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