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