annual energy cost that is less than or equal to what metric of the standard reference design?

What is the minimum opaque surface area required for a door to be defined as an opaque door?

Where insulation materials are installed without an observable manufacturer’s R-value mark (such as blown or draped products), where must the insulation certificate be left immediately after installation?

What is the minimum opening rate (in inches per second) required for a high speed door?

What is the minimum IEER required for VRF air conditioners, air cooled, with size greater or equal to 240,000 Btu/h and electric resistance heating?

What is the minimum required COP for a heat pump pool heater at the specified rating conditions (50°F db, 44.2°F wb outdoor air, 80.0°F entering water)?

For Differential dry bulb control, the economizer must shut off when the outdoor air temperature exceeds the return air temperature in which Climate Zones?

Products lacking a labeled U-factor shall be assigned a default U-factor from Table C303.1.3(1) or which other table?

Which specific type of faults does a Fault Detection and Diagnostics (FDD) System automatically identify?

When are construction documents required to be prepared by a registered design professional?

Recirculated air is considered ventilation air only if it has been treated to maintain what?

What causes infiltration into a building?

If a building includes both residential building and commercial building portions, how must each portion meet the provisions?

If the code official utilizes a registered design professional to review plans, what must be true about that professional?

A project shall achieve credits for improved envelope performance by complying with which combination of measures?

What is the minimum nominal efficiency (%) required for a Single-phase low-voltage dry-type distribution transformer rated at 100 kVA?

Which document detail, if applicable, is required to be included on the construction documents?

What is the purpose of a heat trap?

What capability defines a demand responsive control?

For blown-in or sprayed fiberglass and cellulose roof/ceiling insulation, markers indicating thickness must be installed at a frequency of not less than one for every what area throughout the attic space?

What must the estimated value of work provided by the applicant include?

What is the minimum nominal full-load efficiency (%) for a 4-pole, Open NEMA Design A, NEMA Design B, or IEC Design N motor rated at 20 HP?

For a location to be classified as a Marine (C) Zone, the warmest month mean temperature must be less than what temperature?

In Climate Zone 4A, how much larger is the capacity requirement (in Btu/h) for economizer cooling for Air-Cooled Chilled-Water Systems compared to Local Water-Cooled Chilled-Water Systems?

A condensing unit is a factory-made assembly of refrigeration components designed to compress and liquefy which substance?

What is the minimum performance required for a Centrifugal fan closed-circuit cooling tower?

When determining the climate zone for locations not listed, which step is performed first according to R301.3?

What is the refrigerant liquid saturation temperature at a specified pressure known as?

Service water heating is defined as the supply of hot water for purposes other than what?

Materials lacking 3-year-aged tested values for either solar reflectance or thermal emittance shall be assigned a 3-year-aged thermal emittance value of what?

The definition of an air barrier requires materials to be joined together in what manner to restrict or prevent the passage of air?

What is the maximum air leakage rate (cfm/ft2) allowed for curtain walls?

At least what percentage of branch circuit feeders installed for modular furniture not shown on the construction documents shall have automatic receptacle control?

A refrigerated warehouse cooler must have a total chilled storage area of not less than what minimum size?

For Retail (M) occupancy in Climate Zone 4C, what is the Mechanical Performance Factor (MPF) required for the HVAC TSPR method?

For buildings less than 10,000 square feet, the entire thermal envelope is permitted to be tested in accordance with ASTM E779, ASTM E3158, ASTM E1827 or an equivalent approved method. What is the metric equivalent area?

What is the Psi-Factor difference between Noncompliant and Compliant Thermal Bridges for Vertical fenestration?

Which components are included in luminaire-level lighting controls?

Each fan and fan array (non-VAV) shall have a fan energy index (FEI) of not less than what value at the design point of operation?

The board of appeals is created to hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions, or determinations made by which party?

What is the minimum nominal efficiency (%) required for a Three-phase low-voltage dry-type distribution transformer rated at 500 kVA?

What is the minimum dissolved solid content a clean water pump can handle?

What is the default Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC) for double glazed, tinted fenestration?

Which fan type is included in the definition of powered roof/wall ventilators?

Which of the following swinging doors has the highest maximum air leakage rate?

An embedded fan is part of a manufactured assembly where the assembly includes functions other than what?

For TSPR Proposed Design simulation, what is the fixed sizing factor used for cooling equipment capacity?

Which climate zone applies to Autauga County, Alabama?

In Climate Zone 2B, what is the minimum total chilled-water system capacity (excluding units with air economizers) for Air-Cooled Chilled-Water Systems that requires an economizer?

