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ARE 5.0 PROJECT PLANNING & DESIGN EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS balance point temperature - ....ANSWER ...-the outdoor temperature at which a building makes a transition from a heating need to a cooling need daylight autonomy - ....ANSWER ...-the percentage of an area that meets a min daylight illuminance level for a specified fraction of the operating hours per year. LEED credit daylight factor - ....ANSWER ...-the ratio expressed as a percentage, of the indoor illuminance at a point on a horizontal surface to the unobstructed exterior horizontal illuminance. effective aperture - ....ANSWER ...-the product of visible transmittance and the window-to-wall ratio equation of time - ....ANSWER ...-factor used to account for the difference between solar time and clock time. based on sun position glazing factor - ....ANSWER ...-LEED based number calculated by taking into account window area, floor area, a window geometry factor, light transmission and window height factor. ...©️ 2025, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1