Thermal Imaging for Home Inspection is here to stay, like it or not...
It is vast becoming a hugely talked about Industry. Thermal Imaging, Infrared, Thermography, Air Tightness and so much more within the Home Inspection Buisiness. I have seen many talk about it and few actually following thru due to increased costs of equipment, expanded time on the property and potential clients un-educated to appreciate the costs.
So where does the real estate agent stand? I'm hoping for some serious feedback, considering the recent purchase of some $28,000.00 in cameras and their components recently. Thermal Image tests are important quality control measures when building or renovating a house. Heat losses in buildings can account for up to 50% of the total energy consumption and comes from air leakage through chimneys, attics, wall vents and badly sealed windows/doors, stucco etc.
Moisture control problems are just a tip of the iceburg. The recent mass production of ram shakkle stucco homes thru-out the state show considerable defects in insulation, poor workmanship, amateure materials and more. Track homes were built in mass with over worked inspectors, shady trades working by "the piece" furiously trying to finish and get paid. Where does it leave us? Everything looks grand from the exterior, however when peeling back the sheets of this fiasco of building, many deficiencies are uncovered. Should we keep our mouth shut, after-all it is supposed to be "non-evasive" & "non destructive" inspecting.
Cost? Affordable! Extremely affordable. For a few hundred bucks we can show you where the house can save that and tenfold more by simply chasing the losses. Then go figure how much you save with a solar panel. I recently attended a 3 day seminar at ASU with a new start up trying just that. It is expected that savings wouldn't kick in for 20 years by going solar! What a joke. I say, invite us in and show you your losses directly. I didn't like that, I mean show you the potential gains.
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All new buildings must meet air tightness requirements of the Building Regulations. By reducing air leakage, you will obtain a better comfort in the building. The building can also be heated more efficiently to conserve energy and save money.
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Detection and Visualisation of Air Infiltration and Exfiltration
Adequate air exchange is essential for the occupants' health and safety, but most buildings have a far higher rate of air exchange than is necessary. The root cause is often poor design and/or construction which allows air leakage from the inside of outside of the building, or the opposite. The leakage pathway is often complex and, without thermal imaging, extremely difficult to visualize. This also allows the contractors to quickly identify and repair the problem areas to stop the energy loss immediately.
Improved Energy Efficiency
To identify areas of energy waste infrared imaging has quickly become a valued tool in identifying problems related to energy loss, missing insulation, inefficient HVAC systems, radiant heating, water damage on roofs, and much more. A thermal imaging camera identifies patterns of heat loss that are invisible to the naked eye. Thermal imaging will quickly indicate the air leaks within a property and measurement data are easily compiled into a report.
Professional home inspectors and energy auditors here at Target Building Inspections are using leading-edge infrared technology from FLIR to perform energy auditing of homes and buildings to improve energy efficiency, thus leading to savings on energy costs.
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