Ferreira, Ana Teresa Vaz;
Ferreira, Pedro;
Santos, Michael M;
(2024)
A Qualitative Analysis Using Thermography for Characterization of the Built Environment.
Eng
, 5
(1)
pp. 477-494.
10.3390/eng5010026.
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Abstract
The revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) recognizes nearly zero-energy buildings (nZEB) and building renovation as essential steps in the decarbonization of the built environment. A thorough understanding of existing buildings is a prerequisite for improving their thermal performance and ensuring that interventions are based on pre-existing conditions. This study investigates the use of thermography as a tool for identifying construction solutions and assessing the thermal performance of buildings. Initially, it addresses the benefits and limitations of this technique, as well as some results of a qualitative analysis and standard application of this technology. Specific conditions for capturing images on-site were identified, along with the relevant factors for interpreting thermograms under natural conditions. These images enabled the identification of previous works, changes in buildings, and the use of different materials and construction techniques, thereby contributing to the characterization of buildings. Consequently, they can be used in the diagnostic phase to enhance the accuracy of intervention solutions based on a better understanding of existing conditions.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | A Qualitative Analysis Using Thermography for Characterization of the Built Environment |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.3390/eng5010026 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.3390/eng5010026 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2024 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
| Keywords: | Thermography; building’s characterization; qualitative analysis of thermograms; active thermography |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Civil, Environ and Geomatic Eng |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10189576 |
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