Combination Of Thermography And Pressure Tests To Combat Air Leakage Problems In Building Enclosures

W. G. Spruin

doi:10.1117/12.940488

11 May 1987 Combination Of Thermography And Pressure Tests To Combat Air Leakage Problems In Building Enclosures

W. G. Spruin

Proceedings Volume 0780, Thermosense IX: Thermal Infrared Sensing for Diagnostics and Control; (1987) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.940488
Event: 1987 Technical Symposium Southeast on Optics, Electro-Optics, and Sensors, 1987, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

Uncontrolled air leakage in a building enclosure is the main component of space heating and cooling costs. In Atlantic Canada, Public Works Canada has combined thermography and pressure testing to identify design and construction problems in new construction and to identify specific areas of air leakage in existing housing stock. A study case shows how thermography and pressure testing has been utilized to locate and compare specific areas of air leakage in a residence before and after air sealing. The study provides both quantitative and qualitative evidence of how air sealing increases the air tightness in building enclosures.

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W. G. Spruin "Combination Of Thermography And Pressure Tests To Combat Air Leakage Problems In Building Enclosures", Proc. SPIE 0780, Thermosense IX: Thermal Infrared Sensing for Diagnostics and Control, (11 May 1987); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.940488

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