| K1 |
Knowledge of the energy market, energy trading, players involved, relevant regulatory framework, products and type of supply offers, contractual forms, tariffs and current prices |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
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| K2 |
Knowledge about energy performance contracting and the characteristics of energy efficiency measures in the building sector |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
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| K3 |
Knowledge of contractual arrangements for the purchase of goods and services, with particular reference to interventions aimed at energy refurbishment (green procurement and energy services) |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
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| K4 |
Knowledge of the budgeting elements |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
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| K5 |
Knowledge of the forms and procedures for the detection of costs |
Basic |
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Advanced
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| K6 |
Knowledge of the EU and local funding programs and their rules |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
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| K7 |
Knowledge of the financial and economic literacy |
Basic |
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Advanced
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| K8 |
Knowledge about national and EU regulations that must be applied in the design and maintenance of thermal installations in buildings, including those exploiting renewable energy sources, to comply with energy efficiency requirements |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
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| K9 |
Knowledge of relevant laws, policies, rules, regulations, standards that govern energy auditing and competences of energy auditor |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
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| K10 |
Knowledge of current and forthcoming national and EU building energy legislation |
Basic |
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Advanced
|
| K11 |
Knowledge about laws and regulations that govern certification of energy performance of buildings and obligations and responsibilities of the energy certifier |
Basic |
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Advanced
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| K12 |
Knowledge of legislation and technical regulations on environmental protection and pollution factors |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
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| K13 |
Knowledge of the CEN/CENELEC/ETSI/ISO/IEC standards for the sector, quality systems and main models |
Basic |
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Advanced
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| K14 |
Knowledge of efficiency and renewable energy programs and policies, both at the European and national level |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
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| K15 |
Knowledge of project management techniques, business organization, budget control and analytical accounting |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
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| K16 |
Knowledge about energy management systems, energy performance indicators, monitoring and targeting and auditing techniques |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
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| K17 |
Awareness of traditional and innovative energy efficiency measures and technologies that exploit renewable energy sources |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
|
| K18 |
Knowledge about environmental auditing, identification of greenhouse gases (GHG) emission sources |
Basic |
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Advanced
|
| K19 |
Knowledge of the physical principles related to energy from production process to end-user consumption |
Basic |
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Advanced
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| K20 |
Knowledge of metering and measuring equipment |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
|
| K21 |
Knowledge of the energy unit conversion factors |
Basic
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| K22 |
Knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems in buildings |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
|
| K23 |
Knowledge of building service systems and their components |
Basic |
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Advanced
|
| K24 |
Knowledge of the guidelines for carrying out energy audits, inspections and certifications to optimize an existing energy certification and energy auditing |
Basic |
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Advanced
|
| K25 |
Knowledge of thermo-hydraulic, electrical systems, sensors, monitoring and control systems and their components |
Basic |
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Advanced
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| K26 |
Knowledge of RES based systems applicable in buildings (PV, biomass, geothermal, etc.) |
Basic |
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Advanced
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| K27 |
Knowledge of the testing and adjustment techniques for the exploitation of RES in buildings |
Basic |
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Advanced
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| K28 |
Knowledge of the relation between operating principles and general characteristics for evaluating achievable and achieved energy savings (key principles of the Monitoring and Verification Protocol) |
Basic |
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Advanced
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| K29 |
Knowledge of design and construction solutions for the optimization of new buildings and renovation of the existing buildings |
Basic |
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Advanced
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| K30 |
Knowledge of techniques and tools for plant control |
Basic |
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Advanced
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| K31 |
Knowledge of reporting techniques (auditing, certification, maintenance plans, BACS documentation, etc.) |
