MRI-R2: Acquisition of Two Infrared Cameras and Supporting Equipment for Performing Energy Audits of Existing Buildings

该奖项是根据2009年美国复苏和再投资法案（公法111-5）资助的。科罗拉多大学建筑能源审计和改造项目将获得两台红外摄像机，以提高能源审计的质量，评估计算机模型模拟的有效性，监测后续改造工作的影响，并增加该项目的教育内容。摄像机将提供进出建筑物的热流图像，以指导审核过程，并促进与相关方的结果沟通。在拟议的改造工作完成后拍摄的红外图像将提供有关改造质量的宝贵信息，并有助于验证计算机模型的预测。红外摄像机将通过快速识别低效建筑和需要节能改造的整个社区来支持该计划的社区推广。大多数目标社区都是低收入地区，需要帮助以减少水电费和提高建筑物内的舒适度。红外摄像机还将提高实际减少温室气体排放的知识，这将有助于科罗拉多斯普林斯公用事业公司加强其监测减排的需求侧管理计划。最后，红外摄像机将为参与审计和改造项目的学生提供关于热和红外辐射特性的更强的教育成分，并提供更多数据纳入分析过程。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).The Colorado College Building Energy Audit and Retrofit Program will acquire two infrared cameras to increase the quality of energy audits, assess the validity of computer model simulations, monitor the impact of follow-up retrofit work and increase the educational components of the Program. The cameras will provide pictures of heat flow in and out of a building to guide the audit process and facilitate communication of results to interested parties. Infrared images taken after the completion of proposed retrofit work will provide valuable information on quality of retrofits and help to validate the computer model predictions.The infrared cameras will support the community outreach of the Program by allowing for fast identification of inefficient buildings and entire neighborhoods in need of energy retrofits. Most of the target neighborhoods are low-income areas and in need of assistance to reduce utility bills and increase comfort levels within buildings. The infrared cameras will also improve knowledge of actual reduction of green house gas emissions that will help the Colorado Springs Utilities strengthen their Demand-Side Management Program for monitoring emissions reductions. Finally, the infrared cameras will allow for a stronger educational component on the properties of heat and infrared radiation for students involved in the audit and retrofit project and provide more data to incorporate into the analysis process.