| What if you could verify that the concrete block | | | | temperatures, and therefore different infrared colors, |
| walls of your building have been built according to all | | | | when photographed using infrared cameras. |
| engineered specifications? What would that mean to | | | | Microscopic infrared cameras are also used for |
| you? Concrete block walls can have unseen faults | | | | qualifying and quantifying IR signatures on extremely |
| including empty cells, missing insulation, and air leaks. | | | | small objects - down to 15 microns. These infrared |
| Not only do faults like these make for an inefficient | | | | microscopes can monitor circuitry as well as introduce |
| building with unnecessary energy costs, they also | | | | currents to simulate current levels. |
| increase a company's liability in case of failure. | | | | Thermography imagery is used by contractors, |
| How does Infrared thermography see what the | | | | manufacturers, municipalities, maintenance |
| human eye can't see? Through the use of infrared | | | | departments, engineers, parks services, and ranchers |
| cameras which allow inspectors to view | | | | as well as by the insurance industry. Insurance |
| thermographic images - that is heat. For example, all | | | | companies conduct building surveys to determine the |
| walls heat up during the day, right? Concrete blocks | | | | condition of the property such as pre-existing |
| with empty cells compared to those properly filled | | | | damage and existing building defects. This |
| with grout will give off different temperatures which | | | | documentation proves that the property had these |
| are easily detected with infrared cameras. Inspectors | | | | pre-existing faults. In the event of a hurricane or |
| on the ground take a series of images and compile | | | | similar loss, the insurance company can prove that |
| detailed reports documenting any and all faults found. | | | | they don't need to pay for the hurricane damage |
| Infrared thermography not only can detect faults in | | | | because of the pre-existing damage. |
| concrete block walls, they can also detect water | | | | Infrared technology detects heat differences and is |
| moisture in roofs, water damage, pollution and storm | | | | employed in multiple ways for detecting building |
| water outfalls, underground steam system leaks, | | | | faults, pollution leaks, overheating electrical equipment, |
| underground High Temperature Hot Water hotspots | | | | energy leaks, roof moisture, and even animals. By |
| and leaks, animal counts, heat resistance in electrical | | | | using this technology, it is possible to visually see |
| equipment, and they can conduct microscopic | | | | problems that are invisible to the human eye. Air |
| inspections of circuitry. | | | | leaks can be sealed, defects corrected, pollution |
| In addition, aircraft equipped with infrared cameras, | | | | cleaned up, electrical equipment repaired, roofs |
| fly over buildings to inspect roofs for moisture or | | | | repaired, and animal control policies implemented. The |
| heating and cooling systems for leaks. These | | | | uses for infrared thermography are virtually limitless. |
| airplanes are also used for counting animals. For | | | | How will you use this hot technology? |
| example, deer and cattle give off different | | | | |