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