Basic
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| K32 |
Knowledge of techniques for detecting risk situations |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
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| K33 |
Knowledge of requirements for off-site and on-site testing for selected systems and equipment |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
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| K34 |
Knowledge of methods and techniques for detection of flexibility potential in buildings |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
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| K35 |
Knowledge of methods and tools for building energy modelling |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
|
| K36 |
Knowledge of key elements of energy communities |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
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| K37 |
Knowledge of process integration techniques and methods |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
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| K38 |
Knowledge about creation of different business models for sustainable pricing between partners/members of the energy community |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
|
| K39 |
Knowledge about creation of energy policy instruments and follow-up programs |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
|
| K40 |
Knowledge of different urban energy modelling approaches |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
|
| K41 |
Knowledge of decision support methods (CBA, LCA and multi-criteria decision making) |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
|
| K42 |
Knowledge of regulations and technical standards on energy refurbishment of historical heritage |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
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| K43 |
Knowledge of compatible technical solutions for the energy refurbishment of historical buildings |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
|
| K44 |
Knowlegde of principles of bioclimatic and passive systems in buildings including building orientation, thermal insulation, solar shading devices, openings size, free cooling, etc. |
Basic |
|
Advanced
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| K45 |
Knowledge of the principles of high-energy efficiency buildings, including passive house, NZEB, ZEB etc. |
Basic |
|
Advanced
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| K46 |
Knowledge of microelectronics process for the creation of intelligent management and control systems for energy systems |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
|
| K47 |
Knowledge of territorial information systems (GIS) |
Basic
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| K48 |
Knowledge of procedures for measurement of air infiltration in buildings, including blower-door test |
Basic |
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Advanced
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| K49 |
Knowledge of principles of indoor air quality in buildings, considering prescriptive and performance parameters |
Basic |
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Advanced
|
| K50 |
Knowledge of design of BACS systems, integration with other control systems, including various protocols (Mbus, BACnet, Modbus, LON etc.) |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
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| K51 |
Knowledge of rechargeable infrastructure and regulated charging capacity, battery accumulators in combination with RES, CHP and Microgrid |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
|
| K52 |
Knowledge of procedures for disposal of plants and materials |
Basic
|
| HS1 |
To be able to calculate emissions (take inventory of GHG emissions) and quantify the reduction potential |
Basic |
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Advanced
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| HS2 |
To be able to carry out economic and technical analysis of investments and/or individual activities (energy saving measures) |
Basic |
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Advanced
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| HS3 |
To be able to carry out energy savings calculations and analysis regarding the interactions between the energy efficiency improvement opportunities |
Basic |
|
Advanced
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| HS4 |
To be able to assess the national and local context and legislation |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
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| HS5 |
To be able to carry out the assessment of existing or propose a new energy management system to the organization enabling it to monitor its energy performance |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
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| HS6 |
To be able to carry out envisioned work phases on the basis of project specifications, overseeing the installation and/or extraordinary maintenance when needed |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
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| HS7 |
To be able to determine the phases that make up the building energy certification procedure until the creation of the energy label for a building or a building unit |
Basic |
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Advanced
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| HS8 |
To be able to prepare brief technical specifications of thermo-hydraulic / electrical / RES systems in buildings |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
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| HS9 |
To be able to carry out the measurement, verification, calibration, control and regulation activities and techniques to install and maintain energy systems in buildings |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
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| HS10 |
To be able to carry out the quantification and analysis of energy consumption and identify the most significant consumers (systems) to define baseline (reference) energy consumption during the conduction of an energy audit |
Basic |
|
Advanced
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| HS11 |
To be able to carry out the calculation of the energy performance of buildings |
Basic |
|
Advanced
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| HS12 |
To be able to use the technical data for the building automation control system (BACS) |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
