HKIA Exam Paper 5 Quiz 76

Chemical closet fitment, means a latrine fitment in which the contents of the receptacle for excrement are treated by means of chemicals. (Building standards of sanitary fitments, plumbing drainage works and latrines regulations – Regulation 1 Part 1 Preliminary).

Trade-off in the performance-based approach in Section of this BEC means the compensation of the shortcoming of energy performance in an installation by an alternative design with better energy performance in the building. (Code of practice for energy efficiency of building services installation 2018 – 2 Interpretations and abbreviation).

Slop sink means a sink used or constructed to be used for receiving solid or liquid excrement. (Building standards of sanitary fitments, plumbing drainage works and latrines regulations – Regulation 1 Part 1 Preliminary).

Surface water means rain water from any part of a building including any paved area or ground, whether paved or not, appurtenant to any building. (Building standards of sanitary fitments, plumbing drainage works and latrines regulations – Regulation 1 Part 1 Preliminary).

Waste pipe means a pipe used or constructed to be used for carrying off waste. (Building standards of sanitary fitments, plumbing drainage works and latrines regulations – Regulation 1 Part 1 Preliminary).

Septic tank means a tank, for the reception of soil and waste from a building, in which the liquification of solid organic matter occurs. (Building standards of sanitary fitments, plumbing drainage works and latrines regulations – Regulation 1 Part 1 Preliminary).

Special hazard, requires special consideration given the occupant awareness, knowledge of building, fire services systems installed, physical construction and location and width of exits, relative to the ignition risk, spread of fire, generation of smoke, heat or toxic gases. (Code of practice for fire safety in buildings 2011 – Section 3 Definitions).

Premises, any building or structure or any part thereof and any place in which there is a fire service, inside service or any part of the water work; or in which a fire service or inside service is intended to be constructed or installed. (Handbook on plumbing installation for buildings – 1.1 Definitions).

Developer, in relation to a building or a proposed building, means the owner of the land on which the building is built or will be built. (Buildings Energy Efficiency Ordinance – Section 1 Part 1 Preliminary).

Dynamic smoke extraction system, a mechanical ventilating system capable of removing smoke and products of combustion from a designated fire compartment, and also supplying fresh air in such a manner as to maintain a specified smoke free zone below the smoke layer. (Code of practice for minimum fire service installations and equipment 2012 – 2.2 Definitions)

Emergency lighting. Designed to provide adequate illumination and indication of exit routes within a building under emergency conditions. (Code of practice for minimum fire service installations and equipment 2012 – 2.2 Definitions).

Fire detection system, any system designed to detect automatically the presence of smoke, heat, combustion products or flame and give warning of same. (Code of practice for minimum fire service installations and equipment 2012 – 2.2 Definitions).

Energy utilization index, in relation to the total energy consumption of the central building services installations in a building, means dividing total energy consumption for a specific period by the total internal floor area of the building. (Code for practice for building energy audit 2012 – 2 Interpretation).

Qualified person, an RE or RW who are can carry out the kind of lift works or escalator works and is in the capacity of the RC or under the employment of the RC undertaking the works. (Code of practice for lift works and escalator works 2018 – 2.2 Definitions).

Lift. A lifting machine or appliance having a carrier the direction of movement of which is restricted by one or more guides or a mechanized vehicle parking system, but does not include an escalator. (Code of practice for lift works and escalator works 2018 – 2.2 Definitions).

Rated speed, in relation to a lift, means the speed of the carrier of the lift at which the lift is designed to travel in normal circumstances and at which normal operation of the lift is guaranteed by the manufacturer of the lift. (Code of practice for lift works and escalator works 2018 – 2.2 Definitions).

Direct supply system, a plumbing system which conveys water directly from the government water mains to the point of usage without any transit water storage tanks. (Handbook on plumbing installation for buildings – 1.1 Definitions).

Fitting. Any apparatus, cistern, cock, equipment, machinery, material, tank, tap and valve; and any appliance or device other than a meter, which is installed or used in a fire service or inside service. (Handbook on plumbing installation for buildings – 1.1 Definitions).

Water authority, the Director of Water Supplies. (Handbook on plumbing installation for buildings – 1.1 Definitions).

WSD means in handbook on plumbing installation is, water supplies department. (Handbook on plumbing installation for buildings – 1.2 Abbreviation).

Bounding condition, means the set of fire safety provisions that must be maintained as a result of a performance-based approach to the fire safety design and that if altered will invalidate the performance-based fire safety design. (Code of practice for fire safety in buildings 2011 – Section 3 Definitions).

Discharge value, means the number of persons that a staircase of a given width may be assumed to be capable of discharging from a given number of stories. (Code of practice for fire safety in buildings 2011 – Section 3 Definitions).

Protected lobby, means a place formed by fire and smoke resisting construction in accordance with Part C to prevent the spread of heat and smoke. (Code of practice for fire safety in buildings 2011 – Section 3 Definitions).

Travel distance, means the horizontal distance measured on the floor along the centerline of the exit route between the furthest point (most remote point) on a story or within a fire compartment. (Code of practice for fire safety in buildings 2011 – Section 3 Definitions).

Circuit final means a circuit connected from a local distribution board to a current-using equipment, or to socket-outlets or other outlet points for the connection of such equipment or appliances. (Code of practice for energy efficiency of building services installation 2018 – 2 Interpretations and abbreviation).

Design documents means describing the building design or building system design, such as drawings and specifications. (Code of practice for energy efficiency of building services installation 2018 – 2 Interpretations and abbreviation).

Mechanical drive, means the mechanism of a set of speed reduction gears transferring the power from the motor shaft to the drive sheave in a traction drive lift system or to the chain or drum drive for the pallets or steps in an escalator or conveyor system. (Code of practice for energy efficiency of building services installation 2018 – 2 Interpretations and abbreviation).

Variable speed drive (VSD) of a motor means a motor drive that controls the motor speed over a continuous range. (Code of practice for energy efficiency of building services installation 2018 – 2 Interpretations and abbreviation).

Thermal block means a collection of one or more air-conditioning zones grouped together for simulation purposes; the zones for combination to form a single thermal block need not be contiguous. (Code of practice for energy efficiency of building services installation 2018 – 2 Interpretations and abbreviation).

Process requirement in air-conditioning means the requirement in the provision of air-conditioning for a manufacturing or industrial process other than for human comfort purpose. (Code of practice for energy efficiency of building services installation 2018 – 2 Interpretations and abbreviation).