Top Banner
ABBE LEVEL 3 DIPLOMA IN DOMESTIC ENERGY ASSESSMENT ABBE LEVEL 3 CERTIFICATE IN DOMESTIC ENERGY ASSESSMENT (QCF) SAMPLE EXAMINATION QUESTIONS The purpose of this document is to provide examples of typical questions and how they are presented under the main topics covered in the examination. Please note that these questions have come from past examination papers and may reflect legislation and/or specifications that have since been updated; the main purpose is to give an indication of the level and focus of what to expect. Answers are not provided for these questions. We hope that by reviewing this sample you enter the exam room with more confidence as to what to expect. Good luck! Examination duration: 40 minutes
30

DEA Level 3 Sample Examination Questions

Aug 31, 2014

Download

Documents

Mark Quinn
Welcome message from author
This document is posted to help you gain knowledge. Please leave a comment to let me know what you think about it! Share it to your friends and learn new things together.
Transcript
Page 1: DEA Level 3 Sample Examination Questions

ABBE LEVEL 3 DIPLOMA IN DOMESTIC ENERGY ASSESSMENT

ABBE LEVEL 3 CERTIFICATE IN DOMESTIC ENERGY

ASSESSMENT (QCF)

SAMPLE EXAMINATION QUESTIONS

The purpose of this document is to provide examples of typical questions and how they are presented under the main topics covered in the

examination. Please note that these questions have come from past examination papers and may reflect legislation and/or specifications that have since been updated; the main purpose is to give an indication of the

level and focus of what to expect.

Answers are not provided for these questions.

We hope that by reviewing this sample you enter the exam room with more confidence as to what to expect. Good luck!

Examination duration: 40 minutes

Page 2: DEA Level 3 Sample Examination Questions

2

SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER 1

Category: Building Construction: Walls (2 questions) Q1. You are inspecting a semi-detached house, built in the 1990‟s. You

observe that the walls are constructed with an outer surface of brickwork, laid in stretcher bond but with a decorative string course laid in headers. The window frames are set into this outer leaf. You also note, when inspecting the roof space, that the gable party walls are constructed of block-work. Based on these observations only, which ONE of following options correctly describes the typical wall construction in accordance with the RdSAP data entry?

A Timber frame B Cavity brick C Solid brick D System built

Q2. You are inspecting a property built in 1978. It has a sun room that was

added to the building 2 years later. 50% of the walls to the sun room are glazed to full height, while 25% of the roof is similarly glazed. The room is entered from the original dwelling via an internal quality door. How would this part of the building be recorded in RdSAP?

A Enter the sun room as an extension and use the extended glazing

option in the RdSAP program to record that there is more than typical glazing to this part of the property

B Enter the sun room as a non-separated conservatory C Enter the sun room as part of the main dwelling and use the

extended glazing option in the RdSAP program to record that there is more than typical glazing to the property

D Enter the sun room as a separated conservatory

Page 3: DEA Level 3 Sample Examination Questions

3

Category: Building Construction: Roofs and Floors (2 questions) Q3. The two photos show the underside of a floor from different angles.

What type of floor is illustrated?

Photo1

Photo 2

A Purlin and rafter B Ring beam C Floating floor D Pot and beam

Page 4: DEA Level 3 Sample Examination Questions

4

Q4. The diagram represents a split level house built into a gentle hillside. The construction is cavity brick and the house is as originally built. All sections A - D are occupied in accordance with the RdSAP definition. Select the ONE correct option from those listed that correctly identifies which if any of the following descriptions is the correct way to record the floor areas and number of floors in RdSAP:

1. Sections C & D would be treated as the total lowest occupied area

as they are both on the ground floor, while sections A & B would be treated as the next occupied area (or first floor).

2. Alternatively the dwelling could be recorded with section C as the lowest occupied area, section D as the next (first floor) occupied area, section A as the second floor and section B as the top most or third floor

A Both statements are correct B Neither statement is correct C Only statement 1 is correct D Only statement 2 is correct

Page 5: DEA Level 3 Sample Examination Questions

5

Category: Building Construction: Windows (1 question) Q5. How can you identify the age of double glazing to verify if it was

installed pre- or post-2002?

