Northern Centre
for Cancer Care.
Thermographic surveys and airtightness testing for a £35 million healthcare development in Carlisle.
for Cancer Care
Building Performance
in Healthcare.
The Northern Centre for Cancer Care is a £35 million healthcare development in Carlisle. The project brings specialist cancer care into a purpose-built clinical environment.
EBSNI delivered thermographic surveys and airtightness testing, combining thermal inspection with measurement of air leakage through the building envelope.
For healthcare buildings, envelope performance is an important consideration alongside the wider requirements of a clinical setting. This project demonstrates EBSNI’s experience of applying both testing disciplines in the healthcare sector.
Thermal Inspection &
Airtightness Testing.
EBSNI’s scope covered two complementary methods of assessing the building envelope. Thermography examines surface-temperature patterns, while airtightness testing measures air leakage under controlled pressure conditions.
Thermographic Surveys
Thermal imaging surveys to investigate temperature patterns that may indicate heat loss or potential building-envelope defects.
Airtightness Testing
Air leakage testing to assess the airtightness performance of the building envelope.
A Clinical Setting.
A Technical Focus.
The project brief identifies building performance as a key consideration in this clinical environment. EBSNI’s involvement focused on thermographic surveys and airtightness testing.
Together, these disciplines provide different forms of evidence about the building envelope: thermal images help investigate patterns, and pressure testing provides a measure of air leakage.
A specialist cancer care development in Carlisle, England.
Thermographic surveys as part of EBSNI’s building-performance scope.
Airtightness testing of the building envelope.