Summary:

Registration in the course is 2-part and attendance of these module sections will be based on your experience. The level you choose is entirely dependent on your background and what type of business you wish to create. As in all service modules that United Infrared offers, Level I certification at minimum must be obtained by each student prior to attendance. The applications taught are specific to the operation of an infrared business and is not to be considered IR theory based as is common with Level I certification training.

There are two levels of service MoistureFindIR will offer:

  1. MoistureMapIR™ $995 (locating and identifying moisture via thermal imaging and capacitance meters) Previous building technology not required as this service is simply offering wet/dry confirmations and typically work with outside building specialists. Should forensic investigations be necessary, you will have access to our network of specialists so that you are not limited on opportunity.
  2. MoistureLocatIR™ $1750 Forensic Investigator of Commercial and Residential Buildings (attendance includes spray apparatus for each full pay primary member).

MoistureLocatIR™ Prerequisite:

Prior building knowledge and/or building science training is necessary for this module. Thermographer must attend and successfully complete MoistureMapIR™ course. A thermographer attending this course should be sufficient in terminology and ready for expert witness work as these are common requests of one performing this service.

Pre-Course training and reference material will be provided and will be required to be completed prior to attendance. This will be necessary for the success of the class. The owning or purchasing of an infrared camera prior to class is recommend, some cameras at class will be available for member use but are not guaranteed. It is recommended in all cases that students are familiar with the operation of an IR camera prior to attendance. Some free or minimal cost online training is available on some of the cameras United Infrared has available. Please notify our office if you request some informational training on camera operation. A laptop is required at each of our classes. Our report templates provided for each of our training modules is created in Microsoft Word. You will need to have Microsoft Word 2007 at a minimum installed on your laptop. Some manufacturer specific report templates are provided.

All United Infrared training modules are intended to offer the complete business solution including application specific training, report writing instruction including report templates, marketing support and ongoing mentorship.

Date Time Info
Day 1
MoistureMapIR
8:00am-9:00am

United Infrared Orientation, Introductions

  9:00am-3:00pm 5 hours (1 hour break for lunch at noon, Lunch will be provided)

Building Science and building details
Over view of the definition of building science, hygric buffer and thermal capacitance HAMM (heat, air, moisture vapor, moisture bulk) as well as details for proper control of these controlling factors.

HEAT: overview to describe this barrier and introduce the student to insulation types, conductance differences (R-values), installation imperfections (IR patterns)

Air: overview to describe this barrier and introduce the students to air barriers, proper materials, proper installation and IR patterning. Discuss the importance of air barriers and their prevention of air transported moisture that may cause condensation

Moisture vapor: overview to describe this barrier and the important differences then and air barrier, proper materials, proper installation. Discuss problems associated with improperly installed vapor barriers causing condensation issues. Show heating due to condensation.

Moisture bulk: overview to describe this barrier and introduce the students to different types, including flashing detailing, secondary moisture barriers in enclosure systems, door and window installations for proper moisture barriers (further discussion of windows later as well)

3:00pm-5:00pm

MoistureMapIR™
Overview of the module.

Visual patterning typical of moisture. Exterior, Interior, thermal capacitance differences wood verse metal studs and the patterning caused by.

Moisture determination equipment. Capacitance verse conductance meters and types. Hygrometer and short discussion on absolute verse relative humidity Hands on demonstration of moisture detection equipment including IR

5:00pm-6:00pm Wet Lab time with Moisture Meters and Thermal Cameras
Day 2
MoistureMapIR™ concludes at 11am
8:00am-8:45am

Report Writing
Use images and data captured during the demonstrations to write a basic report.

8:45am-10:00am

MoistureMapIR™ Marketing
Marketing a Moisture Mapping business in today’s market

10:00am-11:00am Review of MoistureMapIR™ class and EXAM (CONCLUDE)
Day 2
MoistureLocatIR™ Residential
11:00am-Noon

Professional Moisture Expert
Different areas of expertise, some requirements of the professional Expert witnessing overview

  Noon-1:00pm Lunch (Provided)
  1:00pm-3:00pm

Current water testing Standards requires reading the standards prior to class Overview of the AAMA and ASTM standards including simple procedures from and which standard is typically followed for residential testing.

  3:00pm-4:00pm

Spray-Rack System
Demonstrate the set up and operation of a spray-rack system including pressure testing to 137Pa as followed by ASTM E331 Utilize infrared to “visualize” leaking.

  4:00pm-6:00pm

Case studies: Review of several case studies

Day 3
MoistureLocatIR™ Residential continued
8:00am-8:30am

Review

  8:30am-10:30am

Spray-Rack System (offsite)
Demonstrate the spray-rack system including pressure testing to 137Pa as followed by ASTM E331 Utilize infrared to “visualize” leaking. Discuss the materials used for chamber viewing and IR transmission verse visual.

Day 3
MoistureLocatIR Commercial
10:30am-12:30pm

Moisture Detection for Commercial Considerations
Differences between residential and commercial emphasizing on commercial concerns. Setup time and equipment, cost and pricing differences of the commercial services

  12:30pm-1:15pm

Lunch Provided

  1:15pm-2:15pm

Current water testing Standards requires reading the standards prior to class Overview of the AAMA and ASTM standards including commercial application standards

  2:15pm-3:30pm

Case studies: Review of several case studies

  3:30pm-4:00pm

Report Writing
Use images and data captured during demonstrations to write a basic report, discussing the differences in the reports required for some commercial applications.

  4:00pm-5:00pm

MoistureLocatIR™ Marketing Residential & Commercial applications

  5:00pm-6:00pm

Class review and Exam (concludes)



Updated July 10, 2011