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The role of IR thermography in energy auditing of buildings in the process of energy certification

Today the building sector is recognized as the biggest individual energy consumer when considering long life cycle of a building and its long and continuous influence on the environment. Therefore the biggest potential of energy and ecology savings is possible in buildings. Implementation of energy certification in buildings, or grading buildings into classes according to the energy consumption, makes many key changes which will influence quality of construction, refurbishment of pre-existing buildings, reducing maintenance costs, applying innovative technologies and solutions and development of integrated design concept. To complete the energy certificate an energy audit must be conducted, to determine energy performance of a building and to suggest measures to improve energy efficiency. Paper shows the role of infrared thermography method in energy audits of new and pre-existing buildings, in analysis of construction and energy characteristics, and essential building characteristics. Through three examples of energy audits of buildings for public purposes ; school, erderly nursing home and hospital, the implementation of infrared thermography has been analyzed as an important method in energy certification of buildings.

Energy efficiency; energy audits of buildings; energy certificate; infrared thermography; energy performance of buildings

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