Thermography plays a crucial role in modern facility management. It allows you to visualize temperature differences across building systems, helping you detect hidden faults long before they become costly problems. With thermal imaging, facility managers can quickly identify energy losses, moisture issues, overloaded electrical components, and insulation defects — all without invasive inspections.
By integrating reliable thermographic measurements into your routine operations, you can significantly reduce operating costs, optimize energy consumption, and ensure greater comfort and safety for building users.
Guarantee building efficiency and comfort with measurement solutions from Testo
Guarantee building efficiency and comfort with measurement solutions from Testo
Operating costs, energy consumption, user comfort: As a facility manager, you need to keep an eye on a number of things. At the same time, you also need to increase the efficiency of systems and processes. How does it work?
With the appropriate measuring technology for all technical facility management tasks. In conjunction with a tailored service, which provides you with the support that you need. At Testo, you get both: precision measuring technology and a comprehensive service, all from one provider. For efficiently adjusted plants and more efficient work.
Testo is your competent partner for all technical facility management measuring tasks. Visit our example building and find out how Testo can help you.
Concealed Pipe Location & Leak Detection
Locate hidden pipes and detect leaks under slabs, behind walls, and within ceiling cavities without destructive access.
Roof Leak & Moisture Intrusion Detection
Identify trapped moisture and active leaks in flat and low-slope roofing systems before damage spreads to insulation, decking, or interior finishes.
Air Distribution & HVAC Outlet Inspection
Inspect supply and return vents to confirm proper airflow, identify blockages, and catch duct leaks or temperature imbalances across zone
Moisture Intrusion & Mold Risk Detection
Identify surface moisture anomalies behind walls, floors, and ceilings early to locate water intrusion and assess mold risk before remediation costs escalate.
Air Handler Unit (AHU) Inspection
Detect abnormal heat in motors, bearings, belts, and electrical components of air handlers and heat pumps before they cause unplanned downtime.
Building Envelope & Insulation Assessment
Evaluate wall, ceiling, and roof insulation continuity to uncover thermal bridging, missing insulation, and energy loss impacting operating costs.
Electrical Panel & Switchgear Inspection
Scan switch cabinets, breakers, and bus connections to find overloaded circuits, loose terminations, and developing faults before they become failures. (NFPA 70B-aligned)
Heating System Inspection
Scan hydronic pipes, steam lines, and radiators to verify heat distribution, locate leaks, and identify underperforming zones
Boiler & Chiller System Inspection
Monitor boiler and chiller performance by detecting thermal anomalies in heat exchangers, valves, and insulation that signal inefficiency or impending failure.
Photovoltaic (Solar) Array Inspection
Identify underperforming panels, hot cells, and faulty connections across PV installations to protect energy output and long-term ROI.
Our Recommendation for Facility Management
Combine laser sharp thermal images with smart features that make your job faster, easier, and more reliable. Minimize administrative effort with automatic image assignment and ready-to-use report templates while smart features like Scale Assist and IFOV Warner facilitate your inspections.
High Resolution of 320 x 240 pixels enhanced to 640 x 480 pixels with testo SuperResolution
Intelligent Image Management with testo SiteRecognition
Professional reports with the free analysis Software and App
Humidity Mode for reliable mold detection and ScaleAssist for automatic contrast adjustment
IFOV Warner to ensure precise measurement of small objects
Seamless data integration of electrical data from the testo 770-3 clamp meter and the testo 605i thermohygrometer
Advanced Thermal Analysis
High resolution for crystal-clear thermal images and outstanding thermal sensitivity. With manual focus and interchangeable lenses both near and distant objects turn into sharp images.
Ideal option for sorting a large number of thermal images thanks to intelligent image management with testo SiteRecogntion.
Best-Sellers for All-Rounders
Troubleshoot, inspect, and share your results — fast. Connect your iOS or Android device for quick analysis and field reporting.
Thanks to the wireless connection of the testo 872(s) and 871(s) to the testo 770-3 clamp meter and the testo 605i thermohygrometer, you can easily add voltage readings and surface moisture data to your inspections.
Customer Voices
testo 883 convinces Cerdia
"Since we started using testo SiteRecognition, we’re saving several hours of work on our just under 1,900 switching cabinets."
Udo Moser
Service and maintenance
Cerdia Produktions GmbH
More efficiency in electrical thermography
"The thermal imager testo 883 has already put my previous image into retirement. It provides considerably better performance in every single job!"
Richard le Mat
Quality manager for the testing of electrical plants - Barnett Inspections B.V.
testo 883 demonstrates its versatility
"I would recommend the camera to anyone at any time. Just the right tool for professionals."
Christian Schächtele
Team management Coordination of maintenance and operation
badenovaWÄRMEPLUS GmbH & Co. KG
Packed with features designed to make your job easier
Clear measurement point management - testo SiteRecognition
Thermal inspections often involve dozens of measurement sites – and that means a lot of images that normally need to be renamed, sorted, and matched to the right units afterwards. With testo SiteRecognition, this administrative effort is reduced to a minimum. By letting the camera automatically recognize each unit, every image is instantly assigned to the right place. The result: up to 30% time savings, fewer errors, and fully reliable documentation with no extra effort.
And here’s how it works:
Assign unique QR Codes to each measuring unit
Scan the QR code before the inspection
All thermal images are automatically linked to the correct unit
Pocket Guide Thermography
Pocket Guide:
Practical determination of emissivity and reflected temperature
Thermography for building contractors
Practical Guide:
Thermography as an efficient measuring instrument for the building sector
Guide for Electrical Thermography
Practical Guide:
Electrical thermography can prevent damage and avoid operational failures.
