Industrial Thermal Survey in Whistler, BC

External hot spots on stacks, kilns, and lined vessels mark where internal refractory has thinned or failed — the shell is seeing temperatures it was never designed for. Caught early it is a reline entry on the next planned outage; caught late it is a shell breach. Aerial thermography monitors the whole structure, including elevations nobody can see from grade.

Yes — buried hot-water distribution leaks paint persistent warm anomalies on the surface above, especially in cool conditions. Flying the network maps loss points across kilometres in a session, and pairs naturally with our acoustic and GPR underground leak services for pinpointing.

Radiometric surface temperatures across a tank or line, combined with ambient and wind data, convert to estimated heat-flux differentials between intact and degraded zones. The output ranks insulation repairs by energy payback — maintenance with an ROI attached.

Switchyards, transmission hardware, and substation equipment scan well from safe standoff — loose connections and overloaded components heat distinctively. We coordinate flight clearances with operations; nobody approaches energised gear.

Yes — our pilots hold Transport Canada RPAS certification with advanced-operations capability, and Whistler operations run under whatever airspace authorizations the location requires. Resort lodges, steep chalet roofs, and snow-load concerns — aerial inspection avoids winter roof access entirely. Flight planning, NOTAM checks, and authorizations are part of the service, not your problem.

Aerial inspection flies in defined weather windows — wind, precipitation, and (for thermal work) the right temperature differentials. Whistler sits in our standing Sea-to-Sky coverage, so we schedule against the local forecast and typically land the survey within days of booking rather than weeks. Mon–Sat, 8am–6pm Pacific.

Province-wide pricing — no regional premium for Whistler. Single-asset thermal surveys typically start in the high hundreds; NDT campaigns and multi-asset programs are quoted by scope. The free phone consult (604-239-9934) produces a firm number in about five minutes.