Using the latest infrared camera technology thermal infrared building inspections can provide evidence of new builds, including self-builder homes, new and existing commercial and industrial buildings performs to the specifications of the architect and has a continuity of thermal insulation over the whole visible envelope, The United Kingdom Thermography Association (UKTA) Code of Practice Building Thermography and Thermal Insulation Continuity details will help in determining your thermographic surveyor. Other benefits from our building surveys include:
- Determine envelope cladding, de-lamination, bonding and rendering faults
- Locate rebar and rebar corrosion & concrete spalling
- Determine location of pilasters & horizontal bonded beam placement
- Locate excessive energy loss or draughts due to settled or missing insulation
- Prove insulation integrity following renovation or new build
- Locate degraded and wet insulation
- Locate cold air leakage into your building
- Find Moisture ingress and mould growth to building interior to over come sick building syndrome
- Monitor extent of condensation throughout household
- Examine the efficiency of heating systems, blocked radiators and piping
- Determine leaking or passing valves on radiators
- Locate under-floor heat piping
- Location of timber battens and metal nails beneath plaster board
- Detect brick filled windows and former doorways and sealed flues
- Damage window seals and differences in double glazing properties
- Thermal bridging, cold spots and other areas associated with wasted energy
- Search for buried utilities and sprinkler systems near soil sub-surface
- Monitor extent of water damage due to flooding or conversely overall wall dryness for re-rendering and plastering
- Identify and record any construction differences for quality control purposes before warranty expiration
- Identify roofing defects and heat loss locations
- Moisture ingress in flat roofing
- Confirm door and window seal fit against air leakages
- Detect termite or other insect colony infestations
- Detect electrical faults at fuse boxes and energized cabling chased into walls
- Visualize energy loss during home and commercial energy auditing
- Reduce external air pollution and improve indoor air quality to your building
- Increased comfort in your dwelling
- An affective method of quality control for all site managers and self builders
- Improve your energy efficiency and save money by lowering your carbon foot print
Infrared thermography is a very useful tool in detecting and identifying defects and deficiencies in building enclosure systems. Both qualitative and quantitative inspections can be achieved inexpensively and accurately with minimal interference to your business premises or home life. On your next build or energy audit get 'instep with infrared' and see the difference!
The role of ventilation in your new build or renovation project is to provide fresh air and to dilute internally-generated pollutants in order to assure adequate indoor air quality. Too much ventilation and energy costs will begin to increase, hurting your pocket and comfort levels in your home.
Air Leakage or 'accidental ventilation' represents 5-40% of space conditioning costs, hence it is vitally important to perform controlled air leakage tests to ensure your build quality is up to standards set by your architect and those stated by the CIBSE (The Chartered Institution of Building Engineers, TM23: 2000 Memoranda) and BSRIA's (The Building Services Research & Information Association, specification 10/98 & 19/2001.
The blower door tests are used to measure air leakage in or out off your building envelope. Using a temporary door covering installed to a outside doorway, a blower fan forces air into or out off the building gauging how 'leaky' or 'draughty' your build is and combined with our heat-seeking thermal imaging cameras and smoke pencils will help pin-point the exact locations where your building air leaks need to be sealed.
The tests are straight forward, requiring all outside doors and internal windows to be closed, ducts sealed and combustion appliances turned off. By taking before, during and after measurements the 'tightness' of your new build or renovation project can be documented with any corrective work verified with immediate cost benefit savings to your pocket and your carbon foot print.
