Missing, damaged, or inadequate insulation, building envelope air leaks, moisture intrusion, and substandard work are costly to residential and commercial building owners. This introductory course will explain how thermography can be used for home inspections to aid in the detection of faults such as moisture intrusion, missing insulation, construction deficiencies, etc.
Learning Objectives
Summarize the best conditions under which to find moisture
Discuss other instrumentation to help confirm the presence of moisture
Distinguish the temperature patterns associated with insulation deficiencies
Identify common air movement thermal patterns.
Explain how air moves through a house when stack effect is the driving force
Discuss other equipment that is commonly used during an air leakage investigation
Describe how heat is produced at a trouble spot in an electrical system.
List three application areas of structural studies
Describe how dynamic heating and cooling is useful for studying high-mass structure
