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