Where two or more layers of continuous insulation board are used in a construction assembly, the edge joints between each layer must be treated in what manner?

Using the maximum allowable pipe volume method, what is the maximum water volume allowed from the nearest source of heated water to the termination of the fixture supply pipe for other plumbing fixtures or plumbing appliances (excluding public lavatory faucets)?

What is the maximum idle energy rate (Btu/h) for a Standard open deep-fat gas fryer?

Evaporative condensers intended for use with halocarbon refrigerants other than R-448A must meet the minimum efficiency requirements listed with what refrigerant as the test fluid?

Building commissioning is a process that verifies and documents that selected building systems have been designed, installed, and function according to the owner’s project requirements, construction documents, and what else?

Which U.S. Territory is specifically designated as belonging to the Tropical Climate Region?

For buildings greater than 50,000 square feet, if portions of the building are tested, the measured air leakage must be averaged based on what method to ensure compliance with the whole building air leakage limit?

An approved source must be competent and experienced in the application of engineering principles to materials, methods or which other analysis?

If 70 percent or more of the precipitation occurs during the high sun period, the location is Dry (B) if the Annual Precipitation (P) is less than the value determined by which equation?

What process encompasses both roof recover and roof replacement?

What is the minimum Full Load (FL) COP (W/W) required for Absorption double effect, indirect fired chilling packages of all capacities?

What is the default U-factor assigned to an insulated metal opaque door (other than rolling)?

The preliminary commissioning report must identify the results of functional performance tests, disposition of deficiencies, and which of the following?

What must enable a device, appliance, or equipment to be reached to satisfy the definition of access (to)?

The daylight zone is that portion of a building’s interior floor area that is illuminated by what?

Direct Digital Control (DDC) converts controlled and monitored data, such as temperature, to digital format for manipulation by a digital computer, and then converts it back to analog or binary form for what purpose?

In Arizona, what is the climate zone designation for Navajo County?

Materials, systems, and equipment must be installed in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions and which other code?

To qualify under C403.17, a clean water pump must have a shaft input power that is greater than or equal to 1.0 hp and less than or equal to what maximum horsepower?

If a person commences work before obtaining the necessary permits, what is the consequence?

What is the default Visible Transmittance (VT) for single glazed, tinted fenestration?

For Climate Zones 4–5, what is the maximum U-factor permitted for Fixed vertical fenestration seeking Energy Credit E06?

For the TSPR Reference Building Design for a Large Office (cold), what is the modeled fan control?

For proposed designs with ground-source or groundwater-source heat pumps, the standard reference design HVAC system shall be what specific System Type?

The Enthalpy Recovery Ratio (ERR) is expressed as a percentage of the change in the enthalpy of the outdoor air supply divided by the difference between the outdoor air and what other air’s enthalpy?

What defines the occupied-standby mode of an HVAC zone?

Where a change of occupancy results in a whole building fenestration area greater than the maximum allowed by C402.5.1, compliance is required using C402.1.4, with a proposed UA not greater than what percentage of the target UA?

Insulation applied to the exterior of foundation components must have a protective covering that is rigid, opaque, and what other characteristic to prevent degradation?

What is the denominator of the HVAC Total System Performance Ratio (HVAC TSPR)?

For combination SHW systems in buildings that have a design generating capacity greater than 900,000 Btu/h, the proportioned W03 credit shall be further multiplied by what percentage?

The reduction in energy cost of the proposed design associated with on-site renewable energy shall be not more than what percentage of the total energy cost calculated under C407.2?

An integrated HVAC system is designed to handle both sensible and what other type of heat removal?

What operating conditions define fan system design conditions?

What is the minimum SEER required for VRF air conditioners, air cooled, with size less than 65,000 Btu/h three-phase for applications in the US?

What is the maximum hot gas bypass capacity allowed (as a percentage of total capacity) for cooling systems with a rated capacity greater than 240,000 Btu/h?

What pressure drop credit adjustment is allowed for Return air or exhaust systems required to be fully ducted and maintain air pressure differentials for laboratory and vivarium systems?

If the proposed design has no chilled water pumps, the standard reference design pump power shall be modeled at 22 W/gpm, which corresponds to a pump operating against what head pressure?

What is the minimum EER for a standard size PTAC (cooling mode) with capacity greater than 15,000 Btu/h?

Which two performance properties must dynamic glazing have the fully reversible ability to change?

What is the maximum angular range from true west to the north in the northern hemisphere in which a surface is considered west-oriented?

