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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”
- 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.
- 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.
- Verify income eligibility of participants in publicly financed weatherization programs.
- Identify opportunities to improve the operation, maintenance, or energy efficiency of building or process systems.
- Identify any health or safety issues related to planned weatherization projects.
- 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.
- Examine commercial sites to determine the feasibility of installing equipment that allows building management systems to reduce electricity consumption during peak demand periods.
- Collect and analyze field data related to energy usage.
- Perform tests such as blower-door tests to locate air leaks.
- Prepare job specification sheets for home energy improvements, such as attic insulation, window retrofits, or heating system upgrades.
- Compare existing energy consumption levels to normative data.
- Inspect or evaluate building envelopes, mechanical systems, electrical systems, or process systems to determine the energy consumption of each system.
- Quantify energy consumption to establish baselines for energy use or need.
- Recommend energy efficient technologies or alternate energy sources.
- Analyze energy bills including utility rates or tariffs to gather historical energy usage data.
- 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.
- Inspect newly installed energy-efficient equipment to ensure that it was installed properly and is performing according to specifications.
- Prepare audit reports containing energy analysis results or recommendations for energy cost savings.
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- Electrical circuit tracers
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- Combustible gas monitors
- Dataloggers
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- Wattmeters
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- Light meters
- Manometers
- Infrared cameras
- Personal computers
- Air current testers
- Digital multimeters
- Carbon monoxide detectors
- Digital infrared thermometers
- Volt meters
- Two way radios
- Digital still cameras
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- Electronic hygrothermometers
- Handheld digital thermometers
- Recording anemometers
- Blower doors
- Draft gauges
- Flue gas analyzers
- Digital video cameras
- Tablet computers
- Laptop computers
- Insolation meters
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- Onset Computer Corporation HOBOware
- Cool Roof Calculator
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- Architectural Energy Corporation ENFORMA Building Diagnostics
- Python
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Abraxas Energy Consulting Metrix
- Wolfram Research Mathematica
- Web browser software
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- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
- Autodesk ECOTECT
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Linux
- Microsoft Visual FoxPro
- Microsoft Word
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- Microsoft .NET Framework
- C++
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Publisher
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- DesignBuilder Software DesignBuilder
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- Structured query language SQL
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- Elite Software Energy Audit
- dBASE
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- UNIX
- EnergyPlus
- Stellar Processes EZ Sim
- Microsoft Outlook
- SPSS
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Federal Renewable Energy Screening Assistant FRESA
- Itron Enterprise Energy Management EEM Suite
- Microsoft Office
- Performance Systems Development TREAT
- Microsoft Access
- Fielding Data Labs OptoMizer
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- Microsoft Excel
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- SAP
- SAS
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- Architectural Energy Corporation VisualDOE
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