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