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Author
Treado, S. J. | Burch, D. M.
Title
Field Evaluation of Aerial Infrared Surveys for Residential Applications. Final Report.
Coporate
National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
Journal
Thermal Infrared Sensing Applied to Energy Conservation in Building Envelopes (Thermosense IV), Vol. 313, 28-34, 1982
Book or Conf
Proceedings of the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers, Ottawa, Ontario, September 1-4, 1981, ['1981', '1982']
Keywords
residential buildings; aerial surveys; roofs; thermal analysis; remote sensing | thermal analysis
Identifiers
infrared thermography; energy conservation
Abstract
The effectiveness of aerial infrared thermography as an energy audit procedure for residences having pitched ventilated roofs is investigated. Three adjacent unoccupied houses were instrumented to provide ground-truth comparison data under various weather conditions. Factors affecting the accuracy of this technique are identified and analyzed, and guidelines are presented concerning the recommended use of aerial infrared thermography as a procedure for assessing the thermal performance of residences.