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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
- Quality Assurance Supervisor
- Home Performance Consultant
- Home Energy Rater
- Energy Rater
- Energy Consultant
- Energy Auditor
- Building Performance Specialist
- Building Performance Consultant
- Building Energy Consultant
- Resource Efficiency Manager
- Resource Conservation Manager
- Residential Energy Auditor
- 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
Tasks for “Residential Energy Auditor”
- 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 newly installed energy-efficient equipment to ensure that it was installed properly and is performing according to specifications.
- Calculate potential for energy savings.
- Verify income eligibility of participants in publicly financed weatherization programs.
- Examine commercial sites to determine the feasibility of installing equipment that allows building management systems to reduce electricity consumption during peak demand periods.
- Identify and prioritize energy saving measures.
- Collect and analyze field data related to energy usage.
- 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.
- Recommend energy efficient technologies or alternate energy sources.
- Identify any health or safety issues related to planned weatherization projects.
- Compare existing energy consumption levels to normative data.
- Perform tests such as blower-door tests to locate air leaks.
- 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.
- Analyze technical feasibility of energy saving measures using knowledge of engineering, energy production, energy use, construction, maintenance, system operation, 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.
- 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.
- Determine patterns of building use to show annual or monthly needs for heating, cooling, lighting, or other energy needs.
- Quantify energy consumption to establish baselines for energy use or need.
Related Technology & Tools
- Electrical circuit tracers
- Tablet computers
- Wattmeters
- Draft gauges
- Combustible gas monitors
- Personal computers
- Digital still cameras
- Smoke pens
- Dataloggers
- Manometers
- Two way radios
- Infrared cameras
- Laptop computers
- Sling psychrometers
- Water flow meters
- Handheld digital thermometers
- Digital infrared thermometers
- Recording anemometers
- Electricity monitors
- Computer data input scanners
- Heating system combustion analyzers
- Air current testers
- Volt meters
- Carbon dioxide CO2 testers
- Smoke generators
- Flue gas analyzers
- Digital video cameras
- Light meters
- Duct probe velometers
- Blower doors
- Carbon monoxide detectors
- Electronic hygrothermometers
- Insolation meters
- Digital multimeters
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- Cool Roof Calculator
- Microsoft .NET Framework
- Web browser software
- Performance Systems Development TREAT
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Fielding Data Labs OptoMizer
- Architectural Energy Corporation VisualDOE
- Onset Computer Corporation HOBOware
- UNIX
- SPSS
- Enercom Energy Depot for Homes
- Federal Renewable Energy Screening Assistant FRESA
- Home Energy Efficient Design HEED
- Abraxas Energy Consulting Metrix
- DesignBuilder Software DesignBuilder
- Microsoft Office
- R
- Retrofit Energy Savings Estimation Model RESEM
- Computer aided design CAD software
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- SAS
- EffTec EffTrack
- Good Steward Software EnergyCAP
- Microsoft Access
- Fundamental Objects foAudits
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
- Linux
- dBASE
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Microsoft Visual FoxPro
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Enercom Energy Depot for Business
- Facility Energy Decision Systems FEDS
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- Program for Energy Analysis of Residences PEAR
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- C++
- Python
- Stellar Processes EZ Sim
- Wolfram Research Mathematica
- Autodesk ECOTECT
- Itron Enterprise Energy Management EEM Suite
- SAP
- Microsoft MapPoint
- Microsoft Word
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- EnergyPlus
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