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