Infrared Testing for Energy Efficiency

Infrared technology is an invaluable tool for structural engineering to detect areas of concern with minimal disturbance to the structure. Thermal imaging allows non-invasive exploratory work to identify leaks or faults in construction.

Building Safety Testing

An infrared survey can help keep small issues from becoming disasters. Repairing a loose connection– easily found with a thermographic scan – might cost only $100. If undetected, that same connection could result in a fire. That might mean injury, loss of life or damage that makes the whole building unfit for occupancy and shuts your business down.

Thermographic scans are a wise investment. Industry sources show that the monetary savings they produce can be 20 times as much as the initial cost of the survey. This does not include the potential losses due to damage associated with fire. 

Bridge Safety

Infrared Thermography (IT) is a technique used for locating shallow delaminations, cracks, and voids in concrete and other pavements as well as air gaps and voids within concrete slabs, block walls, and other structures. Infrared Thermography senses the emission of thermal radiation from a member and can be used to produce a 2D image from the thermal signal. It is based on two basic principles from heat transfer: conduction and radiation. Sound concrete with no voids, gaps, or cracks is more thermally conductive than low density or delaminated concrete, which then creates small temperature differences on the concrete surface. These temperature differences can be detected and mapped by the sensitive Infrared Thermography equipment. This allows rapid areal mapping of internal conditions. It should be noted that the IT method is most useful for the detection of shallow defects and flaws. Flaws deeper in a structure produce smaller and more diffuse thermal effects at the surface.

Hospital Building Testing

Increase safety and eliminate unnecessary energy waste by utilizing infrared building inspections. Structural deficits, like trapped moisture, can go unnoticed without the proper equipment. Through this non-invasive method, infrared camera inspections can catch problems that are undetectable otherwise. Infrared building inspections identify moisture leaks, compromised insulation, and air leaks. Some inspections can also be completed from a distance with our infrared drone roof inspections for added convenience. Our infrared camera roof inspections are cost-effective, thorough, efficient, and can help prevent future costly projects, allowing you to be proactive rather than reactive.