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21 March 1983 Thermographic Inspections And The Residential Conservation Service Program (RCS)
Ronald J. Ward
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Proceedings Volume 0371, Thermosense V; (1983) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.934469
Event: Thermal Infrared Sensing Diagnostics, 1982, Detroit, United States
Abstract
Rhode Islanders Saving Energy (RISE) is a non-profit corporation founded in 1977 to provide Rhode Island residents with a variety of energy conservation services. Since January of 1981, it has been performing energy audits in compliance with the Department of Energy's (DOE) Residential Conservation Service Program (RCS). One aspect of the RCS program is the performance of inspections on energy conservation activities completed according to RCS installation guidelines. This paper will describe both the use and results of thermographic inspections within the RISE program. The primary objective of these inspections has been to assure the quality of the building envelope after completion of retrofit measures. Thermal anamolies have been detected that vary in size, location and probable cause. Approximately 37% of all jobs performed through RISE in conjunction with the RCS program have required remedial work as a result of problems that were identi-fied during the thermographic inspection. This percentage was much higher when infra-red inspections were conducted on "Non-RCS" retrofits. Statistics will be presented that provide an interesting insight on the quality of retrofit work when performed in associa-tion with a constant inspection process.
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Ronald J. Ward "Thermographic Inspections And The Residential Conservation Service Program (RCS)", Proc. SPIE 0371, Thermosense V, (21 March 1983); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.934469
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KEYWORDS
Inspection
Thermography
Fluctuations and noise
Infrared radiation
Optical inspection
Failure analysis
Image resolution
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