Applications of the infrared thermography in the energy audit of buildings: A review

E Lucchi - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
From a wide range of bibliography (148 publications composed by books, guidelines,
scientific papers, and other documents), the study presents a critical review of the use of the …

Nuclear magnetic resonance to characterize and monitor cultural heritage

D Capitani, V Di Tullio, N Proietti - Progress in Nuclear Magnetic …, 2012 - Elsevier
In the last decades the interest of the scientific community in characterizing, monitoring and
conserving objects belonging to Cultural Heritage has continuously increased. In fact there …

Infrared thermography for assessing moisture related phenomena in building components

E Barreira, R Almeida, J Delgado - Construction and building materials, 2016 - Elsevier
In this work the potential of infrared thermography (IRT) to assess moisture related
phenomenon was tested. Initially, several set-ups and boundary conditions were created to …

[HTML][HTML] Machine learning models applied to moisture assessment in building materials

LCM Dafico, E Barreira, RMSF Almeida… - Construction and Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Moisture-related defects hinder long-term building durability and must be prevented. Non-
destructive techniques that measure the surface temperature of building materials have …

Hygrothermal performance evaluation of traditional brick masonry in historic buildings

G Litti, S Khoshdel, A Audenaert, J Braet - Energy and Buildings, 2015 - Elsevier
Existing buildings account for 40% of total green gas emission in the atmosphere [1],[2].
Historic and heritage buildings are part of this building stock, and the need for improving …

An infrared thermography passive approach to assess the effect of leakage points in buildings

E Barreira, RMSF Almeida, M Moreira - Energy and Buildings, 2017 - Elsevier
Energy consumption is one of the major concerns of European citizens and governments. In
the EU, buildings use 40% of total energy consumption and generate 36% of greenhouse …

Passive thermographic detection of moisture problems in façades with adhered ceramic cladding

E Edis, I Flores-Colen, J de Brito - Construction and Building Materials, 2014 - Elsevier
Adhered ceramic façade claddings are susceptible to defects, of which increasing moisture
content is one of the causes, and infrared thermography can be used to detect this …

A discussion concerning active infrared thermography in the evaluation of buildings air infiltration

C Lerma, E Barreira, RMSF Almeida - Energy and buildings, 2018 - Elsevier
The EU is strongly committed to energy saving in buildings. Air leaks through the building
envelope represent a significant percentage of buildings energy consumption. Locating and …

Automatic detection of moistures in different construction materials from thermographic images

I Garrido, S Lagüela, S Sfarra, FJ Madruga… - Journal of Thermal …, 2019 - Springer
Moisture is a pathology that damages all type of construction materials, from materials of
building envelopes to materials of bridges. Its presence can negatively affect the users' …

Quasi-quantitative infrared thermographic detection of moisture variation in facades with adhered ceramic cladding using principal component analysis

E Edis, I Flores-Colen, J de Brito - Building and Environment, 2015 - Elsevier
High moisture content is a common problem of adhered glazed ceramic cladding. It leads to
further problems such as biological growth, delamination and efflorescence. Increased …