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Are your occupants complaining about drafts, cold spots, ice dams, frozen pipes, or excessive heating and cooling costs? Your building could be affected by one or more of these common problems: Stack Effect: Even small gaps in the building’s upper structural components or cladding can allow significant amounts of heated air to escape (exfiltration). As warm air exits the upper parts of the building, cold outside air is sucked in at lower levels to replace it (infiltration). Occupants may complain of drafts, cold spots and other discomforts. The escaping warm, moist air condenses when it contacts colder surfaces in the building envelope, creating moisture build-up inside walls and building materials. Insulation
Problems: Moisture
rapidly reduces the insulating power (R-value) of wall and roof insulation, causing
large year-round energy losses that can be accurately detected with infrared thermography.
Our building envelope inspections also verify the proper installation of insulating
materials. If your building has wet, missing, misplaced, or compressed insulation,
our certified thermographers will pinpoint and document the problems so you can
plan the most cost-effective repairs. |
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can improve productivity and occupant comfort and reduce energy costs at your
facility. Our nondestructive infrared testing pinpoints and prioritizes your heat loss problems. Save money and stop water damage. Call today for a free quote: 800-879-1964 |
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Infrared building envelope analysis is the only proven, nondestructive and complete method for troubleshooting building heat loss and moisture problems. Building owners use envelope testing to save millions of dollars every year by reducing energy costs, minimizing structural damage, and enhancing occupant comfort and health. An Infra-red Analyzers heat loss survey can help you: Heat losses from buildings are accelerated by structural problems, poor construction practices, missing or inadequate insulation, moisture infiltration and air leakage. Escaping heat creates a thermal signature that can be detected with infrared thermography. Building envelope analysis pinpoints underlying problems in the physical plant. From this data we produce a comprehensive report to provide the building owner with detailed information about the locations, causes and extent of problems in the building envelope. Our Certified Thermographers use cutting-edge infrared detection technology to rapidly and accurately identify hidden problems that waste your energy dollars and threaten the integrity of your building. At most facilities, data collection can be completed in just one or two days, without disrupting your operations. |
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| Committed to
Energy Efficiency and Green Building |
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| We're
proud to belong to the U.S. Green Building Council. The USGBC is a 501(c)(3) non
profit composed of leaders from every sector of the building industry working
to promote buildings and communities that are environmentally responsible, profitable
and healthy places to live and work. |
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| Vermont: Green Building Network |
Massachusetts: The Green Roundtable |
Connecticut: Connecticut Green Building Council |
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For
more information, download
our printable Building Envelope Analysis brochure. (Adobe Acrobat
format, 1.7 MB) |
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| Use
our post-construction Building
Commissioning and Acceptance Testing services to ensure optimum performance
from your building and maximum return on your facility investment.
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| Take
advantage of Federal tax incentives for improving your building
enevlope performance. Read more..
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Read
our latest Building Envelope articles (PDF format): Infrared Testing Pinpoints Causes of Occupant Discomfort High Heating Costs? Infrared Delivers Savings Infrared Testing Resolves Post-Construction Disputes Infrared Testing for Moisture, Ice Dams, and Mold Infrared Pinpoints Building Performance Problems Testing Building Envelopes with Infrared Thermography: Delivering the “Big Picture” |
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| Use
our Roof Moisture Surveys
to pinpoint problem roof areas and save big money on roof repair or replacement. |
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| Burlington,
VT
• Nashua, NH •
New Haven, CT •
Orlando, FL |
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| Call
Toll Free: 800-879-1964 •
Established 1984 |
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The LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
Green Building Rating System is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high performance green buildings. |
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