TL;DR
An infrared scan is a thermal-camera survey of a building that converts surface temperature differences into images revealing missing insulation, air leakage paths, wet materials, and overheating electrical connections invisible to the eye. Energy auditors run it with a blower door pulling negative pressure so infiltrating outside air paints cold streaks at every gap, and a 15 to 20 degree indoor-outdoor difference makes results readable.
What it means
An infrared scan is a thermal-camera survey of a building that converts surface temperature differences into images revealing missing insulation, air leakage paths, wet materials, and overheating electrical connections invisible to the eye. Energy auditors run it with a blower door pulling negative pressure so infiltrating outside air paints cold streaks at every gap, and a 15 to 20 degree indoor-outdoor difference makes results readable. The images turn an insulation bid from guesswork into a targeted scope, wall by wall and bay by bay.
Where it sits in the glossary
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Why Ohio homeowners should know it
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