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