A Pre-2002 windows show the date of manufacture etched in the corner of the glazing pane as part of the "kite" mark

B Post-2002 windows show the date of manufacture etched in the

corner of the glazing pane as part of the "kite" mark C Pre-2002 windows show a date of manufacture stamped into the

metal strip sandwiched between the panes of glazing D Post-2002 windows show a date of manufacture stamped into the

metal strip sandwiched between the panes of glazing Category: Building Construction: Property Age and Type (2 questions) Q6. A house visited by a domestic energy assessor has been correctly

described as a „Woolaway‟ system-build house. In which decades is the house MOST likely to have been built?

A 1920s and 1930s B 1940s and 1950s C 1960s and 1970s D 1980s and 1990s

Page 6: DEA Level 3 Sample Examination Questions

6

Q7. The four diagrams illustrate different forms of terraced housing. In accordance with the definitions used in the RdSAP for categories of built form, which ONE of the following, marked as "subject" in each diagram, is defined as a “mid terrace”?

Diagram 1

Diagram 2

Diagram 3

Diagram 4

A Diagram 1 B Diagram 2 C Diagram 3 D Diagram 4

Page 7: DEA Level 3 Sample Examination Questions

7

Category: Building Construction: Services (2 questions) Q8. From these two photographs taken in the same property (the kitchen

and linen airing cupboard) identify the means of hot water supply to the property that would be entered for RdSAP purposes?

Photo 1

Photo 2

A An indirect cylinder and immersion heater B A direct cylinder and dual immersion heater C An instant gas water heater D A direct electric water heater and back-up dual immersion heater

Page 8: DEA Level 3 Sample Examination Questions

8

Q9. What is the panel attached to the roof of the building in the photo?

A An evacuated tube solar panel used to heat hot water B A solar flat plate panel used to heat hot water

C A polychrystalline photovoltaic solar panel used to heat hot water D An amorphous silicon photovoltaic solar panel used to heat hot

water Category: Building Construction: Boilers (2 questions) Q10. What type of boiler is shown in the photograph?

A Standard (not condensing, not combination) B Combination (not condensing) C Standard Condensing (not combination) D Condensing Combination

Page 9: DEA Level 3 Sample Examination Questions

9

Q11. Which ONE of the following types of post-1998 gas boilers has the HIGHEST efficiency percentage level?

A Non-condensing (including combis) with permanent pilot B Non-condensing (including combis) with automatic ignition C Room heaters and back boilers D Condensing (including combis) with automatic ignition

Category: Building Construction: CH types/Controls (1 question) Q12. No allowance can be made in RdSAP for which ONE of the following

secondary heating systems?

A Oil heating systems B Solid fuel heating systems C Gas heating systems D Electric heating systems

Category: RDSAP Conventions (7 questions) Q13. ONE of the four items below is NOT used for the calculation of energy

use in RdSAP. Which ONE is it? A Domestic hot water heating B Electricity for household appliances C Electricity for lighting D Electricity for pumps and fans (including mechanical ventilation if

present) Q14. The Gross Internal Floor area as defined in the RICS Code of

Measuring Practice 6th Edition excludes which ONE of the following. A Areas occupied by internal walls and partitions B Columns, piers, chimney breasts and stairwells C En suite bathrooms D Party walls

Page 10: DEA Level 3 Sample Examination Questions

10

Q15. The lighting in a dwelling is recorded as follows: The 4 bedrooms, study and dining room each have one standard fixed

light fitting with compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) in the fixed light fittings

The living room and utility room each have two fixed light fittings with

ordinary tungsten lamps fitted. The kitchen has 6 fluorescent tube strip lights fitted under cupboards

and a grid of 8 Light Emitting Diode (LED) lamps fitted in the ceiling. What percentage of low energy lights should you enter into the RdSAP

software program?

