"BRINGING THE INVISIBLE TO LIGHT"
Thermografix Consulting Corporation employs the most advanced thermal imaging applications in the world. They have the only consultants in the world that completed their professional educations to compliment extensive backgrounds in thermal imaging applications. That allowed us to advance thermal imaging applications to assist a wide variety of professionals.
UN, CANADA, U.S., STATES, CITIES, ECONOMY, ETC. MISSING CRITICAL DATA ON GLOBAL WARMING CAUSE
This page may seem like a long read, it is important information for you on buildings that is not available to you. Your home or commercial property is signed off as compliant. Your realtor, inspector, builder, developer and government do not verify your building compliance. This is free information you need to consider if you are buying, building or renovating. If you are building "green" this will open your eyes as to what that really means. It will shock you to see how California & other areas are knocked off the electrical grid treating heat symptoms. Hard to believe all of the electricity generated is wasted on a symptom and being blamed on economy.
Your buildings are designed and insulated to keep you cool in the summer and warm in the winter. All professionals from Architects to construction trades use the regional climate information and build to accommodate those temperatures. Environment, global warming, fire integrity, natural resources, health, energy consumption and investment depend on the building functioning within design temperatures.
This page is a brief look at years of advanced temperature imaging that looked at building performance throughout several seasons. You will see that solar radiation is having a much bigger impact on climate change, ozone depletion, electrical waste and GHG emissions than is presently qualified. The information on this page isn't controversial, it is simply the evolution of temperature measurement out of the calculator so professionals can see their objectives.
The following link is the Climatic Data used in building code to ensure walls are insulated for local temperatures. You will see the minimum(-4 deg. F) and maximum(92 deg. F) design temperatures for the area.
Climatic Data for Kelowna
Our extensive building research required that we qualify solar radiation impact on buildings. Your home should ideally fluctuate with atmospheric temperature so we imaged buildings before and after sunrise to see if there were changes with solar exposure. The first image was taken at 5:20 AM and the temperature was 59 degrees F. The sun hasn't come up yet so there has been minimal solar impact on the building. The thermal image should show the building fluctuating with atmospheric temperatures.
Hold your mouse over the picture and the thermal image will appear. Spot temperatures have been placed on the thermal image for comparison to the 59 degree F outdoor temperature.
BEFORE SUNRISE
The house is fairly consistent with atmospheric temperatures before sunrise. You can see the concrete steps holding heat from the day before.
AFTER SUNRISE
The next image was taken 2 hours after sunrise. It is 7:30 AM and the temperature is 63 degrees F. In theory the building should be fluctuating with atmospheric temperature. Put your mouse over the picture to see the thermal image.
Solar exposure on absorbent finishes has caused the building to generate heat as high as 149 degrees F when it is 63 degrees F. Surface materials are all hotter than atmospheric temperature very early in the morning. That generated heat is heating the atmosphere.
BRAND NEW CONSTRUCTION
The previous images verified solar impact so we wanted to highlight the solar impact on new construction. The next picture shows roofs with and without shingles on buildings designed for a maximum of 92 degrees F.
The shingles are generating extreme heat the building isn't designed for very early in the morning.
FIRE RECONSTRUCTION
The building below is new fire reconstruction from an interface forest fire. The building is designed for a maximum of 92 degrees F and it is a 59 degree F day. Is the building fluctuating with atmospheric temperature or exceeding design temperature?
The same UV that burns our skin has caused excitation of solar exposed finishes causing the building to generate heat. This is at 11:00 AM and you can see the shaded areas performance versus solar exposure. The building isn't designed for the temperatures it is generating and it is heating the atmosphere.
FIRESTORM 2003 KELOWNA FIRE RECONSTRUCTION
Kelowna lost over 240 homes in the Firestorm 2003 where a forest fire interfaced with Kelowna. The reconstruction was the newest construction standards. The next image will show if the solar exposed material is absorbing the sun's rays or generating heat that was then absorbed.
The reconstruction above shows the solar performance of different materials including shaded areas. All of the construction materials are exceeding the atmospheric temperature of 70 degrees F and the roof is close to 100 degrees F over atmospheric temperatures.
HOUSE PAINTED DARK COLORS
The next image was taken on a July day in 2002, 4 PM PST. The temperature is 95° F and the building is designed for 92° F. This 3 degree margin would be acceptable to accommodate those times of the year when it is marginally warmer. Observe the dark color of the siding, the lighter shingles, the tree and the fact there is foil over the windows. Covering the windows on the inside or out is an attempt to stop the sun from coming through the windows and causing heat indoors. Put your mouse over the picture to see solar impact.
