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