[Equest-users] BEMP Exam

[Ömer Moltay]

Dear Pasha,

Thank you. This has really helped to clear some clouds in my head.

Omer Moltay
Mimta

2/10/2012 7:23 PM tarihinde, Pasha Korber-Gonzalez yazdı:
> Hi Omer,
>
> There wasn't any 90.1 specific questions because in the bigger picture 
> of the exam and modeling world, any Standard can be referenced for 
> establishing a baseline, and the exam was not biased towards ASHRAE 
> Standards themselves.   Although I can't remember the questions 
> specifically, I can describe the approach a bit.
>
> The questions were more of a "reasoning" style, it might be something 
> like ".....the lighting energy is reduced, the cooling energy is 
> reduced, and the heating energy is increased....What type of ECM is 
> being applied?"
>
> Don't be fooled though, the questions were worded quite long (not 
> short & too the point), and they of course needed to be organized in 
> your thoughts for which information was actually needed to perform the 
> calculations.
>
> I would suggest that at a minimum you will need to know your basic 
> Load Design calculations (i.e. 1.085 x CFM x DeltaT)    and others of 
> that nature.
>
> If you know your design basics that contribute to the Whole Building 
> Science of sustainable design and thus energy simulation then you will 
> be prepared for the exam.    It truly is an exam that measures 
> experience and knowledge from experience.   This is why I respect this 
> Certification very much when it comes to Experienced Energy Modelers.
>
> Cheers,
> Pasha
>
> 2012/2/10 Ömer Moltay <omoltay at mimtarch.com <mailto:omoltay at mimtarch.com>>
>
>     Hi Pasha,
>
>     Thanks for the information. I have experience building LEED models, let's see if that will help.
>
>     I was wondering if there are questions on specific ASHRAE 90.1 topics, like for example which setpoints to use in the baseline. Or would the questions require
>     detailed knowledge of capacity and efficiency adjustment curves?
>
>     Best regards,
>
>     Omer Moltay
>
>
>
>     Hi Kristy&  Omer,
>
>     I also had the same experience as Kristy when I took the BEMP exam.
>       Anything that I studied from the ASHRAE handbooks, or otherwise, turned
>     out to be non-applicable.  What proved to be supportive of my passing the
>     BEMP exam was my direct experience as an energy modeler and the many years
>     of training and learning from continuous experience of
>     applying guidelines and creating energy models.
>
>     The exam itself was applied pressure under the time constraint to complete
>     the exam questions and the additional 15 questions that were not being
>     scored to the passing of the exam.  These additional questions were noted
>     as "test questions".  In my experience this exam is a very good measure of
>     those who are experienced with building successful and accurate energy
>     models against those who lack enough experience with energy modeling for
>     building design projects.
>
>     If you can build successful energy models for design or compliance purposes
>     then you should have no problems passing this exam.
>
>     Good luck on your exam!
>
>     Pasha
>
>     On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 11:19 AM, Walson, Kristy
>     <kristy.walson at tlc-eng.com  <http://lists.onebuilding.org/listinfo.cgi/equest-users-onebuilding.org>>wrote:
>
>     >/  Not sure if anyone answered your question, but I recently took the BEMP
>     /
>     >/exam. My synopsis is that if you do energy modeling regularly
>     for your />/job, then the questions are not difficult. My biggest
>     challenge was that I />/felt there were too many questions for the
>     time allotted. I didn't have a />/chance to actually read and
>     calculate every question. I ended up passing, />/but felt very
>     short on time. I hope this helps you set your test-taking
>     />/strategy. />//>/Kristy M. Walson, PE, LEED AP BD+C, BEMP
>     />/Associate / Sustainability Consultant />/407-487-1118
>     <tel:407-487-1118> />//>/-----Original Message----- /
>     >/From: equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org
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>     On Behalf Of Ömer Moltay />/Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 5:28 PM /
>     >/To: equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
>     <http://lists.onebuilding.org/listinfo.cgi/equest-users-onebuilding.org>
>     />/Subject: [Equest-users] BEMP Exam />//>/Dear All, />//>/I hope
>     you don't mind that this is a bit off topic, but I believe there
>     />/should be some people who have taken the BEMP exam here.
>     />//>/Can exam takers provide some sample questions to give an
>     idea about the />/difficulty of this exam? I am not sure about the
>     level of detail the />/questions go into. Is reading and
>     understanding everything once sufficient />/or should things like
>     equations etc. be memorized? There is so much />/information in
>     the ASHRAE Fundamentals Handbook, I am not sure how to be
>     />/selective regarding the chapters. />//>/Also, for other people
>     who might be preparing, ASHRAE published an Exam />/Study Guide
>     for this, which is available for purchase on its website. It
>     />/provides a bit more information about which chapters of the
>     reference />/material are relevant, but I find the study guide
>     also not very indicative />/of the level of detail they want.
>     />//>/Thank you, />//>/Omer Moltay />/Mimta
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