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