The wall is insulated for a maximum of 92 degrees F and in some areas it is 100 degrees over design temperature. The foil over the windows isn't addressing the problem. In 2005, this home added a window air conditioner and in 2007 they added 2 more window air conditioners to treat the indoor heat. The air conditioners requires the electrical generation of 1000s of watts per hour to treat the indoor heat symptom and the heat generated outside isn't discussed.
NEW COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION
The next building is new development where they have used dark absorbent finishes on the solar exposed sides of the building. It is 91 degrees F outside, is the building generating heat that exceeds the maximum temperature of 92 degrees F?
The new construction is generating heat 100 degrees F over design temperature. The building isn't insulated for these temperatures and the generated heat is heating the atmosphere.
PLACE OF PRAYER
The next image is of a church on an 86 degree F Day. There are several types of finishes on the solar exposed side of the building. Observe the tree, grass, brick, shingles and the brown ducting on the roof. Put your mouse over the image and see if the building is functioning close to the atmospheric temperature of 86 degrees F or if the building is exceeding its maximum design temperature of 92 degrees F.
Solar Radiation and the same UV that burns our skin is exciting the absorbent finishes and causing the building to generate extreme heat. Note the tree or grass is functioning within atmospheric temperatures and not imposing on the atmosphere. The building is designed for a maximum of 92 degrees F and the heat generated grossly exceeds 92 so the heat transfers inside. The duct on the roof is the air conditioning treating the indoor heat symptoms. The air conditioning requires 1000s of watts per hour of wasted electrical generation.
ROW HOUSING
The next image is row housing, put your mouse over the picture and see the impact of solar radiation.
The trees and green space is much cooler than the absorbent building finishes. Landscaping could deal with this heat problem, taller trees would provide shade cover with zero emissions.
GOLF COURSE DEVELOPMENT
We have observed several different types of construction and the rule has been UV and solar radiation is causing heat generation on solar exposed sides of buildings. The next image will show you a new development surrounded by trees. To make room for development, trees were cut down and the ground was scraped of everything living.
This image is significant in that it was taken to see a temperature image of development against the natural green space. Bigger cities would be performing the same except on a bigger scale. This upscale neighborhood employs the latest in environmentally friendly technologies. The homes use geo thermal ground source energy for the heating and cooling except energy consumption depends on the building design temperatures. This development is designed and insured for a maximum temperature of 92 degrees F. The temperature outside is 71 degrees F, is the development fluctuating with atmospheric temperature?
Is the development absorbing the sun's rays or is UV causing excitation generating heat? The development is twice atmospheric temperature and exceeding design temperatures in the morning. Due the indoor heat gain, portable air conditioning and other energy use is employed trying to cool the indoor temperature.
DEVELOPMENT BESIDE ORCHARD
The next images were taken in May on a 70 degree F day. The picture shows an orchard beside a development. The orchard is considered a green space and would be our temperature objective for development. Put your mouse over the picture to see the temperatures associated with the area. Is the development generating heat atmospherically?
The heat generated by the development is twice the temperature of the orchard and is heating the atmosphere. The orchard has since been removed and there is a new development with an environmental name being built right now. The new construction finishes will generate more heat.
NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
This new development is designed for a maximum of 92 degrees C and codes acknowledge there may be a few days where the temperature is slightly warmer. The temperature today is 94 degrees F and the development should be fluctuating with atmospheric temperatures. Look at the trees, grass, shade and green space compared to pavement and absorbent building finishes.
Solar interaction with absorbent exterior finishes is generating extreme heat that exceeds the buildings design temperature. The building isn't insulated for those extreme temperatures so we use air conditioning to react to a symptom. The heat generation atmospherically contributes to lower air pressure and changes the weather formula.
CUT BLOCK HEAT GENERATION
The cut block is an example of tree harvesting. You can see they have removed all of the trees and ground cover. Put your mouse over the next picture and see if there is solar impact?
Removing complete ground cover is allowing solar radiation to generate heat in the cutblock. The heat is over twice atmospheric temperature and a heat gain atmospherically. Pine Beetles have devastated 50,000 sq. miles of BC Forests and the response has been clear cutting. Look at the heat of the cut block and imagine the heat generation of 50,000 sq. miles of dead forested area. The extreme heat generation will contribute to lower air pressure and changes the weather formula.
