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