Conference presentation
Interactive Three-Dimensional Visualization of Building Envelope Systems Using Infrared Thermography and SketchUp
InfraMation Proceedings
2009 InfraMation 10th Conference, 10th (Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 19 Oct 2009 - 22 Oct 2009)
2009
Abstract
Proper insulation, durability, air and moisture tightness are all vital elements for a comfortable and energy-efficient building. As a result, it is important to have a continuous, stable, and integral boundary between the conditioned interior spaces and the unconditioned outdoors spaces. It is common today for many professional home inspectors and energy auditors to use infrared imaging technology to evaluate the performance of this " thermal envelope " in the process of performing energy auditing of homes and buildings.
One drawback of the current application of infrared thermography is that while it provides usable temperature data and renders false-color images, these images are only two-dimensional and in most cases of a very low resolution. In presenting the thermography images to a client, they can be confusing to an untrained eye. Also, the three-dimensionality of a building cannot fully be captured by individual images.
This paper discusses the application of the visualization capabilities of IR in conjunction with three-dimensional models of buildings. Three-dimensional modeling is a powerful tool for visualizing and representing building conditions that is used by architects, builders, and contractors. Also, a three-dimensional model is better understandable than a more abstract two-dimensional representation (like a floor plan or an image).
A method will be presented to apply IR images to simplified exterior and interior models of a building using the freely available 3D modeler Google SketchUp. A variety of common application scenarios will be presented and examples for these will be shown. In addition, the viability of exploring the 3D model interactively and on the web will be discussed.
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- Title
- Interactive Three-Dimensional Visualization of Building Envelope Systems Using Infrared Thermography and SketchUp
- Creators
- Alexander C Schreyer - University of Massachusetts AmherstSimi T Hoque - University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Publication Details
- InfraMation Proceedings
- Conference
- 2009 InfraMation 10th Conference, 10th (Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 19 Oct 2009 - 22 Oct 2009)
- Number of pages
- 8
- Resource Type
- Conference presentation
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering
- Identifiers
- 991021885115604721