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| HS13 |
To be able to apply methods for the preparation of a verification and testing plan for the building automation control system (BACS) |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
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| HS14 |
To be able to carry out the assessment of those factors that may affect the reliability of the energy audit findings and conclusions |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
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| HS15 |
To be able to carry out the application of computerised management of preventive maintenance plans of important installations |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
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| HS16 |
To be able to carry out the energy audit of any installation following a practical and efficient methodology, drawing up field sheets and drafting key findings |
Basic |
|
Advanced
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| HS17 |
To be able to prepare documents regarding energy audit findings and preparing appropriate energy audit reports and presentations |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
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| HS18 |
To be able to prepare all necessary documents and conduct activities for the green procurement |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
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| HS19 |
To be able to carry out the application of procedures for the reprocessing and reporting of non-conformities from supply to installation and maintenance of energy plants |
Basic |
|
Advanced
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| HS20 |
To be able to carry out energy performance assessment for the energy rating of buildings with the use of professional IT tools |
Basic |
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Advanced
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| HS21 |
To be able to carry out simulation analysis for environmental and sustainability assessment of buildings with the use of professional IT solutions |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
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| HS22 |
To be able to prepare measurement plans and sensor deployment plans for various building systems |
Basic |
|
Advanced
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| HS23 |
To be able to carry out detailed energy simulation of various building systems in the scope of energy audit using professional IT tools |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
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| HS24 |
To be able to carry out detailed environmental audit and create GHG emission inventory on a building or a city level |
Basic |
| Advanced |
|
Highly Specialised
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| HS25 |
To be able to conduct the impact assessment of the implemented energy efficiency measures and measures related with the exploatation of renewable energy sources |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
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| HS26 |
To be able to conduct inspection of different components of HVAC system |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
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| HS27 |
To be able to select the most feasible energy efficiency measures for historic buildings, through the evaluation of a framework of needs, constraints and requirements |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
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| SS1 |
To be able to interact with the customer, listening and understanding their needs promoting technical and technological solutions |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
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| SS2 |
Ethical and sustainable thinking about energy and environmental issues related to buildings |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
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| SS3 |
Motivation and perseverance abilities during various activities related to energy efficiency projects in buildings |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
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| SS4 |
Ability to lead or participate in a team dealing with energy efficiency and to act in an impartial and objective manner |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
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| SS5 |
Critical thinking about proposed energy efficient solutions |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
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| SS6 |
Be able to collect information through effective interviewing, listening, observing, analysing, measuring and reviewing documents, records, and data |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
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| SS7 |
Ability to attention to details and to establish root causes |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
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| SS8 |
To be able to prevent and resolve conflicts |
Basic |
| Advanced |
|
Highly Specialised
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| SS9 |
Willingness to collaborate and participate proactively in a team, demonstrating the ability to adapt and interact differently in relation to specific situations |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
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| SS10 |
To be able to moderate various meetings and effectively present key findings |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
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| SS11 |
Project management and methodology adopting effective and efficient behaviours |
Basic |
| Advanced |
|
Highly Specialised
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| SS12 |
Ability to time management skills and attention to detail |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
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| SS13 |
Creativity and vision in urban energy planning |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
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| SS14 |
To be able to identify and understand staff needs related to training in the energy efficiency of buildings |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
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| SS15 |
