Infrared Camera Inspections

Infrared thermography (IR) has been around for many years, but not until recently has it been readily available to the majority of the general public.  The initial cost of the first few generations of cameras were too costly for most contractors and business to justify the investment, but recently these costs have been greatly reduced and many good-quality cameras are now available for less than $10,000.

The Building Performance Group uses Flir infrared cameras, the self-proclaimed "Global Leader in Thermal Imaging Infrared Cameras".  They are lightweight, easy to use, powerful tools for discovering a wide array of issues, not only in buildings, but also electrical, mechanical, industrial, equine, and many other applications as well.

We use IR primarily to find problems in conditioned buildings that result from heat loss or gain, air infiltration or exfiltration, moisture intrusion through walls and ceilings, and "hot spots" in circuits and electrical distribution systems. 

IR is particularly valuable in quickly and cost-effectively locating roof leaks in built-up-roof systems (BURs), or flat roofs in general.  See the Flat-roof leaks section below for more on flat roof leak detection.

IR is an extremely cost-effective and non-destructive way of discovering areas in buildings that lack insulation, or a sufficient amount of insulation.  IR scanning of a building's envelope avoids the expensive and time-consuming costs of removing wall and ceiling board to locate problem areas quickly, and very effectively. 

IR image of air leakage behind walls - Before air-sealing was done

IR image of the same wall AFTER air-sealing and insulation work was completed

Serving Louisville, Kentucky and the Greater Kentuckiana area, including these cities: Jeffersonville, New Albany, Clarksville, Seymour, Columbus, Prospect, Crestwood, Shelbyville, La Grange, Elizabethtown, Mt. Washington, Ft. Knox, Frankfort, and Georgetown.