Homes Withstand Changing Weather Patterns with Help from IR Imaging :

Changing weather conditions can reveal problems in the building envelope which went undetected. For Mid-western thermographers, unusual easterly winds during Hurricane Katrina resulted in a number of calls from customers who had never had moisture intrusion problems before. With Infrared inspectors can instantly visualize and verify thermal performance, providing worried homeowners with concrete information.

However, without proper training and certification, interpreting inspection results can prove difficult. A successful thermographer must pay attention to weather conditions, emissivity and the conditions inside the home they are inspecting. They must also examine their results carefully to eliminate false positives. FLIR’s Infrared Training Center (ITC), offers Level I, II and III certification in locations all over the world with expert instructors.

Courtesy of Kristin Szava, PhD and Stephen Verssen, BSME, Safety Tech, Inc., in Inframation 2006 Proceedings