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