SOLAR IMPACT ON BUILDINGS IN COLD WEATHER
Solar radiation is year round and we wanted to see the effect of solar impact in the colder seasons. The next image was taken in October on a 44 degree day at 10:30 A.M. You can see different building finishes and the shade of the tree on the building in the front. Put your mouse over the picture and see the effect of shade as well as the thermal performance of different building finishes.
You can clearly see the effect and importance of shade if you are going to finish your building in absorbent paints or material. The part of the building that is shaded is still cooler than atmospheric temperature. Exposed absorbent finishes are generating heat that is warming the atmosphere.
SOLAR RADIATION IMPACT ON BUILDINGS IN CANADIAN WINTER
To complete the seasonal impact of solar radiation required imaging building exteriors in the winter. In the winter, building exteriors should be fluctuating with atmospheric temperatures so there isn't a heat gain atmospherically. Radiated heat would contribute to low air pressure and change weather.
Pine Beetles have devastated 50,000 acres of BC forests costing billions of dollars in BC alone. Scientists say it is the loss of freeze thaw cycles that is leading to more beetle infestation. Our imaging in the winter was to see the impact of solar radiation on solar exposed, absorbent exteriors. Canada is further away from the sun and the angle is lower so the UV index is lower. The next image will verify building solar radiation in a northern winter.
The UV index is lower and this generated heat won't require an air conditioning response. You can see the heat generated over the solar exposed side of the building versus the shaded side of the building. The building is generating over 140 degree F heat on a 48 degree day and contributes to low pressure changing weather.
MULTI FAMILY DWELLING
The next image is to show the thermal performance of brand new multi-family dwellings. Observe the solar exposed and shaded side temperatures.
The siding and shingles are generating heat over 100 degrees F on a 48 degree day while the shaded side of the building shows the temperature without solar exposure. This is a heat gain atmospherically in the winter.
SOLAR IMPACT ON BUILDING FINISHES IN JUNE
The next images show 2 buildings on June 27, 2006. The one in the front is older and the one behind isn't finished and has plywood on the exterior that will be covered with brown stucco. Observe the shade temperature and the piece of insulation that has been placed on the roof to see solar performance. The temperature at 10 AM is 84 degrees F; is the building fluctuating with atmospheric temperatures?
The insulation and shade are cooler than atmospheric temperature while the solar exposed building material is generating 70 degrees F hotter than atmospheric temperature.
QUALIFYING SOLAR IMPACT
This image is to observe the solar gain on an exterior wall when the stucco wall is painted 2 colors and a piece of insulation is placed in the middle of the brown painted area. Our objective was to see how different materials reacted to solar radiation. Insulation is used to simulate an exterior finish, paint or coating without the properties for solar radiation to excite.
Did you observe the white painted area is 60 degrees cooler than the brown paint and the insulation product is not impacted by solar radiation? Both paints are generating atmospheric heat on this mid 80s F day.
DOES THE GENERATED HEAT TRANSFER INDOORS?
The next image you will see is what is happening on the inside of the same wall in the previous image. You can see the living room light fixture, everything else has been moved so we could document the temperatures of the inside wall. The darker painted area on the outside wall is on the right in this image. If the building is functioning as designed in the calculator, there will be no heat gain indoors. The solar participation of the brown paint, white paint and the insulation will be seen indoors.
You can see the differences in heat gain indoors with the paints and the insulation. You can clearly see the heat reduction by employing different materials. Shade from a tree would provide the ultimate solar blocker.
The framing in the building isn't a good conductor; it required significant heat to impose this thermal load on the lumber. Because the lumber is a poor conductor, it held this heat until early the next morning while an air conditioner would run 24 hours a day treating the indoor heat symptom.
AIR CONDITIONING USE IN THE LIVING ROOM
This is the same wall in the previous image except we wanted to see the effect of air conditioning to treat the indoor heat. Air conditioning is in fact refrigeration and our imaging objective was to present the cold condensed air in an accurate temperature image. You can see the floor register and drapes, now put your mouse over the image to see how the air conditioning is being used.
The dark colors in the temperature image represent cooler temperatures and hotter temperatures are brighter in color. Observe the dark colors on the temperature image and the temperatures from the floor register up along the walls. The thermostat is 30 feet away and until that thermostat reaches the set temperature, the air conditioning runs. 3000 watts of energy per hour treating the heat generated on the exterior walls and roof. This is the equivalent of thirty, one hundred watt light bulbs running every hour. In this investigation, the air conditioner ran for 16 hours a day when it is has to be physically turned off before bed.
