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