Have you ever been inside a building and looked up at the ceiling and seen that tell-tale black mold in the ceiling tiles? Or seen a discoloration around a bulge in a wall? Eeew yuck, right?
Mold, rot, and mildew can be a real threat to a building. Mold is a microscopic fungus that can destroy a building, and cause serious health issues in individuals. It can be exceedingly hard to remediate. Painting over the problem doesn't solve the issue.
How does mold occur? Several ways - all of which have to do with undetected moisture sources. Design flaws, entrained moisture in roofs and walls and water leaks can all be sources of mold growth. This sources of moisture intrusion can often be tracked to poorly installed insulation and vapor barriers.
When insulation and water vapor barriers are missing or poorly installed, condensation problems can occur - creating a nice, dark, moist place for mold to flourish. By the time the mold is actually visible on a ceiling or interior wall, it can be quite a severe infestation.
The answer to the question, "Can Infrared Detect Mold" is No. Mold doesn't exhibit a heat reaction strong enough to be seen by an infrared camera. What a certified infrared thermographer CAN do, however, is to detect moisture. Without moisture, mold growth is very limited.
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The ideas for this series of blogs are derived, in part, from Greg Stockton's excellent article Infared (IR) Thermography for Building Managers.
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