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Application of Qualitative and Quantitative Infrared Thermography at Urban Level: Potential and Limitations

Authors : Blanca Tejedor, Elena Lucchi, Iole Nardi

Published in: New Technologies in Building and Construction

Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore

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In recent years, the usefulness of infrared thermography (IRT) has been extended to multiple scenarios, due to several benefits: rapid inspection, multi-point detection, real-time monitoring, etc. However, the range of applicability can vary from the single building inspection to the analysis of municipalities. This chapter outlines the most common techniques based on qualitative and quantitative infrared thermography (IRT) for the diagnosis of elements at urban level, assessing different types of instrumentation (i.e., drones, vehicles, and portable cameras) for three representative investigated objects: building envelopes, PV panels, and urban heat island (UHI) effect.

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Title: Application of Qualitative and Quantitative Infrared Thermography at Urban Level: Potential and Limitations
Authors: Blanca Tejedor
Elena Lucchi
Iole Nardi
Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore
Book: New Technologies in Building and Construction
Print ISBN: 978-981-19-1893-3

Electronic ISBN: 978-981-19-1894-0

Copyright Year: 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-1894-0_1

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