Where the whole world is standing in opposition to the global warming, it becomes imperative that you have an idea of your dwelling’s carbon footprint. Aiming to provide you that info, Dundee-based IRT Surveys presents an infrared analysis tool that delivers an online record of the heat loss and the CO2 emissions through the building’s walls and roof. After quantifying the amount of heat lost in various household chores and the emissions produced, it offers an infrared thermal image of the building.
What is Infrared Thermography?
Infrared Thermography enables you to see heat. It allows you to see the invisible energy while relying on the principle that everything above -273°C has energy. IRT surveys Ltd. takes thermal images of it via high-performance instruments and thus assesses flat roofs for damaged insulation and trapped moisture.
Apart from detecting the heat loss, it also offers other applications such as;
- Delaminating render
- Cold bridge detection
- Insulation analysis
- Locating pipe-work in under-floor heating systems
We can take a thermal image of a building and pinpoint air leakages, rising damp, roofing problems and inefficient insulation, while measuring CO2 emissions and providing a figure for the financial cost to the householder.
Explains IRT Surveys’ Managing Director, Stewart Little.
Some obvious limitations:
There are certain conditions where Infrared Thermography does not hold well. No doubt, it provides one with helpful data but understanding it is more important. It doesn’t tell you about the construction material. Another obvious pitfall is weather itself. These surveys cannot be carried out if it’s too sopping, warm or stormy outside.
Moreover, it’s quite noticeable that infrared can never be termed as perfect.
Image Source: Roof Consult
