Spring 2024 TAB Journal Quiz

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TAB Professionals Can Enhance Owner Training

John Bryan, TBE, JM Test & Balance, Inc.

1. What was the general design airflow range for the school's system?(Required)

1500-2000 CFM

1000-1500 CFM

750-1000 CFM

2500-3000 CFM

TAB Professionals Can Enhance Owner Training

John Bryan, TBE, JM Test & Balance, Inc.

2. Which quality assurance measure would let the author's team know if maintenance staff later adjusted the valve setting?(Required)

Record the balance valve setting in the certified report.

Write the balance valve setting on the insulation closest to the valve.

Lock down the set screw on the valve.

Place caulk on the FPVAV potentiometer dial.

Filling the Experience Gap: How Sailors, Not Just Nukes, Can Execute Your Mission

Brian Atkinson, CxA, Sustainable Building Partners

3. The author says that a conventional Sailor can be closely compared to a(n)...?(Required)

TAB professional

MEP subcontractor

Commissioning professional

General contractor

Filling the Experience Gap: How Sailors, Not Just Nukes, Can Execute Your Mission

Brian Atkinson, CxA, Sustainable Building Partners

4. What "rate" (or job type) of Sailor is responsible for maintaining air conditioning on a ship?(Required)

Machinist's Mate (MM)

Gas Turbine System Technician (GSE)

Engineman (EN)

Electrician's Mate (EM)

Effects of Improper Sealing of an Underfloor System Installation

Mark King, TBE, General Air Control, Inc.

5. Where did the author's team have to take most of their underfloor pressure measurements?(Required)

Through a floor tile screw hole

Through a door jamb

Through a data port

Through a filing cabinet table hole

Effects of Improper Sealing of an Underfloor System Installation

Mark King, TBE, General Air Control, Inc.

6. What measurement did the author's team attempt for the first time on this project?(Required)

Underfloor plenum pressure

Discharge pressure

Total air-coil traverse

Door jamb velocity

Artificial Intelligence in the Energy and Facilities Management Industries

Bob Knoedler, PE, CxA, EMP, Hanson Professional Services Inc.

7. According to the article, what is one of the most common uses of AI in the energy sector?(Required)

Designing efficient electrical utility grids

Analyzing energy usage data

Predicting energy supply and demand

Providing automated customer service

Artificial Intelligence in the Energy and Facilities Management Industries

Bob Knoedler, PE, CxA, EMP, Hanson Professional Services Inc.

8. What is the current annual power consumption of the U.S. data center industry?(Required)

Approximately 35 gigawatts

Approximately 17 gigawatts

Approximately 23 gigawatts

Approximately 11 gigawatts

Pneumatic to DDC Conversion Challenges

Jeremy Merrill, TBE, United Test and Balance

9. How many of the floors had updated mechanical plans at the start of the project?(Required)

All 16

Only 6

Only 2

None

Pneumatic to DDC Conversion Challenges

Jeremy Merrill, TBE, United Test and Balance

10. What issue did the team discover with the exterior fan-powered boxes?(Required)

Fan-powered boxes had not been installed.

Fan-powered boxes had not been programmed.

Parallel boxes had been programmed as series boxes.

Series boxes had been programmed as parallel boxes.

Commissioning Provider Reports: ACG Building Systems Commissioning Guideline Preview

Jim Magee, EMP, CxA, MACx Consulting

11. During which phase is the Training Plan prepared or updated?(Required)

Occupancy and Operations Phase

Construction Phase

Commissioning Phase

Design Phase

Commissioning Provider Reports: ACG Building Systems Commissioning Guideline Preview

Jim Magee, EMP, CxA, MACx Consulting

12. According to the article, what kind of report is often undervalued and overlooked?(Required)

Daily reports

Issue logs

Progress reports

Meeting minutes

TAB Professionals & Commissioning Agents: The Perfect Combo

Rob Coallier, TBE, CxA, Testing & Commissioning Services, LLC

13. What overall difference does the author highlight between TAB and commissioning?(Required)

TAB needs to understand how systems work; Cx does not.

Cx is concerned with occupant comfort; TAB is not

Cx is about precision; TAB takes a holistic approach.

TAB is about precision; Cx takes a holistic approach.

Calibrated Energy Modeling — Facts or Fiction?

Al LaPera, CxA, EMP, Kimley-Horn Associates

14. What is the industry standard margin of error for calibrated energy modeling?(Required)

+/-10% of actual

+/-5% of actual

+/-15% of actual

+/-20% of actual

Calibrated Energy Modeling — Facts or Fiction?

Al LaPera, CxA, EMP, Kimley-Horn Associates

15. What do the following have in common: A building's energy use profile; proposed envelope change savings; proposed lighting change savings?(Required)

They are dynamic in nature.

They are non-dynamic in nature.

They cannot be evaluated with calibrated energy modeling.

They require a more complex approach to energy modeling.

Efficiency Unleashed: A Case Study on the Impact of Automated Commissioning

Steven Shadpour, CxA, BCxP, SC Engineers, Inc.; Sasan Asadyari, Director, Corporate Construction, Scripps Health

16. According to the article, what are the average time savings per device during the startup process when using automated commissioning technology?(Required)

45-60 minutes

20-30 minutes

10-15 minutes

30-45 minutes

Efficiency Unleashed: A Case Study on the Impact of Automated Commissioning

Steven Shadpour, CxA, BCxP, SC Engineers, Inc.; Sasan Asadyari, Director, Corporate Construction, Scripps Health

17. What percentage of energy savings has automated commissioning been found to lead to?(Required)

1% to 5%

5% to 10%

5% to 15%

15% to 20%

Commissioning VRF Systems: Common Issues and How to Identify Them

Alex Tangsrud; Pete Salmon, PE, CxA, Iconergy Ltd.

18. According to the article, who is "the commissioning agent's best friend" in testing VRF systems?(Required)

The building maintenance staff

The manufacturer's startup technician

The installing technician

The project designer

Commissioning VRF Systems: Common Issues and How to Identify Them

Alex Tangsrud; Pete Salmon, PE, CxA, Iconergy Ltd.

19. What should be spot-checked to ensure that the velocity of refrigerant is not impacted?(Required)

Branch selector make and model

Indoor unit addressing

Control wiring addressing

Piping lengths and diameters

A Closed Shut-Off Valve

Mike Van Wiechen, TBS, Airwaso Canada Inc.

20. What did the mechanical contractor find when venting the system?(Required)

Ceiling radiation units were air bound.

There was air in the system.

Circuit balance valves had been installed open.

Water flow was circulating correctly.

Spring 2024 TAB Journal Quiz

2024 Spring TAB Journal Quiz

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Section 230593 – TESTING, ADJUSTING AND BALANCING FOR HVAC

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