Good afternoon all,
We were called in to do an energy audit on a log home. Very nice house but with ice build up and back up in winter and moisture on the interior main beam during summer. We could see with infrared and visual inspection that ther
Read more…Hi, I believe I have searched and found little recent discussion on recommendations for IR cameras. Hopefully the topic is inbounds. Anyway, some background: I work for a general contractor in the SW Minneapolis metro area. This contractor builds
Read more…AERC of WCMA has been created to test the effectiveness of window attachments and to design an Energy Star type rating system to cover these devices. The work will occur over the next 4 years or so and I'm told Solar Screens will be included in the
Read more…What's the state of the art on managing solar energy (esp. at the home)?
There's surely no shortage of opinion but I'm wondering if there is actual data on this. The data should identified by climate zone where appropriate. Assume the home is alr
Read more…Doing testing of existing homes it is typical to see mottled patterns of surface temperatures with the FLIR Infrared Thermal Imager during Blower Door Testing.
Part of the problem is air sealing and the other part of the problem is poorly install
Read more…Is there equipment available or testing methodology for calculating the R values of walls and ceilings in the field.
Read more…Wondering what others think of Flir's infrared thermal imaging camera that fits on the back of an iPhone, and supposedly later this year, on Android phones. I believe the price is around $350.
I plan to buy one as soon
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The image below was taken by Matt Schwoegler, a thermographer and infrared instructor with the Snell Group. Matt was on location in Vermont, helping to train a weatherization crew from
I just recently audited a home that had a blower door number of 11,684 CFM50 and/or 11.81 ACH50. And of course one of the main air infiltration culprits was a stone face wall that was continuous on the outside and inside of the
Read more…I have proposed spray foam for my clients soffits after showing him the blue region with my infrared camera. The client wants additional return on investment calculations for this measure. I have indicated that this is beyond the modeling capabilit
Read more…I don't want to seem self-serving AND I do want folks to know about the blog that Fluke sponsors. I'm one of the prime authors (yes, The Snell Group is still 100% independent of sales!) and spend a good deal of time crafting what I think is a pretty
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