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