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Thermal imaging surveys

A free scheme is available to help residents find out where heat is escaping from their home, get advice on how to make improvements and save money on energy bills.

See a short video clip about the scheme here

Using a thermal imaging camera, a trained volunteer can survey your home and capture images (like those pictured below) to show where energy is being wasted.

Surveys will be carried out October - March, when you are using your heating. You will receive a report with recommendations advising on cost-effective ways to prevent or reduce heat loss, such as draught proofing and insulation.

To arrange a survey, contact your local community volunteer group (bookings should be made in advance):

Hailey PACT
Sue Ayres: email seabed@waitrose.com or call Suzanne Reeve on 01993 706236
Sustainable Charlbury
Tim Watts
www.sustainablecharlbury.org
Sustainable Stonesfield (SUSTO)
Ros Hughes: email susto.oxon@gmail.com
Sustainable Witney
Brigitte Hickman on 01993 700837 or email brigitte@sustainablewitney.org.uk
Sustainable Woodstock
Colin Carritt on 01993 811977 or email colin.carritt@tiscali.co.uk
Sustainable Wychwoods (SWych)
Barbara Saunders on 01993 832012 or email barbsaund@aim.com
Thermal imaging location map - SWych
Green TEA (Transition Eynsham Area)
Adrian Moyes on 01865 464021 or email adrian@eynsham.org

The 'before' and 'after' images below were taken last winter at a home in Blewbury, Oxfordshire. The redder tones show where the most heat is lost. After thermal imaging was carried out, the homeowners installed ThermaWrap foil insulation and thin plywood sheeting on the door and internal walls. This was a simple and cost-effective way of reducing heat loss.