LEED Projects

With the State of South Dakota just finishing up it's first state owned LEED Certified Building in the spring of 2010, X-Ray Eyes was called in to help everybody understand how the buildings envelope was working. Using thermal imaging X-Ray Eyes can see what most people can’t by looking at the radiation in the infrared range of the electromagnetic spectrum. With South Dakota’s new mandate that all state owned buildings must now meet LEED Silver standards it is but all too important to make sure everything is working properly. By using modern technology we can all get a better understanding on how each part of the buildings structure, building materials and layout can affect the performance of the building. We can put all the standards out there and make all the calculations work on paper, but if the building is not performing as designed how can we achieve the goals and standards that are set out before us.

With careful planning and cooperation we can manipulate the buildings mechanical systems to either put the structure into a positive or negative pressure to stress the buildings thermal envelope. With the use of infrared technology we can pin point out any anomalies within the building. Along with that comes air infiltration or exfiltration depending on how the building needs to work. Not only can we see the defects that deal with the air infiltration we can also pick up latent moisture that may be present. Using infrared we also can take a look at the health of the electrical system, steams trap systems, radiant heat and infloor heating to make sure they are all working properly. By making sure all of these things are working properly X-Ray Eyes is helping the state of South Dakota become more energy efficient.

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