A 40% low energy lighting B 50% low energy lighting C 80% low energy lighting D 84% low energy lighting

Q16. RdSAP requires the terrain type to be inputted into the software. For

what purpose is this required? A So that the software can determine whether the property’s exposure

will impact on the recommended depth of roof insulation B So that the software can determine whether the property’s exposure

will impact on recommendations to insulate cavity walls C So that the software can determine the average wind speed and

therefore assess whether the recommendation to install a wind turbine is appropriate

D So that the software can determine the average light levels and

therefore assess whether the recommendation to install solar panels is appropriate

Q17. A SAP rating of 40 equates to which ONE of the following SAP bands

A Band C B Band D

C Band E

D Band F

Page 11: DEA Level 3 Sample Examination Questions

11

Q18. Which, if any, of the two statements are correct?

Statement 1 A lounge/dining room where the door was temporarily removed

(i.e. architrave and hinges still there) is two habitable rooms.

Statement 2 A lounge/dining room with the door permanently removed

(hinge holes filled etc) is two habitable rooms.

A Statement 1 only is correct B Statement 2 only is correct C Both statements are correct D Neither statement is correct

Q19 What would be the most appropriate way of considering the room

count for RdSAP purposes when submitting data for the energy assessment for the quarter-house represented in the photographs and diagram?

Photo 1

Page 12: DEA Level 3 Sample Examination Questions

12

Diagram 1

Photo 2

Page 13: DEA Level 3 Sample Examination Questions

13

A Discount the bathroom but treat the open plan living room only as one habitable room

B Discount the bathroom but treat the open plan living room and

balcony bedroom as two habitable rooms C Discount the bathroom but count the bedroom only as a habitable

room D Discount the bathroom but count the open plan living room together

with the balcony bedroom as one habitable room

Category: Recommendations (1 question) Q20. What is the minimum increase in SAP rating that additional low energy

lighting would need to generate in order for the software to recommend it? A 0.25 of a SAP point B 0.5 of a SAP point C 0.75 of a SAP point

D 1 SAP point

Page 14: DEA Level 3 Sample Examination Questions

14

SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER 2

Category: Building Construction: Walls (2 questions) Q1. It is important that a DEA can distinguish granite/whinstone from

sandstone. Which if any of the two statements are correct?

Statement 1: Sandstone contains crystals because it has been formed from the cooling of molten magma

Statement 2: Sandstone usually contain fossils A Statement 1 only is correct B Statement 2 only is correct C Both statements are correct D Neither statement is correct

Q2. You are inspecting a property built in 1978. It has a sun room that was

added to the building 2 years later. 50% of the walls to the sun room are glazed to full height, while 25% of the roof is similarly glazed. The room is entered from the original dwelling via an internal quality door. How would this part of the building be recorded in RdSAP?

A Enter the sun room as an extension and use the extended glazing

option in the RdSAP program to record that there is more than typical glazing to this part of the property

B Enter the sun room as a non-separated conservatory C Enter the sun room as part of the main dwelling and use the

extended glazing option in the RdSAP program to record that there is more than typical glazing to the property

D Enter the sun room as a separated conservatory

Page 15: DEA Level 3 Sample Examination Questions

15

Category: Building Construction: Roofs and Floors (2 questions) Q3. Which ONE of the following descriptions correctly defines a mansard

roof? A A roof that contains dormer windows B A roof with coach bolted shallow trusses C A roof that has four hips culminating in an apex and no ridge line D A roof with dual pitches divided into a lower steep pitch and

shallower upper pitch Q4. In this property, the roof area is insulated by 100mm of fibreglass quilt

laid between the ceiling joists which are 80mm deep. Half of the area has been over-boarded for storage, applied directly to the upper surface of the ceiling joists, and the other half „topped up‟ with a further 100mm covering of polystyrene insulation over fibreglass felt to provide a total insulation depth of 200 mm thick. In collecting data to complete the energy assessment, what is the depth of insulation to be entered in the RdSAP software?

