Energy Management Professional
Issued by
Energy Management Association
The Energy Management Professional (EMP) certification was developed to meet and exceed the energy management standards and needs of today, demonstrating your qualifications, experience and knowledge of energy issues to clients and others. EMA’s certification holds a unique value: it is accredited by ANSI, recognized by the DOE’s Better Buildings® Program in the Building Energy Manager category and provides a commissioning-based approach to energy management.
- Type Experience
- Level Advanced
- Time Years
- Cost Paid
Skills
Earning Criteria
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Submit the application fee with the completed application.
Standards
The EMP certification program is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) based on the International Standard ANSI/ISO/IEC 17024. ANSI Standard 17024 is well-recognized within the industry as the highest standard in personnel certification accreditation.
The Department of Energy recognizes the EMP program for being aligned with the Better Buildings® Workforce Guidelines and for having received qualified accreditation by the American National Standards Institute in compliance with ISO/IEC 17024:2012.
The purpose of this standard is to establish consistent practices for conducting and reporting energy audits for commercial buildings. The EMP meets the requirements established by the Standard for “Qualified Energy Auditor.”
Federal Buildings Personnel Training Act of 2010 directs the Administrator of General Services (GSA) to: (1) identify, annually, the core competencies necessary for federal personnel performing building operations and maintenance, energy management, safety, and design functions to comply with requirements under federal law.
Residential buildings with 10,000 square feet or more of space that is heated or cooled and existing multifamily residential buildings with 50,000 square feet or more of space that is heated or cooled must report energy benchmarking and energy audits. The EMP is a recognized as a prerequisite to provide energy audits for ordinance compliance.
The Building Energy and Water Efficiency Strategy (BEWES) is focused on tracking the energy and water output of Orlando’s largest buildings. The EMP is a qualifying credential for auditing and benchmarking.
Under this ordinance affected building owners must submit energy and water efficiency audits. EMPs meet the requirements to be considered a Qualified Auditor.
Building owners are required to benchmark the energy use of their nonresidential buildings 50,000 square feet and greater in the county in ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager, and report it to the County for public disclosure. The EMP is a Recognized Data Verifier for building owners reporting benchmarking information.
The Philadelphia C-PACE program requires that a Property Owner obtain an Energy Conservation Measure Survey (ECM Survey) performed by a Qualified Engineering Professional for Energy Efficiency and/or Water Conservation projects. EMPs are considered a Qualified Engineering Professional.
The Boulder Building Performance Ordinance requires affected building owners to use qualified service providers to complete energy assessments and retrocommissioning on their buildings. EMPs are recognized under minimum qualifications for Energy Assessors.
EMA’s Energy Management Professional (EMP) Certification was recognized in new rules added to the Washington State Clean Buildings Bill. The law requires that the Department of Commerce develop and implement an energy performance standard for affected buildings and provide incentives to encourage efficiency improvements.
To ensure that data is being tracked and reported correctly, covered buildings must have their energy and building data reviewed and verified every three years by data verifiers with accepted licenses and training program credentials. EMPs are recognized as an approved data verifier under “Fulfill the Data Verification Requirement.”