A flying drone for better building energy efficiency

During a research session conducted in February, DAStU of Politecnico di Milano carried out aerial surveys with a remotely piloted aircraft on the SATO pilot building in Chiaravalle, Milan.

The drone from the Department of Architecture and Urban Studies of PoliMi can host various sensors, fully controllable during flight. In this case, it was interesting to use a thermal imager and an RGB camera, to obtain the same point of view but with two different perspectives.

This activity aims to achieve two important goals: a communication product (video) that shares the urgency of an extensive and effective energy efficiency program for buildings in the EU, and the comparison between different thermal sensors positioned on board the flying drone, on the ground, and inside the buildings, for scientific purposes.

The high energy performance of SATO's pilot buildings was compared with dispersing buildings in other locations, in order to exploit the communicative value of thermography.

The video and research results will soon be made public, so stay tuned!