HAMG 2337 Hospitality Facilities Management Final Exams

Question 1

Convection heat loss reduces body temperature by way of:

Answer 1

B – Transferring heat by moving cooler air over the body.

Question 2

What is normally called “the temperature” of a guestroom is known in the HVAC industry as:

Answer 2

D – The dry bulb temperature

Question 3

In the vapor compression refrigeration cycle, the refrigerant is the first ______ in the evaporator unit, then moved to the compressor and condenser units.

Answer 3

Boiled

Question 4

The energy efficiency ratio (EER) of cooling equipment can be calculated by:

Answer 4

D – Dividing the amount of cooling achieved by the amount of energy used.

Question 5

The centralized HVAC system offering the greatest room temperature flexibility is the:

Answer 5

Four-pipe system

Question 6

The basic job of a thermostat is to:

Answer 6

Since the temperature of the air at the thermostat and signal an HVAC unit to either turn on or turn off.

Question 7

Water is cooled in a cooling tower by a process of:

Answer 7

Evaporation

Question 8

The concept known as thermal storage conserves energy by:

Answer 8

Using stored ice and cold water for cooling during periods of high energy cost.

Question 9

A light source’s ability to provide a perceived color similar to that which results from sunlight is known as the source’s:

Answer 9

Color rendition

Question 10

Illumination is typically measured in:

Answer 10

Footcandles or lumens

Question 11

What are the drawbacks to natural light?

Answer 11

It can create a substantial heat gain within a building.

Question 12

David, the maintenance manager at the Riaston Hotel, purchased some replacement lamps for the hotel’s guestrooms. The lamps have a lamp life of 1,000 hours; the means that each lamp is:

Answer 12

Expected to last for approximately 1.000 hours before burning out.

Question 13

What is the most common type of electric discharge lamp?

Answer 13

Fluorescent

Question 14

“Strike time” refers to:

Answer 14

The time required for a lamp to reach full output from a cold start.

Question 15

Sarah is considering buying a luminaire with a visual comfort probability (VCP) rating of 90. What does this tell her about the luminaire?

Answer 15

Most people would not find this luminaire objectionable due to glare.

Question 16

Exit signs must operate:

Answer 16

C – 24/7 (24 hours a day, every day)

Question 17

Why should plastic luminaires be air-dried?

Answer 17

Wiping them dry might give them a new static charge.

Question 18

Some current and most older electric discharge lamps present special disposal problems because they contain:

Answer 18

Small amounts of mercury

Question 19

You manage a large hotel’s on-premises laundry. One of the laundry-room workers, whose job it is to remove laundry from laundry carts and sort it, comes to you with a complaint – his back is hurting from constantly bending over to reach down into the bottom of the carts to retrieve the laundry. He says that other workers are experiencing similar problems with carts, which are simple canvas laundry carts from three to four feet deep. Which of the following actions is the best solution to this problem?

Answer 19

Replace the hotel’s carts with “raising platform” carts

Question 20

Laundry chutes:

Answer 20

Must be regularly checked for lint and dirt.

Question 21

A cool-down cycle:

Answer 21

A and C: Helps prevent laundry from wrinkling; can be a feature of both washer-extractors and dyers.

Question 22

What happens to no-iron fabrics that are subjected to “thermal shock” in a washing machine?

Answer 22

The no-iron fabrics become wrinkled.

Question 23

Top-transfer tunnel washers:

Answer 23

Drain the water from the laundry before moving it along to the next bath within the washer.

Question 24

Usually, the most economical heat source for a dryer is:

Answer 24

Gas

Question 25

What is the most common and costly mistake institutional laundries make when drying laundry?

Answer 25

Underloading the dryers

Question 26

Which of the following statements about designing an on-premises laundry is true?

Answer 26

A cement floor with easily cleanable drains is ideal for an on-premises laundry.

Question 27

“Water hammer” occurs when:

Answer 27

Water flowing rapidly through a pipe is abruptly stopped.

Question 28

Regarding an on-premises laundry, the engineering department is responsible for:

Answer 28

A and C: Maintaining laundry equipment; keeping the laundry’s utility costs within budget.

Question 29

To seal penetrations of the roof by equipment, _____ is installed under the roofing material and up the sides of the equipment.

Answer 29

Flashing

Question 30

You are the manager of a downtown restaurant. Recently, you have begun having problems with graffiti being sprayed onto the outside masonry walls of the restaurant. You’ve just repainted, and the restaurant looks great, but you don’t want to have to repair it constantly. What can you do to make it easier to clean graffiti off the walls?

Answer 30

Apply a clear acrylic sealer to the walls

Question 31

Exterior walls should be inspected at least:

Answer 31

Once every six months

Question 32

Which of the following is not true about a hydraulic elevator system?

Answer 32

Counterweights help the elevator move up and down

Question 33

Joints in concrete are used to:

Answer 33

Control the location of cracks

Question 34

When a concrete slab develops hairline cracks that form a map-like pattern on the slab’s surface, the slab is experiencing a condition called:

Answer 34

Crazing

Question 35

An advantage of using universal parking spaces to comply with the ADA is that:

Answer 35

A and B: no “van accessible” signs are needed spaces can accommodate either vans or cars.

Question 36

The purpose of a stormwater drainage system is to:

Answer 36

Carry rainwater away from the property

Question 37

To “exercise” a valve is to:

Answer 37

Fully open and close it

Question 38

Why is it important for the hotel’s maintenance department to keep the blades of the hotel’s lawnmowers sharp?

Answer 38

If the blades are sharp, the grass is cut, not ripped, and is, therefore, less susceptible to disease.

Question 39

The process for developing a new hotel typically takes approximately:

Answer 39

Three to four years

Question 40

The first design phase of a hotel construction project is called:

Answer 40

Schematic design

Question 41

What is a Porte cochere?

Answer 41

It is a canopy designed to protect guests from inclement weather and provide visual emphasis to a hotel’s main entrance.

Question 42

The double-loaded slab guestroom floor configuration features:

Answer 42

Rooms on both sides of a central corridor

Question 43

The most efficient guestroom floor configuration in terms of saleable gross floor area is:

Answer 43

Double-loaded slab

Question 44

Hotel public space is the:

Answer 44

Lobby

Question 45

A hotel’s front office should always be located:

Answer 45

Adjacent to the front desk

Question 46

The largest back-of-the-house area in most hotels and the one requiring the most design attention is:

Answer 46

The kitchen and food production area

Question 47

Major renovations are usually done on a _____ cycle.

Answer 47

12-to 15-year

Question 48

A facility life-cycle cost study is a:

Answer 48

Space-by-space schedule of the projected renovation needs for a given building over a very long time horizon (such as 20 to 30 years).

Question 49

Which of the following estimating methods is the most accurate?

Answer 49

Unit-price estimate

Question 50

Why is it a good idea to hire design professionals for all but the very smallest renovation projects?

Answer 50

Designers know about the most current construction materials and technology. Designers can provide the documents needed by local building officials. Designers can make sure the renovation meets building code requirements. – All of the above.