Aerial Thermal · Province-wide
Façade & Envelope Thermal by drone.
Thermal bridges, insulation gaps, air leakage, and moisture behind cladding — full-height envelope thermography for high-rises without a single rope or swing stage.
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Why clients choose it
- Whole-envelope evidence instead of spot checks
- Finds the moisture path behind cladding leaks
- Quantifies heat-loss zones for retrofit business cases
- Strata-ready documentation for planning and claims
Typical assets
How it works
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Condition window
Surveys fly at dawn/dusk with a meaningful inside-outside temperature differential — when envelope defects express most clearly.
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Elevation mapping
Each façade captured systematically, floor by floor — radiometric thermal with visual registration.
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Defect interpretation
Thermal bridges, missing insulation, air-leak paths, and moisture signatures are separated by pattern — not every cold line is a defect, and the report says which is which.
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Envelope report
Elevation drawings annotated with classified anomalies — input-ready for envelope engineers, retrofit planning, or strata councils.
Frequently asked
What can thermal imaging see in a building façade?
Temperature patterns that betray what is behind the surface: continuous cold lines at slab edges (thermal bridging), blotchy cold zones (missing or slumped insulation), plume-shaped warm paths (air exfiltration), and evaporative-cool patches (moisture behind cladding). Pattern interpretation is the skill — the camera only supplies the evidence.
Why drones instead of rope access or swing stages for envelope surveys?
A full-height tower elevation that takes a rope team days happens in a morning, with uniform image geometry and zero suspended-access risk. Budget-wise, suspended access often costs more than the entire aerial survey.
Does this help find the source of leaks into suites?
Frequently — water entering at one floor shows up two floors down inside. Envelope thermography plus interior moisture mapping brackets the actual entry point, which is the question every strata leak investigation ultimately turns on. It pairs directly with our interior leak detection services.
When is the best season for envelope thermography in BC?
Heating season — sustained indoor-outdoor differentials of 10 °C or more give the strongest signal, with calm, dry, overcast conditions ideal. Coastal BC winters offer long workable windows; we schedule around the weather, not the calendar.
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