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