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QEA Tech is selected as the vendor of choice to complete Infrared Thermography Imaging audits of 15 buildings for the City of Ottawa

May 4, 2022

The City of Ottawa released a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a complete Infrared Thermography Imaging audit of 15 buildings on February 16, 2022. After a competitive process, QEA Tech was selected as the vendor for the project.

The project will help advance the City of Ottawa’s goal of reducing the energy intensity and GHG emissions of its building portfolio. The City identified 15 buildings with high energy consumption as a function of operation and surface area.

The project objectives are to help identify the problem areas in the building through infrared thermography, determine thermal resistivity values for the envelope elements, calculate annualized energy loss and GHG emissions, and estimate the cost of repair.

QEA Tech is a leading specialist in the analysis of building envelopes and energy consumption. The company is equipped with a fleet of industrial drones that conduct thermal scans of buildings within 1-2 hours. QEA Tech’s patented software analyzes thousands of data points to pinpoint and quantify energy loss. The City of Ottawa will receive a full analysis of its building envelopes and their elements (wall, window, door, and roof) including emissivity, thermal resistance (R-Value), and thermal transmittance (U-Value).

“Our proprietary technology will enable the city to make data-driven decisions and promote the retrofit economy that cuts pollution and creates green jobs. Our competitive advantage is that we are much faster and economical than the next best available option and this advantage scales with the complexity of the project.”- Peyvand Melati, CEO, QEA Tech

About QEA Tech

QEA Tech conducts precise, data-driven building envelope audits using patented AI software, drones, and thermography. A pioneer and market leader in AI-driven envelope analytics, QEA Tech delivers audits that are fast, cost-effective, and non-intrusive. QEA Tech’s audits quantify energy loss and forecasted savings for each square inch of the building envelope, pinpoint envelope issues down to inches, and deliver targeted retrofit plans that maximize energy savings and ROI.