What Is Thermal Infared Imaging?

Infrared light or thermography is the use of an infrared imaging and measurement camera to “see” and “measure” thermal energy emitted from an object. Thermal, or infrared energy, is light that is not visible because its wavelength is too long to be detected by the human eye; it’s the part of the electromagnetic spectrum that we perceive as heat. Unlike visible light, in the infrared world, everything with a temperature above absolute zero emits heat. Even very cold objects, like ice cubes, emit infrared.

Infrared Thermal Imaging
The higher the object’s temperature, the greater the IR radiation emitted. Infrared allows us to see what our eyes cannot. Our infrared cameras produce images of invisible infrared or “heat” radiation and provide precise non-contact temperature measurement capabilities. It is a valuable diagnostic tool to identify saturated insulation areas without the need for destructive testing.

How It Applies To Your Roof
During the daytime, wet roof insulation absorbs much more solar heat than dry insulation. During the night, this “solar gain” is released as radiant heat, which is detectable with the infrared camera.

The RAMCON Team use state-of-the-art cameras to capture the “thermal signature” of the roof’s nighttime heat loss. As you can see in the example photos below, the infrared image pinpoints the extent of moisture damage within the roof.

Our inspection teams precisely mark out the damaged areas on the roof surface, so you can save the expense and liability of destructive testing. This allows us to calculate the cost of unit cost replacements before the project even starts…something practically no one else can match!