Aerial Program discovers building energy efficiency faults.

July 14, 2014 - Available for use throughout Canada, SkyBEAM uses UAVs with Hi-Res IR and video cameras to locate where facilities may be leaking energy or have other potential problems. UAV scans roof inprogrammed pattern and takes hundreds of photographs that are combined into one image showing precise location of trouble areas.Solution graphically depicts energy inefficiencies by showing temperature variations within building, and virtual building model created in 2D and 3D can be viewed from any angle. Tremco, Inc. 3735 Green Rd. Beachwood, OH, 44122 USA Press release date: July 8, 2014

BEACHWOOD, Ohio -- Tremco Roofing and Building Maintenance proudly introduces SkyBEAM (Building Envelope Asset Mapping) for use throughout Canada. SkyBEAM(TM) is a groundbreaking program that uses unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) equipped with high-resolution thermographic (infrared) and video cameras to help Tremco Roofing's customers locate where their facilities may be leaking energy through gaps in the roof, facade or elsewhere, or may have wet insulation; and to find and photograph other potential problems on the building.

SkyBEAM's thermographic camera graphically depicts energy inefficiencies by showing temperature variations within the building, a result of problems that can lead to increased operating costs, occupant discomfort and other issues. Poor or missing sealing around windows, for example, typically allows energy to escape. On rooftops, wet insulation retains heat longer than dry insulation; wet insulation can cause enormous long-term damage if not removed.

"Using SkyBEAM to gather building data is faster, more thorough and safer than any other method," said Paul Sheehy, Tremco Roofing's Vice President of Sales. "Instead of standing on the ground and trying to map the facade of a multi-story building by holding a thermal or video camera, or by sending someone up in a lift, we program the UAV to fly to the precise height, do the mapping and return. We can now map buildings without the expense of tools such as scaffolding, so we can find problems for our customers that would have been virtually impossible to detect before. SkyBEAM also eliminates the need to send technicians onto rooftops to conduct infrared scans, which means no safety risks."

SkyBEAM is available to Tremco Roofing's customers anywhere in Canada through a relationship with Toronto-based Industrial SkyWorks, experts in aerial mapping and reporting.

A video explaining the SkyBEAM system and its many benefits can be found at http://www.tremcoroofing.com/services/skybeam-aerial-mapping/.

The safest way possible to find damaging wet insulation beneath the roof

Roofs are typically scanned to detect wet insulation, which is a roof's worst enemy. Spreading beneath a roof, it wastes energy, eats away at the roof deck, contributes to "sick building syndrome" and can be extremely expensive to repair. Since wet roof insulation absorbs and retains more solar energy than dry roof insulation, infrared scanning is most effective when the sun is not warming the building and will not affect the scan. Traditionally, this means sending a crew onto a roof at night, a dangerous situation despite safety precautions that Tremco Roofing puts in place.

SkyBEAM eliminates this danger. Highly-trained technicians safely on the ground operate the UAV, which scans the roof in a programmed pattern. SkyBEAM takes hundreds of photographs, which are combined into a single large image showing precisely where the roof's "hot spots" - wet insulation - are located. Technicians can then safely mark these areas during the day for removal and replacement, or further analysis if necessary.

In addition to infrared scanning, SkyBEAM's video camera can photograph other potential problems such as the need for appropriate rooftop safety equipment, including screens over skylights and permanent guardrails around hatches and the perimeter.

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Aerial Program discovers building energy efficiency faults.