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