Energy Auditor Training Program

The Federal Government authorized the creation of a energy auditor training program, the first of its kind. This 800 hour program developed by HVAC Excellence, United Association, Green Mechanical Council, and the ESCO Group will aide America to become more energy efficient, more independent and create new sources of revenue for contractors. View a video from the pilot test program.

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Energy Auditor Curiculum Overview

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Federal Energy Auditor Program Strives to Create Jobs & Save Energy

Energy auditing is part of the growing industry of green and sustainable technologies. There are currently eight and a half million U.S. jobs in green and sustainable technologies. This is expected to grow to as many as forty million by 2030. Energy efficiency has never been so closely tied to economic opportunity. However, the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory has identified a shortage of skilled and trained professionals as a leading barrier to green and sustainable technology growth.

Energy auditors perform detailed building inspections and make cost effective recommendations about improving a building’s energy efficiency. An audit can result in jobs for plumbers, electricians, carpenters, insulators, HVACR (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration) service technicians, and others.

Making American homes and buildings more energy efficient presents unprecedented opportunities for saving American communities millions of dollars and creating new jobs. Despite the economic and environmental benefits of improving energy efficiency, a major barrier has prevented energy auditing on a national scale. The current workforce does not contain enough experienced auditors to meet the current marketplace demand.

In order to meet the current workforce demand for energy auditors the Federal government worked with industry to develop this training program designed to increase the number of energy auditors nationally.

The Residential Energy Auditor training program is a fully developed curriculum intended for use within educational institutions and/or industry training programs. The full program is designed to serve as a standalone 800 contact hour residential energy auditing curriculum. The program is modular so it may also be customized to complement existing heating ventilation and air conditioning programs.

Because many of the procedures and tests performed in a residential energy audit revolve around the heating and cooling systems within a home, the residential energy auditor program can augment current HVACR programs and add additional skillsets to HVAC students that will make them even more valuable to their future employers.

The Energy Audit curriculum contains reference text recommendations, instructor guides, talking points, PowerPoint presentations with speaker’s notes, outcome assessments, laboratory exercises and performance evaluations all in a customizable package. Modules are designed for use with Hampden Trainers where applicable, but Hampden Trainers are not required.

A number of optional certification assessments have been built into the curriculum, including:

• Green Awareness
• EPA Section 608
• R-410A Safety
• Combustion Analysis
• Heat Gain/Heat Loss Calculations
• Carbon Monoxide
• Residential Energy Auditor

The optional certifications allow your students the opportunity to earn and build additional credentials which too can further enhance their employability in addition to providing third party assessment validation to your program. (Which may also aide your program in securing Perkins Funding!)

The Energy Auditor Curriculum consists of:

Module 1—Orientation, 30 hours

1. Energy Audit Overview
2. The Energy Auditor
3. Diagnostic Equipment
4. Green Awareness /Terminology

Module 2—Safety, 36 hours

1. Safety (OSHA 10 Certification)

Module 3—General Competencies, 48 hours

1. Math for Technicians
2. Computer Literacy

Energy Auditor Software Training, 26 hours

1. (i.e., N.E.A.T. Rem Rate, Etc.)

Module 4—Customer Relations, 30 hours

1. Customer Relations

Module 5—Mechanical Training, 216 hours

1. Principles of AC&R
2. EPA Section 608
3. R-410A Training
4. Basics of Heating Systems
5. Combustion Analysis
6. Basic Electricity

Module 6—Mechanical & Envelope Evaluation, 216 hours

1. Introduction to Heat Transfer
2. Building Envelope Analysis
3. Window and Doors
4. Heat Gain and Heat Loss Calculations
5. Mechanical Data Collection

Module 7—Airflow, 48 hours

1. Airflow Properties and Measurements

Module 8—Building Pressure Analysis, 36 hours

1. Blower Door
2. Duct Blaster Lab

Module 9—Infrared Imaging, 36 hours

1. Introduction to Infrared Imaging

Module 10—Indoor Environmental Quality, 30 hours

1. Health & Safety/ CO
2. Mold, Lead, & Asbestos

Module 11—Baseload Measures, 30 hours

Module 12—Domestic Water , 18 hours

1. Water Heating Systems
2. Water Auditing

Certification

Certification Exam & Performance Certification

Train the Trainer

To ensure proper utilization of your selected curriculum, an optional train-the-trainer program is available. Professional trainers provide onsite, hands on training.

Need more information?

To find out more about the Residential Energy Auditor Curriculum, contact Renee Tomlison at 800-726-9696 (ext 209.)