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