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thermal imaging: Can You Have Your Cake And Granite Too? - 11/29/10 11:01 AM
Yesterday I wrote of wants and needs. In my experience people often seem to put their wants before their needs when it comes to their homes. Ignoring problems with the important and necessary parts of their home and instead opting to spend on cosmetic features.
What if there was a way for homeowners to have their cake and granite too? I suppose every homeowner would be begging to know the secret.  Well there is a way and it's really no secret. All it takes is patience and someone to show you the how.
Energy audits are a good and sensible way … (9 comments)

thermal imaging: See JRV on Business Week TV - 05/28/08 07:45 AM
This past Sunday, May 25, I was featured in Business Week TV news story on energy audits. The story was shot earlier in the week at a home in Bridgeport CT.
It was an exciting and fun experience. The anchor who conducted the interview was great to work with and, I felt, had a great understanding of the importance and value of an energy audit and infrared thermal imaging.
This service is also available as an ancillary home inspection service. I have conducted many energy audits as part of a regular home inspection. This allows a buyer to finance and make … (0 comments)

thermal imaging: See JRV on Business Week TV - 05/28/08 07:34 AM
This past Sunday, May 25, I was featured in Business Week TV news story on energy audits. The story was shot earlier in the week at a home in Bridgeport CT.
It was an exciting and fun experience. The anchor who conducted the interview was great to work with and, I felt, had a great understanding of the importance and value of an energy audit and infrared thermal imaging.
This service is also available as an ancillary home inspection service. I have conducted many energy audits as part of a regular home inspection. This allows a buyer to finance and make … (4 comments)

thermal imaging: Infrared Scans Are Not Energy Audits - 04/30/08 08:44 AM
Infrared cameras are becoming quite common in many different professions. One area where these devices excel is as a part of an energy audit. Makes great sense; heat sensitive camera to locate areas of thermal loss in a home or building.  But as I just emphasized it is just one small part of the total audit.
I like to call the infrared camera the WOW! of the energy audit. It is cool and impressive to see the house through the lens of this high tech device. It can reveal defects undetectable by visual means, but it is not the most important information … (1 comments)

thermal imaging: Infrared Scans Are Not Energy Audits - 04/30/08 08:29 AM
Infrared cameras are becoming quite common in many different professions. One area where these devices excel is as a part of an energy audit. Makes great sense; heat sensitive camera to locate areas of thermal loss in a home or building.  But as I just emphasized it is just one small part of the total audit.
I like to call the infrared camera the WOW! of the energy audit. It is cool and impressive to see the house through the lens of this high tech device. It can reveal defects undetectable by visual means, but it is not the most important information … (1 comments)

thermal imaging: Look What's Escaping Through Your Attic Entry - 02/19/08 08:34 PM
Just about every home has an entry way into the attic. It can be a small scuttle often tucked away inside a closet or a pull down stair way in the hall. Some homes even have a full stairway into the attic (a personal favorite of mine). What these entries all have in common is a covering over the opening. Be it a door, a piece of wood or sheetrock, the openings are by some means closed off from the cold, unconditioned attic. But most often they are not insulated or sealed allowing heat to easily escape into the attic.
The … (2 comments)

thermal imaging: Look What's Escaping Through Your Attic Entry - 02/19/08 10:24 AM
Just about every home has an entry way into the attic. It can be a small scuttle often tucked away inside a closet or a pull down stair way in the hall. Some homes even have a full stairway into the attic (a personal favorite of mine). What these entries all have in common is a covering over the opening. Be it a door, a piece of wood or sheetrock, the openings are by some means closed off from the cold, unconditioned attic. But most often they are not insulated or sealed allowing heat to easily escape into the attic.
The … (6 comments)

thermal imaging: Windows, a Clearer View on Energy Savings - 12/31/07 12:46 PM
Windows are one of the most noticeable parts of our homes. They let us see the world outside and let light inside. They are also a gapping hole in the thermal envelope of our homes. A significant amount of heat is lost through the windows. This is because glass is an extremely poor insulator. Due to this characteristic windows have evolved to the thermal multi-paned types today. But is replacing your "old" windows with a modern thermally superior variety going to make a huge difference in your utility costs? The short answer, very likely no.
In my experience clients have related … (1 comments)

thermal imaging: Windows, a Clearer View on Energy Savings - 12/31/07 12:33 PM
Windows are one of the most noticeable parts of our homes. They let us see the world outside and let light inside. They are also a gapping hole in the thermal envelope of our homes. A significant amount of heat is lost through the windows. This is because glass is an extremely poor insulator. Due to this characteristic windows have evolved to the thermal multi-paned types today. But is replacing your "old" windows with a modern thermally superior variety going to make a huge difference in your utility costs? The short answer, very likely no.
In my experience clients have related … (5 comments)

thermal imaging: These Windows are Hiding a Secret - 11/23/07 10:10 AM
Energy auditing these days has become more precise and informative largely due to the newer breed of portable, less costly infrared cameras. Traditionally the major tool for home energy assessments was the blower door fan. This piece of equipment is a bulky calibrated fan designed to mount into the front door frame of the home. Its purpose is to determine how "leaky" the home is and help the auditor locate some of these leaks. One thing it can not do is find problems such as defective thermal pane windows.
During a recent infrared energy assessment on an 8000 square foot home … (7 comments)

thermal imaging: These Windows are Hiding a Secret - 11/23/07 06:14 AM
Energy auditing these days has become more precise and informative largely due to the newer breed of portable, less costly infrared cameras. Traditionally the major tool for home energy assessments was the blower door fan. This piece of equipment is a bulky calibrated fan designed to mount into the front door frame of the home. Its purpose is to determine how "leaky" the home is and help the auditor locate some of these leaks. One thing it can not do is find problems such as defective thermal pane windows.

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thermal imaging: Infrared Thermal Imaging What's it Really Good For? - 06/17/07 08:33 AM
I have noticed quite a bit of blogging relating to using infrared thermal imaging cameras for home inspections. Some of these blogs are nothing more than an ad for how the home inspection company is ahead of the technological curve. But what really is the the truth about using thermal imaging as a home inspection tool.
The first and most important thing to understand about infrared cameras is they do not see through objects. That's x-ray folks. Infrared is thermal or temperature readings of the surface of an object. Now infrared cameras are extremely temperature sensitive. Because of this sensitivity they can display pictures … (85 comments)

 


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