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