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