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The primary diagnostic procedure for determining the thermal performance
and state of any building envelope or flat roof is infrared
thermography. It can be used to identify heating and cooling loss due
to poor construction, missing or inadequate insulation,
moisture intrusions, conduction through walls, air leakages, and many
more faults that are hidden to the naked eye or not otherwise easily measurable
by any other means.
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Leakage to the interior of a building envelope
is referred to as infiltration while leakage to the exterior is
known as exfiltration. Where there are joints, junctions or
openings, there is potential for air leakage and thus heat loss. With any
excessive air movements, a significant reduction in the thermal integrity
of a building envelope occurs and can remain the major contributor to
over-energy consumption within your home, office, or building
construction.
Similarly, Flat roof membranes are the
waterproof barriers between the outside elements and the interior of
buildings. Normally, there is little or no water within a flat roof
assembly. But when a leak does develop, water enters it and, depending on
the type of insulation system, is either absorbed by the insulation or
runs into the cracks between nonabsorbent (or waterlogged) insulation
sheeting. Night inspections, following the optimum solar heating of a
sunny day, can reveal different patterns as the dry insulation cools down
a lot faster than those areas that are wet.
Barak Roofing and building Envelope Inspections aid
in identifying thermal leaks and structural weaknesses more accurately,
faster, and cost effectively than any other available detection
methods.
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Inspections include identifying heating and cooling
loss due to:
- poor construction, missing or inadequate insulation
(Around half the energy used to condition a building is retained
through insulation materials);
- moisture intrusion;
- air leakage, shrinkage or settling of various
insulating materials;
- excessive thermal bridging in joints between walls and
the top and bottom plates;
- faulty multi-pane windows and / or broken seals;
- leaks in water pipes or underground sprinkler
systems
- damaged heat ducts;
- seriously degraded materials such as rotting
wood, corroding metals, damaged insulation, crumbling brick, and
mortar.
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> K6700
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This lightweight, easy to use IR
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