Infrared Training Center Launches Infrared Building Science Course

Practical, hands-on curriculum focuses on detection of moisture and mold-growth condition, post-catastrophe, and energy efficiency audits

N. Billerica, MA (September 29, 2003) – The Infrared Training Center (ITC), the world’s largest infrared (IR) training organization, has announced the Infrared Building Science Course. Geared to new infrared camera users or practicing thermographers wanting focused training on commercial and residential building inspection, the new course covers all aspects of using infrared thermography to monitor and diagnose the condition of buildings. No infrared thermography experience is necessary.

“We developed this curriculum in response to high demand from insurance companies, restoration firms, building owners, and thermographers involved in other aspects of building and plant maintenance and operations,” said Bob Madding, PhD, the Director of ITC. “We have already received a high level of interest in this curriculum, which describes numerous actual cases of how IR thermography has pinpointed sources of building moisture, provided definitive Cause and Origin data, enabled energy savings, and even prevented incipient catastrophes.”

The three and a half day course includes lecture and laboratory components that cover the basics of IR camera operation, and building fundamentals, including building design and construction, air control, heating and cooling, moisture evaluation and control, energy use, and electrical problems, and tips on marketing and selling infrared inspection services. Key topics include:

• How to use your infrared camera.
• Basics of building construction, including designs, terminology, building construction
• Heat transfer physics as it specifically applies to buildings
• Indoor and outdoor building inspection methods
• How to recognize typical thermal patterns associated with traditional building defects
• Building science practices including “stack effect,” moisture control, air control heating & cooling
• Moisture verification methods (penetrating/non-penetrating)
• Water damage evaluation and drying methods
• How to avoid costly mistakes: hot spots vs. reflections and direct vs. indirect readings
• Safe building inspection methods and techniques
• How to report your findings with infrared analysis and IR reporting software
• Photo documentation techniques, including 35 mm, digital and video
• Interpret thermograms and make informed decisions using heat transfer concepts to analyze images.

For further information or to register, please call (1-978-901-8405 or toll free U.S. 1-866-872-4647)

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