A 280mm B 200mm C 140mm D 80mm

Page 16: DEA Level 3 Sample Examination Questions

16

Category: Building Construction: Windows (1 question) Q5. You are inspecting a house with various forms of single, double and

triple glazing. The DEA is required to identify not only the proportion of windows that are multiple glazed but also the type of multiple glazing: As “pre 2002 double glazing”; as “post 2002 double glazing”; as "secondary glazing"; or, as "triple glazing". How are the various windows that are “multiple glazed” recorded in the RdSAP software when the multiple glazing is of mixed types?

A The windows with multiple glazing are recorded as the newest form

of glazing noted on site, irrespective of relative U value B The windows with multiple glazing are recorded as the oldest form of

glazing noted on site, irrespective of relative U value C The software allows the various forms of windows with multiple

glazing to be individually recorded by breaking down the property into extensions

D The windows with multiple glazing are recorded as the glazing type

that is most prevalent

Page 17: DEA Level 3 Sample Examination Questions

17

Category: Building Construction: Property Age and Type (2 questions) Q6. From the photographic evidence, which ONE of the following options

is likely to be the age of the construction?

Photo 1

Photo 2

A Pre 1920 B 1920-1945 C 1960-1975 D 1985-1995

Page 18: DEA Level 3 Sample Examination Questions

18

Q7. How is a maisonette that has accommodation located on three floors, the upper floor being in the roof space (see diagram) and that complies with the definition of a “room in the roof”, entered into RdSAP?

Diagram 1

A It is entered as a maisonette but treating all three floors as floors within the block (no room in the roof)

B It is entered as a maisonette but treating the first two floors as floors

within the block and the top floor as a room in the roof C It is entered as a maisonette but treating both floors as floors within

the block and treating the room in the roof as an extension of timber frame construction

D This type of layout cannot be entered into RdSAP and a full SAP

calculation is required

Page 19: DEA Level 3 Sample Examination Questions

19

Category: Building Construction: Services (2 questions) Q8. You inspect a property that has a range cooker, fuelled by gas,

present. The range cooker supplies domestic hot water but not heating, how is the water heating entered into the RdSAP software?

A Enter as secondary heating as a gas closed room heater with boiler

as this is the best comparable fit B Enter as an independent electric immersion heater as this is the best

comparable fit C Enter as an instantaneous gas multipoint heater as this is the best

comparable fit D Enter as an instantaneous electric heater as this is the best

comparable fit Q9. Which of these lamps would you describe as low energy lighting?

1. Compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) 2. Fluorescent tubes 3. Low voltage tungsten lamps 4. Standard tungsten lamps

A All of the lamps B 1, 2 & 3 only

C 1 & 3 only D 1 & 2 only

Page 20: DEA Level 3 Sample Examination Questions

20

Category: Building Construction: Boilers (2 questions) Q10. The photo shows the terminal of a fan assisted balanced flue. It is

made of plastic. What does this indicate about the heating appliance that the flue is connected to?

A It is connected to a conventional boiler B It is connected to a gas fire of less than 5Kw output C It is connected to a condensing boiler D It is connected to a combination (combi) boiler

Q11. When inspecting a dwelling you note that heating is provided by two

boilers. Which ONE should be entered as the primary heating source in the RdSAP assessment?

A The boiler with the highest (most efficient) SEDBUK rating) B The boiler with the lowest (least efficient) SEDBUK rating) C The newer of the two boilers D The boiler providing heating to the greatest volume of the dwelling

(and hot water if applicable)

Page 21: DEA Level 3 Sample Examination Questions

21

Category: Building Construction: CH types/Controls (1 question) Q12. RdSAP 9.83 introduced a addendum section to the EPC to allow DEAs

to add pre-defined comments about specific features of a dwelling that cannot be modelled in RdSAP. One of these comments is “dwelling has micro-CHP. What is “micro-CHP”?

A “Micro-CHP” is defined as the management system used to

distribute heating from a community heating scheme B “Micro-CHP” is defined as a combined heating and power boiler C “Micro-CHP” is another term for ground source heat pumps D “Micro-CHP” is another term for small scale wind turbines

Category: RDSAP Conventions (7 questions) Q13. You jointly own a small portfolio of rental properties with your brother

and, as a qualified DEA, have decided to provide EPCs for each of them even though they are all let and there is no immediate change of tenants. How should you record this in the RdSAP software under the “related party disclosure” field?

