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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
- 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 Analyst
- Commercial Energy Rater
- Commercial Energy Auditor
- Certified Energy Manager
Tasks for “Energy Audit Advisor”
- Calculate potential for energy savings.
- Identify and prioritize energy saving measures.
- Collect and analyze field data related to energy usage.
- Perform tests such as blower-door tests to locate air leaks.
- Quantify energy consumption to establish baselines for energy use or need.
- Verify income eligibility of participants in publicly financed weatherization programs.
- Prepare audit reports containing energy analysis results or recommendations for energy cost savings.
- Prepare job specification sheets for home energy improvements, such as attic insulation, window retrofits, or heating system upgrades.
- Determine patterns of building use to show annual or monthly needs for heating, cooling, lighting, or other energy needs.
- 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.
- Analyze energy bills including utility rates or tariffs to gather historical energy usage data.
- Compare existing energy consumption levels to normative data.
- Identify any health or safety issues related to planned weatherization projects.
- Oversee installation of equipment such as water heater wraps, pipe insulation, weatherstripping, door sweeps, or low flow showerheads to improve energy efficiency.
- Inspect newly installed energy-efficient equipment to ensure that it was installed properly and is performing according to specifications.
- 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.
- Examine commercial sites to determine the feasibility of installing equipment that allows building management systems to reduce electricity consumption during peak demand periods.
- Analyze technical feasibility of energy saving measures using knowledge of engineering, energy production, energy use, construction, maintenance, system operation, or process systems.
- Identify opportunities to improve the operation, maintenance, or energy efficiency of building or process systems.
- Inspect or evaluate building envelopes, mechanical systems, electrical systems, or process systems to determine the energy consumption of each system.
- Recommend energy efficient technologies or alternate energy sources.
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