Complex problem solving in a effective manner |
Basic |
| Advanced |
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Highly Specialised
|
| C1 |
Awareness of the appropriateness and consequences of using sampling techniques for energy auditing |
Basic |
| Advanced |
|
Highly Specialised
|
| C2 |
Awareness of the availability of energy sources |
Basic |
|
Advanced
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| C3 |
Awareness of the sensitivity analysis for the main variables that influence the calculation |
Basic |
|
Advanced
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| C4 |
Awareness of the environmental implications of energy use |
Basic |
| Advanced |
|
Highly Specialised
|
| C5 |
Awareness of methods for data analysis |
Basic |
| Advanced |
|
Highly Specialised
|
| C6 |
Awareness of quality system and main models |
Basic |
|
Advanced
|
| C7 |
Awareness of forms and methods used in the technical documentation |
Basic |
| Advanced |
|
Highly Specialised
|
| C8 |
Awareness of strategies and techniques to optimize results and to address any critical issues |
Basic |
| Advanced |
|
Highly Specialised
|
| C9 |
Awareness of different types of energy services that can be applied in energy communities |
Basic |
| Advanced |
|
Highly Specialised
|
| C10 |
To be able to detect energy saving potential and propose corrective measures to improve energy efficiency in an economically effective manner for buildings |
Basic |
| Advanced |
|
Highly Specialised
|
| C11 |
To be able to carry out the application of criteria for assigning tasks, operating methods, sequences and times for carrying out activities and for the optimal use of materials and equipment |
Basic |
| Advanced |
|
Highly Specialised
|
| C12 |
To be able to identify the purchase needs of equipment and materials and to efficiently manage stocks |
Basic |
|
Advanced
|
| C13 |
To be able to use appropriate procedures, conduct envisioned activities and evaluate available technologies related to the energy use in buildings |
Basic |
| Advanced |
|
Highly Specialised
|
| C14 |
To be able to apply the concepts of rational and efficient use of energy and perform energy diagnosis |
Basic |
|
Advanced
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| C15 |
To be able to properly interpret requirements of the Technical Building Code regarding the most efficient systems and installations |
Basic |
|
Advanced
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| C16 |
To be able to provide effective measures for the management, implementation and design of alternative energy installations |
Basic |
| Advanced |
|
Highly Specialised
|
| C17 |
To be able to work with complex environmental and energy data |
Basic |
| Advanced |
|
Highly Specialised
|
| C18 |
To be capable to collect, organise and analyse quantitative data and perform complex numerical analyses |
Basic |
| Advanced |
|
Highly Specialised
|
| C19 |
To be able to conduct or supervise commissioning or re-commissioning of various technical systems in buildings |
Basic |
| Advanced |
|
Highly Specialised
|
| C20 |
To be able to properly recognise energy efficiency opportunities and to present them in an effective manner to stakeholders and technicians involved in the design process |
Basic |
| Advanced |
|
Highly Specialised
|
| C21 |
To be able to manage negotiation between different stakeholders and apply different problem-solving techniques related to energy and environmental issues in buildings |
Basic |
| Advanced |
|
Highly Specialised
|
| C22 |
To be able to observe, measure and analyse the operation of various technical systems in buildings |
Basic |
| Advanced |
|
Highly Specialised
|
| C23 |
To be able to focus on priority issues with respect to the agreed scope and manage different uncertainties of achieving the objectives and thoroughness of the energy audit |
Basic |
| Advanced |
|
Highly Specialised
|
| C24 |
To be able to commit professional excellence and to make concrete proposals for improvements of various technical systems in buildings |
Basic |
| Advanced |
|
Highly Specialised
|
| C25 |
To be able to effectively use available resources and equipment to conduct the energy audit in an appropriate manner |
Basic |
| Advanced |
|
Highly Specialised
|
| C26 |
To be able to use various diagnostic and modelling tools |
Basic |
|
Advanced
|
| C27 |
To be able to effectively use user manuals and any other technical data sheets |
Basic |
| Advanced |
|
Highly Specialised
|
| C28 |
To be able to carry out the application of reporting techniques for activities and materials with the emphasis on green procurement, also in terms of accounting for the various stages of work progress |
Basic |
| Advanced |
|
Highly Specialised
|
| C29 |
To be able to carry out the preparation of technical reports or procurement documents such as project proposals or tenders with the emphasis on green procurement |
Basic |
| Advanced |
|
Highly Specialised
|
| C30 |
To be able to ensure that the energy audit complies with the relevant safety, environmental and security requirements |
Basic |
| Advanced |
|
Highly Specialised
|
| C31 |
To be able to carry out different evaluations to identify situations of potential risk for safety, health and the environment |
Basic |
| Advanced |
|
Highly Specialised
|
| C32 |
To be able to formulate different proposals for improvement of organizational solutions/layout of the work environment to avoid or minimise risks |
Basic |
| Advanced |
|
Highly Specialised
|
| C33 |
To be able to apply complex methodologies to carry out economic evaluation of projects and to identify associated risks, the profitability of investments, sources of financing, and financing instruments |
Basic |
| Advanced |
|
Highly Specialised
|
| C34 |
To be effective in communication and planning the energy audit in co-operation with the organization that is being audited and to be capable to conduct objective evaluation of the quality of the provided data |
Basic |
| Advanced |
|
Highly Specialised
|
| C35 |
To be able to carry out the energy audit in co-operation with technical and non-technical personnel of the organization that is being audited and any other party involved |
Basic |
| Advanced |
|
Highly Specialised
|
| C36 |
To be able to build networks and gather intelligence and to adequately advise all aspects (technical, economic and others) of the energy audit |
Basic |
| Advanced |
|
Highly Specialised
|
| C37 |
To conduct the energy audit or a complex analysis of various technical system within the agreed time schedule |
Basic |
| Advanced |
|
Highly Specialised
|