Which refrigeration system is used for maintaining food product above freezing?

What is the maximum air leakage rate (cfm/ft2) allowed for commercial glazed swinging entrance doors?

In which pair of Climate Zones are economizers NOT required for Local Water-Cooled Chilled-Water Systems regardless of capacity listed in the table?

What type of motor is a NEMA DESIGN A MOTOR?

When shall a notice of approval be issued by the code official?

Which component is explicitly included in the definition of a roof assembly?

What is the minimum EER required for Water-to-air, water loop heat pumps (cooling mode) with capacity greater or equal to 65,000 Btu/h and less than 135,000 Btu/h?

A demand control kitchen ventilation (DCKV) system provides automatic, continuous control over exhaust hood and makeup air fan speed in response to temperature, optical, or infrared (IR) sensors that monitor cooking activity or through what other mechanism?

For Service Water Heating, which IBC Occupancy Classification is listed as having a High Energy Use Intensity Rank?

An approved agency must be an established and recognized agency that is regularly engaged in conducting tests, furnishing inspection services, or furnishing which other service?

An energy simulation tool must be an approved program or methodology that projects which specific measurement?

Boiler systems shall not be equipped with what device?

In calculating the additional lighting power allowance for retail sales areas, Retail Area 3 includes floor area used for the sale of furniture, clothing, cosmetics, and what other product?

For Building Mechanical Systems, which IBC Occupancy Classification is listed as having a High Energy Use Intensity Rank?

Which of the following motors is explicitly exempt from the minimum nominal full-load efficiency requirements?

What is the angular range from true south in which a surface is considered south-oriented in the northern hemisphere?

A standard size PTAC (cooling mode) has a rated capacity of 10,000 Btu/h. What is the minimum required EER?

Duct testing is required for ducts and plenums designed to operate at a static pressure not less than what value, where the alteration relocates 25 percent or more of the total duct length?

How much lower is the minimum net sensible COP for a standard Glycol cooled, Downflow unit (capacity less than 80,000 Btu/h) versus the same unit equipped with a fluid economizer?

What is the minimum net sensible COP required for a Water cooled with fluid economizer, Nonducted unit, capacity greater or equal to 29,000 Btu/h and less than 65,000 Btu/h?

Qualifying elevators in the building shall be energy efficiency Class A per which standard and table?

Which of the following alterations need not comply with the requirements for new construction, provided that the energy use of the building is not increased?

In Thermal Climate Zone 5, what is the maximum CDD10°C (in SI units) allowed for a location to be classified as Marine (5C)?

What is the minimum required combustion efficiency for warm-air unit heaters that are oil-fired?

Which activity must the Final Inspection include verification of documentation for?

DCV requirements are exempted for which type of multiple-zone systems?

Approved software tools for simulated building performance must be capable of modeling building operation for how long?

Compare the maximum idle energy rate allowed for a Single Gas Rack Oven versus a Double Gas Rack Oven.

What type of energy facility must be qualified as a community energy facility under applicable jurisdictional statutes and rules?

When an emergency exists, what requirement for a stop work order is the code official not required to follow?

What components are required in a circulating hot water system to move heated water from the water-heating equipment to the fixture supply and back?

The thermal resistance (R-value) of insulation shall be determined at a mean temperature of what value?

What is the minimum thermal efficiency required for a gas-fired hot water boiler with input capacity between 300,000 Btu/h and 2,500,000 Btu/h?

Fan System BHP is the sum of fan brake horsepower required to operate at fan system design conditions to supply air to conditioned spaces and return it to the source or perform which other action?

What type of energy can an Energy Storage System (ESS) supply at a future time?

Newly installed boiler systems with a combustion air fan motor nameplate horsepower rating of 10 horsepower or more shall comply with one of two options: variable speed motor or controls that modulate fan airflow as a function of the load to a speed not greater than what percentage of design air volume?

For projects with more than seven claimed qualifying spaces utilizing L02 High-End Trim, the reduction due to high-end trim must be tested in not less than 10 percent of spaces, and not less than how many spaces?

Demand control ventilation (DCV) shall be provided for spaces with ventilation provided by single-zone systems where what type of economizer is provided?

What is the saturation temperature corresponding to the measured refrigerant pressure at the condenser inlet known as?

For systems operating not less than 8,000 hours per year with 75% outdoor air (greater or equal to 70% and less than 80%), compare the required minimum design supply fan airflow rate (cfm) in Climate Zone 4A vs Climate Zone 4B.

An FDD system must sample HVAC system performance at least how often?

