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Reading the Heat: How to Understand Thermal Images in Building Inspections

Reading the Heat: How to Understand Thermal Images in Building Inspections

by Art Ryumin | May 1, 2026 | Thermal Imaging

What Are You Looking At? If you’ve received a thermal imaging report, you’re likely looking at a series of colourful images — blues, purples, oranges, and yellows — that resemble a heat map. These images are called thermograms, and they reveal temperature differences...
How We Measured 7,149m³ of Recycling Stockpiles in a Single Drone Flight — and Why It Matters for Your Business

How We Measured 7,149m³ of Recycling Stockpiles in a Single Drone Flight — and Why It Matters for Your Business

by Art Ryumin | Apr 20, 2026 | Civil Volumetrics

​TL;DR — The Short Version We completed a LiDAR drone survey for a recycling facility in Woolston, Christchurch — measuring five separate material stockpiles totalling over 7,149m³ in a single flight. Results are accurate to within 2% of true volume. Traditional...
We Found a Tree Growing Out of a Commercial Roof. Here’s What It Cost — and How It Could Have Been Avoided.

We Found a Tree Growing Out of a Commercial Roof. Here’s What It Cost — and How It Could Have Been Avoided.

by Art Ryumin | Apr 19, 2026 | Roof Inspections

TL;DR — The Short Version During a routine drone inspection of a commercial warehouse, we discovered a full-grown tree that had established itself in a blocked roof gutter. The root system had pushed through the gutter lining, caused water ingress, and created...

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  • Reading the Heat: How to Understand Thermal Images in Building Inspections
  • How We Measured 7,149m³ of Recycling Stockpiles in a Single Drone Flight — and Why It Matters for Your Business
  • We Found a Tree Growing Out of a Commercial Roof. Here’s What It Cost — and How It Could Have Been Avoided.

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