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