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