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