Thermal Imaging Conference 2014 Las Vegas - United Infrared - Ben Hixson to be Featured Speaker

LAS VEGAS - May 6, 2014 - PRLog -- Ben Hixson, roof consultant & certified thermographer, was announced today by United Infrared as a featured speaker at the Thermal Imaging Conference 2014 Las Vegas. Ben Hixson is a respected & widely acknowledged spokesman in the infrared thermal imaging industry.

Mr. Hixson will be speaking at two different sessions: "Infrared Scanning on Flat and Low-Slope Roofs", as well as "The Science of Buildings".

Ben Hixson is the Technical Director for RoofScanIR. He is a roofing, wall systems & waterproofing expert. Mr. Hixson formed Hixson Consultants, Inc. (an applied technical resource consulting company) to provide expert roofing, architectural sheet metal, glazing, wall system and waterproofing consulting services. He has over 33 years of experience in roof, wall and waterproofing condition analysis, life-cycle cost analysis, budgeting, design specification writing, CAD detailing management, and component selection and systems which are designed to remedy building moisture problems.

Investigative surveys for new and existing facility projects have included both flat and sloped roofing installations, non-destructive infrared thermography, nuclear density gauge and dielectric capacitance technologies. Services have included surveys, condition reporting, remedial/replacement recommendations and quality assurance monitoring for below-grade waterproofing, plazas, masonry, precast, tilt wall, split-face brick and block, metal wall panels, terra cotta, stucco, DEFS, EIFS, balconies, terraces, parking decks, pools, fountains and most types of roofing.

The Conference is being hosted by infrared industry leader, United Infrared, Inc., the world's largest network of certified and properly-trained thermographers. Its web

Mr. Hixson has considerable experience in architectural sheet metal, metal panel and single ply roofing, roof-coating systems, cold process, peel and stick and self adhered modified bitumen roofing and coal tar pitch roofing systems. He received a B.A. in Chemistry from Vanderbilt University in 1973 and is uniquely able to correlate product chemistry to predictable field performance.

More information on the Conference can be found at http://www.ThermalImagingConference.com.

The host of the Thermal Imaging Conference 2014 in Las Vegas, NV, is United Infrared, recognized leader in the world of thermography. In fact, United Infrared boasts the largest network of certified and properly trained thermographers in the world. Its company website can be found at http://www.UnitedInfrared.com

United Infrared has a YouTube channel containing additional video information on infrared thermal imaging and thermography: http://www.YouTube.com/unitedinfrared

For a quick look at some of the happenings at last year's Thermal Imaging Conference 2013, in San Diego, at which Bob Madding was also a guest speaker, go to http://youtu.be/tnxPPPgZBg4