Thermal Imaging

Thermal Imaging is used to identify patterns of heat loss from your property that are invisible to the naked eye. Thermal imaging is conducted using a high tech infrared camera. This camera is able to determine the pattern of heat loss through the fabric of the building and heating system.
Thermal imaging can easily inspect hidden problems such as:

• Moisture damage to floors, walls, roofs and ceilings
• Missing or defective wall, roof and attic insulation
• Thermal bridges-where there is insufficient integration of windows, doors and separate walls to an existing structure
• Quality of draught-proofing around doors, windows and timber frame membranes
• Defects such as cracks in walls, floors, roofs and ceilings
• Problems with underfloor heating, pipes, ducts and radiators
• Finding the precise location of hidden pipes, electrical cables, etc

Thermography allows the user to visualise and measure where heat/energy is an object, by using a specialised infrared camera. All objects emit radiation based on their temperatures, Thermography allows people to see their environment with or without visible illumination. The quality of radiation of an object increases with temperature. Thermography allows one to see the variations in temperature. Everything with a temperature above zero degrees emits heat and is detected by the camera. Thermal imaging cameras can detect heat radiation from any such object. The volume for heat flow and sources of heat can be measured based on the colouring on the camera. Thermographers study the colour variation in an image; this allows them to determine the source of / reason for the heat radiation.
Progressive Energy also can provide customers with a photographic report of your property.

Benefits of Thermal Imaging

• Rapid analysis of large areas
• Instantaneous results
• Non intrusive/non destructive examination of a building thermal efficiency
• Accurate, non-contact method of surface temperature measurement.

Thermography allows the user visualize and measure where heat/energy is being emitted from an object, by using a specialised infrared camera.
All objects emit radiation based on their temperatures; thermography allows people to "see" their environment with or without visible illumination. The quantity of radiation released by an object increases with temperature; thermography allows one to see variations in temperature.
Everything with a temperature above zero degrees emits heat and is detected by the infrared camera. Thermal imaging cameras can detect heat radiation from any such object. The volume for heat flow and sources of heat can be measured based on the colouring on the camera. Thermographers study the colour variation in a image, this allows them determine the source of/reason for the heat radiation
Thermography has a wide variety of other uses apart from construction:

• heat loss in buildings
• veterinary
• medical
• manufacturing
• policing
• security
• military
• firefighting
• power line maintenance