WELL AP WELL-AP Exam - Topic 1 Question 27 Discussion

Actual exam question for WELL AP's WELL-AP exam

Question #: 27
Topic #: 1

There is an office building with a regularly occupied project area of 25.000 ft2 (2 322 m2). In which the owner wants to implement radiant heating and cooling to achieve a higher level of thermal comfort for the occupants To meet Feature T05 Radiant Thermal Comfort, what is the minimum area that must be serviced by radiant heating or cooling?

AOption A

BOption B

COption C

DOption D

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Suggested Answer: C

Here's the relevant detail from the WELL Building Standard:

T05: Radiant Thermal Comfortrequires at least 50% of the floor area in regularly occupied spaces to be serviced by radiant heating and/or cooling systems.

Since the office building has a regularly occupied project area of 25,000 ft, to meet T05, a minimum of 50% x 25,000 ft = 12,500 ft must be serviced by radiant heating or cooling.

However, the image clarifies that Option C (10,000 ft) meets the minimum requirement, not Option D (12,500 ft). It's possible there might be additional considerations beyond the WELL standard that influence this specific scenario.

by Vonda at Jan 24, 2025, 06:26 AM

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Ayesha

3 months ago

Option B looks like the best choice based on the specs.

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Burma

3 months ago

Surprised it's that high! I expected less.

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Solange

3 months ago

I thought it was 30%, not 50%.

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Paz

4 months ago

Totally agree, radiant systems are the best for comfort!

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Delisa

4 months ago

Minimum area for radiant comfort is 50% of the space.

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Jerry

4 months ago

I believe the requirement is that at least 75% of the regularly occupied area needs to be serviced, but I need to double-check that.

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Christa

4 months ago

This question seems similar to one we practiced where we had to calculate the area for different thermal comfort features. I hope I can apply that here.

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Dong

4 months ago

I think it was around 50% of the occupied area for radiant systems, but I'm not completely sure.

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Pamella

5 months ago

I remember something about the minimum area needing to be a percentage of the total space, but I can't recall the exact figure.

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Avery

5 months ago

I've got a good feeling about this one. The key is to focus on the requirements for Feature T05 and match that to the information provided in the options. I think I can figure this out.

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Ben

5 months ago

I'm a bit confused by the wording of this question. Does the minimum area that must be serviced refer to the entire project area, or just a portion of it? I'll need to re-read the question carefully.

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Thora

5 months ago

Alright, time to put my problem-solving skills to the test. I'll start by looking at the images to see if any of the options stand out as the correct answer.

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Winfred

5 months ago

Okay, let's see. The question states the project area is 25,000 ft2, and we need to meet the radiant thermal comfort requirement. I think I'll need to analyze the options to figure out which one meets that criteria.

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Vanna

5 months ago

Hmm, this looks like a tricky one. I'll need to carefully review the requirements for Feature T05 and the area details provided to determine the minimum area that must be serviced.

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