What does fan brake horsepower (BHP) not include?

What must be sufficiently similar within a zone?

Energy credits for a Heat Trace System (W07) are available for projects with a gross floor area greater than what minimum size?

Ventilation includes both supplying and removing air from a space using which processes?

What characteristic defines a building site?

In the Standard Reference Design for below-grade walls, what is the required wall type?

R-value is defined as the inverse of the time rate of which factor?

The total voltage drop across the combination of customer-owned service conductors, feeder conductors and branch circuit conductors shall not exceed what percentage?

What is the pressure drop adjustment credit (in inches w.c.) allowed for particulate filtration using MERV 13 thru 15 filters?

What is the maximum temperature (in °C) a walk-in cooler is capable of being refrigerated to?

Regarding sealing concealed fire sprinklers, what type of sealant shall NOT be used to fill voids between fire sprinkler cover plates and walls or ceilings?

Which portions of a building are excluded from the work area definition?

For Climate Zone 3, what is the minimum Visible Transmittance (VT) required for vertical fenestration seeking Energy Credit E06?

Compressors and multiple-compressor system suction groups must use floating suction pressure control logic to reset the target suction pressure temperature based on what factor?

Which climate zone applies to Daggett County, Utah?

What is the default U-factor assigned to a double glazed skylight with a metal frame?

What is the base energy credit achieved for DOAS/fan control (H05) in Climate Zone 5A for Group B occupancy?

Additions must comply with sufficient energy efficiency credit measures from Sections C406.2 and C406.3 to achieve not less than what percentage of the number of required credits from Table C406.1.1(1)?

Terms not defined in this code but defined in the International Fuel Gas Code shall have meanings ascribed to them in that code, including which other specific ICC code?

In the standard reference design fossil fuel boiler model, hot water supply temperature shall be modeled at what design temperature?

For sprayed polyurethane foam (SPF) insulation, which required detail must be indicated on the certification provided by the installer?

On what basis shall an application for appeal be made to the board of appeals?

How is closed-circuit cooling tower performance defined for the purposes of this table?

What is the minimum net sensible COP for an Air cooled with ducted condenser, Ducted unit, capacity greater or equal to 65,000 Btu/h?

Which element assembly is specifically included in the building thermal envelope definition?

For heating load calculations, the interior design temperature shall be a maximum of what value?

How is the minimum efficiency level determined for a low-voltage dry-type distribution transformer with a kVA rating not listed in the table?

To qualify under C403.17, a clean water pump must have a flow rate of 25 gallons per minute (1.58 L/s) or greater at its best efficiency point (BEP) at what condition?

A location falls into Thermal Climate Zone 3 if its CDD50°F (in IP units) is less than or equal to 6,300 and its HDD65°F is less than or equal to what value?

Floating suction pressure controls are NOT required for single-compressor systems that lack what capability?

A data center has a design total ITE equipment power density exceeding what value?

What is the Pump Energy Index (PEI) based on?

If the applicant makes changes during construction that do not comply with the approved construction documents, what process is required?

For VAV systems with direct digital control (DDC), the volume of air reheated, recooled, or mixed in each zone must be reduced to what maximum percentage of the zone design peak supply?

Within what time frame must required closeout documents be provided to the building owner after the date of receipt of the certificate of occupancy?

Fenestration products are classified as either skylights or what other category?

What is the minimum COPH required for a VRF water source heat pump (heating mode) with capacity greater or equal to 240,000 Btu/h and 68°F entering water?

Words used in the present tense shall include which other tense?

Opaque assemblies establishing U-factors by testing in accordance with ASTM C1363 shall be a compliance alternative provided they meet the criteria of which table?

What is nameplate horsepower?

What is the default U-factor assigned to a wood opaque door?

Where nonconditioned space is changed to conditioned space, and the simulated building performance option (C407) is used for compliance, the proposed design annual energy cost shall not exceed what percentage of the annual energy cost otherwise permitted by C407.2?

An energy recovery ventilation system must have a sensible recovery efficiency (SRE) of not less than 65 percent at what temperature?

Which of the following is explicitly exempt from interior lighting power allowance calculation?

A radiant heating system primarily transfers heat to objects and surfaces within a conditioned space by which mechanism?

What is the purpose of an internal curtain system in a greenhouse?

How is wall height measured for calculating the testing unit enclosure area?

What is the minimum COPSHC required for a Liquid-source electrically operated centrifugal chilling package, size greater or equal to 400 and less than 600 tons, providing simultaneous cooling and heating to a 105°F/120°F entering/leaving heating liquid temperature?