Air- Optimizations

Question 1

The Air Concept is the largest concept in the WELL Building Standard with ___ features that address design choices and policies to protect and improve indoor air quality.

Answer 1

29

Question 2

___ is a technique used to remove or reduce airborne contaminants and pollutants by running the ventilation system for an extended period of time after construction is complete but before occupancy.

Answer 2

Air flushing

Question 3

Air ___ is the movement of air into a conditioned building space through an unwanted void in the building envelope.

Answer 3

Infiltration

Question 4

The first requirement for Part 1 of Feature 16 is that the HVAC system must have the ability to add or remove moisture to maintain the relative humidity within ___ at all times.

Answer 4

30% - 50%

Question 5

Part 1: Indoor Air Monitoring of Feature 18 requires that monitors take measurements of indoor pollutants and that the results be reported ___ to IWBI.

Answer 5

Annually

Question 6

The two types of displacement ventilation systems are ___.

Answer 6

Low sidewall air distribution systems & Underfloor air distribution (UFAD) systems

Question 7

___ of Feature 23 requires that buildings with recirculated air use one of two carbon filtration methods to reduce the amounts of VOCs in the air.

Answer 7

Part 1: Carbon Filtration

Question 8

___ of Feature 24 regulates combustion-based equipment that is used for heating, cooling, water heating, process heating, or power generation in a building.

Answer 8

Part 2: Low-Emission Combustion Sources

Question 9

___ is an organic compound that is used in surface finishes and coatings.

Answer 9

Isocyanate

Question 10

___ of Feature 28 encourages the design of spaces to allow for easy cleaning of high-touch surfaces

Answer 10

Part 2: Cleanability

Question 11

A chemical bonded with one of the halogen elements, such as chlorine or bromine, used in thermoplastics, thermosets, textiles, and coatings that inhibits or resists the spread of fire.

Answer 11

Halogenated flame retardant

Question 12

A low-cost thermosetting resin that is used in the wood product industry.

Answer 12

Urea-formaldehyde

Question 13

A ventilation system that introduces low-velocity supply air at a low level to displace warmer air that is then extracted at ceiling level.

Answer 13

Displacement ventilation system

Question 14

A family of fluorine-containing chemicals with unique properties to make materials stain- and stick-resistant.

Answer 14

Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs)

Question 15

An air sanitation system that uses a UV light along with a catalyst, usually titanium dioxide, to break down contaminants in the air stream.

Answer 15

Photocatalytic oxidation system

Question 16

A synthetic resin used chiefly in paints and varnishes.

Answer 16

Polyurethane

Question 17

A group of brominated hydrocarbons that are used as flame retardants for plastics, foams, furniture and furnishings, textiles, and other household products.

Answer 17

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs)

Question 18

A group of chemicals used to make plastics more flexible and harder to break.

Answer 18

Phthalates

Question 19

The movement of air into a conditioned building space through an unwanted void in the building envelope.

Answer 19

Air infiltration

Question 20

An HVAC system that provides 100% outside air directly to a building’s zones for ventilation purposes.

Answer 20

Dedicated outdoor air system (DOAS)

Question 21

A technique used to remove or reduce airborne contaminants and pollutants by running the ventilation system for an extended period of time after construction is complete but before occupancy.

Answer 21

Air flushing