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