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Job Description
Conduct energy audits of buildings, building systems, or process systems. May also conduct investment grade audits of buildings or systems.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 13-1199.01
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Energy Auditors”.
Also Known As…
- Energy Auditors
- Residential Energy Auditor
- Quality Assurance Supervisor
- Home Performance Consultant
- Home Energy Rater
- Energy Rater
- Energy Consultant
- Energy Auditor
- Building Performance Specialist
- Building Performance Consultant
- Building Energy Consultant
- Resource Efficiency Manager
- Resource Conservation Manager
- Home Energy Inspector
- Home Energy Auditor
- Energy Control Officer
- Energy Conservation Technician
- Energy Conservation Representative
- Energy Audit Advisor
- Energy Analyst
- Commercial Energy Rater
- Commercial Energy Auditor
- Certified Energy Manager
Tasks for “Building Energy Consultant”
- Identify opportunities to improve the operation, maintenance, or energy efficiency of building or process systems.
- Measure energy usage with devices such as data loggers, universal data recorders, light meters, sling psychrometers, psychrometric charts, flue gas analyzers, amp probes, watt meters, volt meters, thermometers, or utility meters.
- Analyze energy bills including utility rates or tariffs to gather historical energy usage data.
- Compare existing energy consumption levels to normative data.
- Oversee installation of equipment such as water heater wraps, pipe insulation, weatherstripping, door sweeps, or low flow showerheads to improve energy efficiency.
- Perform tests such as blower-door tests to locate air leaks.
- Identify any health or safety issues related to planned weatherization projects.
- Inspect or evaluate building envelopes, mechanical systems, electrical systems, or process systems to determine the energy consumption of each system.
- Prepare job specification sheets for home energy improvements, such as attic insulation, window retrofits, or heating system upgrades.
- Collect and analyze field data related to energy usage.
- Identify and prioritize energy saving measures.
- Prepare audit reports containing energy analysis results or recommendations for energy cost savings.
- Educate customers on energy efficiency or answer questions on topics such as the costs of running household appliances or the selection of energy efficient appliances.
- Quantify energy consumption to establish baselines for energy use or need.
- Determine patterns of building use to show annual or monthly needs for heating, cooling, lighting, or other energy needs.
- Verify income eligibility of participants in publicly financed weatherization programs.
- Inspect newly installed energy-efficient equipment to ensure that it was installed properly and is performing according to specifications.
- Analyze technical feasibility of energy saving measures using knowledge of engineering, energy production, energy use, construction, maintenance, system operation, or process systems.
- Calculate potential for energy savings.
- Recommend energy efficient technologies or alternate energy sources.
- Examine commercial sites to determine the feasibility of installing equipment that allows building management systems to reduce electricity consumption during peak demand periods.
Related Technology & Tools
- Water flow meters
- Manometers
- Two way radios
- Tablet computers
- Digital infrared thermometers
- Handheld digital thermometers
- Electrical circuit tracers
- Laptop computers
- Sling psychrometers
- Smoke pens
- Digital video cameras
- Carbon monoxide detectors
- Computer data input scanners
- Digital still cameras
- Electricity monitors
- Insolation meters
- Electronic hygrothermometers
- Flue gas analyzers
- Heating system combustion analyzers
- Duct probe velometers
- Volt meters
- Draft gauges
- Digital multimeters
- Air current testers
- Wattmeters
- Smoke generators
- Carbon dioxide CO2 testers
- Infrared cameras
- Dataloggers
- Blower doors
- Light meters
- Recording anemometers
- Combustible gas monitors
- Personal computers
- Enercom Energy Depot for Business
- SAS
- Python
- MotorMaster+
- Itron Enterprise Energy Management EEM Suite
- Abraxas Energy Consulting Metrix
- Linux
- Trane TRACE
- Cool Roof Calculator
- Microsoft Word
- SAP
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft .NET Framework
- Federal Renewable Energy Screening Assistant FRESA
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Energy Efficient Rehab Advisor
- Microsoft Office
- InterEnergy Software Building Energy Analyzer PRO
- DesignBuilder Software DesignBuilder
- Wolfram Research Mathematica
- Elite Software Energy Audit
- Facility Energy Decision Systems FEDS
- Psychrometric chart software
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- The Weatherization Assistant
- Enercom Energy Depot for Homes
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Fielding Data Labs OptoMizer
- Stellar Processes EZ Sim
- SPSS
- Autodesk ECOTECT
- Home Energy Efficient Design HEED
- Structured query language SQL
- dBASE
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Visual FoxPro
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Architectural Energy Corporation ENFORMA Building Diagnostics
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- Retrofit Energy Savings Estimation Model RESEM
- Fundamental Objects foAudits
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Architectural Energy Corporation VisualDOE
- Microsoft MapPoint
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Performance Systems Development TREAT
- R
- Microsoft Publisher
- Architectural Energy Corporation REM/Rate
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
- UNIX
- Web browser software
- Onset Computer Corporation HOBOware
- Program for Energy Analysis of Residences PEAR
- C++
- Good Steward Software EnergyCAP
- EffTec EffTrack
- EnergyPlus