Building Envelope Thermal Inspections | West Palm Beach & South Florida
What You Can't See Is Costing You Money
The building envelope, your walls, windows, doors, roof transitions, and all the connections between them, is your property’s first line of defense against Florida’s heat, humidity, and severe weather. When the envelope fails, air leaks in, moisture follows, energy is wasted, and interior comfort suffers. In most cases, these failures are completely invisible without infrared imaging.
Delta Infrared Solutions has been performing building envelope thermal inspections across South Florida for more than 15 years. Our certified thermographers identify where your building is losing conditioned air, where moisture is entering, where insulation is missing or compromised, and where your HVAC systems are working harder than they should, all with non-invasive infrared technology.
What Building Envelope Failures Look Like in Florida
- Air infiltration and exfiltration at windows, doors, and penetrations
- Missing, settled, or damaged insulation in wall and roof cavities
- Thermal bridging through structural framing members
- Moisture intrusion at cladding transitions and parapets
- Compromised window and door seals allowing both air and water infiltration
- HVAC duct leakage within conditioned and unconditioned spaces
- Gaps around electrical, plumbing, and mechanical penetrations
The Regulatory and Code Connection
- The International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), adopted and amended by Florida, sets standards for building envelope performance in new construction and major renovations. Infrared thermography is a recognized verification method for confirming insulation installation and air barrier continuity.
- ASHRAE Standard 90.1 (Energy Standard for Buildings) also governs envelope performance requirements and references thermographic verification.
- ASTM C1060 governs the thermographic inspection of insulation in building envelopes and establishes the protocols our thermographers follow.