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Friday, 11 September 2009 14:26 |
- With energy costs higher than ever, Infrared Building Inspections or "Green Audits" are one valuable way to increase energy efficiency in homes and buildings. Thermal cameras allow energy inspectors to see where air infiltrates into building spaces, and other problems invisible to the human eye that decrease the energy efficiency of the structure and increase the size of a building's carbon footprint.
- With government programs like Cash for Clunkers rewarding people for living a more carbon neutral lifestyle, and stimulus programs offering cash for improving the energy efficiency of low-income housing as well as new construction, there has never been a better time for infrared building inspections to increase energy efficiency and reduce pollution.
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- Thermal imaging cameras can detect improperly insulated or grounded electrical connections, water leaks, leaky ductwork, improper building insulation, mold, and other sources of energy loss. Energy inspections can also help to identify ways to protect buildings from allergens and pests, making buildings healthier for occupants as well as saving on energy costs by increasing energy efficiency and reducing the carbon emissions associated with large energy consumption. Energy is lost either when it is inadvertently converted to heat as in improperly grounded or insulated electrical components, or when heat escapes from a structure. Heat emits a type of radiation known as infrared radiation, which is invisible to the eye. Thermal cameras render infrared energy into an image visible to the eye that can then be used to determine where and how energy is being lost to heat, or where heat is being lost to damaged insulation and improperly sealed structures.
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- Infrared inspections are conducted utilizing the same thermal vision camera technology currently being used to help firefighters battle fires with greater efficiency than was made possible by any previous advancement in firefighting technology. Digital thermal cameras help to ensure that firefighters know where a fire is burning and where it might reignite if not properly extinguished, and can help in identifying the source and cause of fires, to see areas of heat and flame through smoke and barriers, and even to catch sources of fire before they spread and thus limiting the damage. Proper infrared building inspections can even identify risk factors for fire such as electrical faults and overloaded circuits. By identifying risks of fire, roof damage, plumbing leaks, faulty air conditioning systems, broken window seals, and more, an energy audit using digital thermal cameras can reduce the long term costs associated with repairing problems later rather than sooner. By diagnosing and fixing structural problems before they spread, energy audits can even prevent disaster. This same technology has also been used by the military, law enforcement, the aerospace sector, and more.
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- Infrared Cameras Inc. is a major producer of thermal imaging technology. Offering a variety of systems to fit your specific thermal imagining needs, such as the Alpha Near Infrared InGaAs Camera with its high sensitive to the Near Infrared and Short Wave Infrared bandwidths, or the ICI Centurion Professional Thermal Infrared Imager, the most inexpensive radiometric 320 * 240 infrared imager you will find anywhere, Infrared Cameras Inc. is leading the way in green audit technology as well as additional applications of thermal vision imagining technology for use in the medical sector, firefighting, and more. With constantly evolving solutions to all of your non-contact temperature measurement needs, Infrared Cameras Inc. is fast becoming an industry recognized standard. Offering Infrared Thermography Training and Certification through the Infrared Training Institute, from Instructors with decades of experience, ICI is leading the way in education and professional certification as well as research and development of these groundbreaking technologies that promise a cleaner, cheaper, and safer tomorrow for everyone.
by Eli Fennell
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