A No related party B Relative of homeowner or occupier of the property C Owner or Director of the organisation dealing with the property

transaction D Financial interest in the property

Page 22: DEA Level 3 Sample Examination Questions

22

Q14. Various data about meter types and the fuel they are associated with is collected by the Domestic Energy Assessor when gathering data for RdSAP. Which ONE of the meters pictured is ignored when collecting data?

Photo 1

Photo 2

Photo 3

Page 23: DEA Level 3 Sample Examination Questions

23

Photo 4

A Photo 1 B Photo 2 C Photo 3 D Photo 4 Q15. Which ONE of the following building construction types is classified

as “cavity” in RdSAP?

Photo 1

Page 24: DEA Level 3 Sample Examination Questions

24

Photo 2

Photo 3

Page 25: DEA Level 3 Sample Examination Questions

25

Photo 4

A Photo 1 - Trusteel B Photo 2 - Crosswall C Photo 3 - Laing Easiform D Photo 4 - Wimpey No Fines

Page 26: DEA Level 3 Sample Examination Questions

26

Q16. Look carefully at the diagram which represents a cross-section through the property in the photograph (a quarter-house), from the back party wall to the front elevation wall. For the purposes of providing the data for the energy assessment for RdSAP, what ceiling height measurements should be entered for each floor of the accommodation? Choose ONE of the following options.

Photo 1

Photo 2

Photo 3

Page 27: DEA Level 3 Sample Examination Questions

27

A Ground floor = (X + e + Y) X 0.75. First floor = Y +e. B Ground floor = (Y + e) x 0.75 + X. First floor = Y. C Ground floor = (Y + e) x 0.5 + X. First floor = Y. D Ground floor = (Y +e) x 0.25 + X. First floor = Y.

Page 28: DEA Level 3 Sample Examination Questions

28

Q17. Which, if any, of the two statements are correct?

Statement 1: A lounge/dining room where the door was temporarily removed (i.e. architrave and hinges still there) is two habitable rooms.

Statement 2: A lounge/dining room with the door permanently removed (hinge holes filled etc) is two habitable rooms.

A Statement 1 only is correct B Statement 2 only is correct

C Both statements are correct

D Neither statement is correct Q18. The property is a mid-terraced house where the original

accommodation has been subsequently up-dated, altered and renovated, now providing a through ground floor living room, a kitchen, and a first floor landing with linen airing cupboard, two bedrooms, and a bathroom with toilet. Which ONE option correctly states both the heat loss perimeter and area for the ground and first floors of the house?

Photo 1

Page 29: DEA Level 3 Sample Examination Questions

29

Photo 2

A 24 metres (ground floor) and 11 metres (first floor) heat loss perimeter. 30 square metres ground floor and 30 square metres (first floor) area

B 15 metres (ground floor) and 11 metres (first floor) heat loss

perimeter. 24 square metres (ground floor) and 30 square metres (first floor) area

C 15 metres (ground floor) and 17 metres (first floor) heat loss

perimeter. 24 square metres (ground floor) and 24 square metres (first floor) area

D 9 metres (ground floor) and 11 metres (first floor) heat loss

perimeter. 30 square metres (ground floor) 24 square metres (ground floor) area

Q19 How does the Domestic energy assessor record the presence of

photovoltaic cells in RdSAP?

A Photovoltaic cells are not recorded in RdSAP B Record the size and shape of the photovoltaic cells C Estimate and record the size of the panels as a proportion of the

total roof area D Estimate and record the remaining proportion of the total roof area

not covered by the panels

Page 30: DEA Level 3 Sample Examination Questions

30

Category: Recommendations (1 question) Q20. The RdSAP rating used to complete the EPC has to be correct to

within: A +/- 1 SAP point or 1% B +/- 5 SAP points or 5%

C +/- 10 SAP points or 10%

D +/- 15 SAP points or 15%