AIR CONDITIONING USE IN THE KITCHEN
This image will show the air conditioning use in the kitchen. The register is on the floor to the right of the door. You can see in the visual picture that the area is closed in by the dishwasher and cupboard space so circulation of the conditioned air will be limited.
You can see the darker colored conditioned air is heavier and reaching part way up the door while you can see heat coming inside around the door. There is over a 30 degree F difference between the bottom of the door and the register. The thermostat is 20 feet away and down the hall. The air conditioning will run all day drawing 1000s of watts per hour of wasted electrical generation.
SUMMARY
Solar radiation including the same UV that burns our skin is causing absorbent building exteriors to generate extreme heat the building isn't designed for. We are treating the symptoms with air conditioning, gigawatts of electricity waste, excessive GHG emissions including mercury, wasting non renewable resources and generating atmospheric heat close to boiling temperature.
Air conditioning is in fact refrigeration which is reported to deplete the ozone allowing more UV. We are using it in 100% of building applications in response to a solar radiation problem with absorbent material.
California as well as other states and provinces are creating massive GHG emissions reacting to the symptoms while we blame the emissions on economy. During our information gathering, it was ironic to hear of the Governor of California meeting Branson, Tony Blair, environment groups, etc to discuss reducing emissions without losing economy. At the same time, California and other areas are producing massive GHG emissions as well as ozone depletion generating electricity to treat the symptoms of heat waves.
Canada and the world are calling for emission reduction immediately and the reality is we are installing air conditioning in every new building. It is impossible to develop effective policy when the science is lacking.
Environment Canada code for the reduction of refrigerants
Environmental Code of Practice for Elimination of Fluorocarbon Emissions from Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Systems
Canadian Environment Minister Press Release in September, 2007.
Canada Contributes to Major International Agreement to Protect the Ozone Layer and Tackle Climate Change
Heat impacts weather and we are generating extreme heat that in some cases reaches close to boiling temperature. That massive heat dump by every building in every city, state, province and country is unnaturally contributing to lowering air pressure which will change weather. Why are we worried about heat trapping gases in the atmosphere when we are generating heat close to boiling temperature on the surface of the planet?
EPA, METEOROLOGISTS AND ECONOMISTS MISSING TEMPERATURE DATA
It is assumed that buildings and development do not generate heat. Here is a link to information on urban heat islands from the EPA
EPA on Urban Heat Islands!
Here is a link to a video clip from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Heat Island Effect
EPA Video on Heat Island Effect.
Solar radiation impact is being reported as an unprecedented environmental emergency to authorities because we are treating the symptoms with ozone depletion, massive GHG emissions, electrical waste, acid rain, mercury emissions, etc. We are not discussing the extreme heat generated by buildings
Every state and city is looking for this information, they just couldn't see it in a calculator. Here is a letter sent to the Western States & Provinces
WESTERN CLIMATE INITIATIVE PARTNERS which include California, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington, Utah, Arizona, British Columbia and Manitoba telling them their buildings are exceeding their design temperature while they react to the symptoms with ozone depletion and massive GHG emissions.
The UN Meeting in Bali in 2007 missed critical data on climate change and building performance. Here is our press release.
Press Release - UN MEETING IN BALI MISSING CRITICAL DATA ON CLIMATE CHANGE
BABIES THE VICTIMS OF CLIMATE CHANGE!!
How does a baby that has never taken a breath get fire retardant, banned pesticides, mercury and hundreds of chemicals before they take their first breath? Waste water treatment isn't designed to catch chemicals so mom is drinking and eating the toxins. Click on this link, the toxicity ratio is 100% and the little people don't have the ability to ptotect themselves. The UN isn't discussing the toxicity of climate change or the fact we have reproductive problems as a species.
BODY BURDEN POLLUTION IN NEWBORNS
This page has been a brief look at advanced thermography, it doesn't represent the many years gathering an extensive imaging library. The importance of professionals seeing temperature can't be overstated and we are participating in publishing infrared applications that will bring advanced imaging to education.
The CO2 theory is missing critical data when UV is causing the exposed earth's surfaces to generate extreme heat close to boiling temperature. The emissions are a toxicity concern that isn't being discussed in its entirety. At the end of the day all emissions end up in our water, food and air.
You have just seen one function of the building. The other is heat loss in colder temperatures. Buildings burn fossil fuels and generate electricity heating buildings, go to. Go to this link to see how buildings use energy and create emissions in the winter.
HEAT LOSS FROM BUILDINGS
