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