{"id":328,"date":"2021-02-10T12:35:18","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T12:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inspec-pro.ca\/?p=328"},"modified":"2026-08-10T13:54:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T17:54:30","slug":"what-is-thermal-bridging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inspec-pro.ca\/fr\/what-is-thermal-bridging\/","title":{"rendered":"Qu\u2019est-ce qu\u2019un pont thermique? Causes, signes et solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Un pont thermique se produit lorsque la chaleur traverse un mat\u00e9riau de construction qui conduit la chaleur plus facilement que l\u2019isolation environnante. Les ponts thermiques courants comprennent les ossatures de bois ou de m\u00e9tal, les dalles de b\u00e9ton, les linteaux, les balcons et les jonctions entre les murs, planchers et toitures.<\/p>\n<p>Ces zones peuvent r\u00e9duire la performance thermique globale d\u2019une maison, cr\u00e9er des surfaces froides inconfortables et augmenter le risque de condensation lorsque de l\u2019air int\u00e9rieur chaud charg\u00e9 d\u2019humidit\u00e9 entre en contact avec des mat\u00e9riaux de construction plus froids.<\/p>\n<h2>Qu\u2019est-ce qui cause les ponts thermiques?<\/h2>\n<p>La plupart des murs isol\u00e9s contiennent des \u00e9l\u00e9ments d\u2019ossature structurale. M\u00eame lorsque l\u2019isolation est install\u00e9e entre les montants, la chaleur peut toujours traverser l\u2019ossature elle-m\u00eame.<\/p>\n<p>Les emplacements courants de ponts thermiques comprennent :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Montants muraux de bois ou de m\u00e9tal.<\/li>\n<li>Solives de plancher et solives de rive.<\/li>\n<li>Linteaux de fen\u00eatres et de portes.<\/li>\n<li>Murs de fondation et dalles de plancher en b\u00e9ton.<\/li>\n<li>Balcons et connexions structurales ext\u00e9rieures.<\/li>\n<li>Transitions mur-toiture et mur-plancher.<\/li>\n<li>Zones o\u00f9 l\u2019isolation est manquante, comprim\u00e9e ou d\u00e9plac\u00e9e.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Pourquoi les ponts thermiques sont-ils importants?<\/h2>\n<p>Les ponts thermiques cr\u00e9ent une voie par laquelle la chaleur peut s\u2019\u00e9chapper en hiver ou entrer en \u00e9t\u00e9. Cela peut r\u00e9duire le confort et augmenter l\u2019\u00e9nergie n\u00e9cessaire pour chauffer ou climatiser la maison.<\/p>\n<p>Les effets possibles comprennent :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Surfaces froides aux murs ou plafonds.<\/li>\n<li>Temp\u00e9ratures in\u00e9gales entre les pi\u00e8ces.<\/li>\n<li>Demande accrue de chauffage et de climatisation.<\/li>\n<li>Motifs visibles de l\u2019ossature sur les murs ou plafonds.<\/li>\n<li>Condensation sur les surfaces froides.<\/li>\n<li>Taches ou d\u00e9t\u00e9rioration li\u00e9es \u00e0 l\u2019humidit\u00e9.<\/li>\n<li>R\u00e9duction de la performance r\u00e9elle de l\u2019isolation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00c0 quoi ressemblent les ponts thermiques en imagerie thermique?<\/h2>\n<p>L\u2019imagerie thermique peut parfois r\u00e9v\u00e9ler des motifs de temp\u00e9rature associ\u00e9s aux montants muraux, \u00e0 l\u2019ossature de toiture, \u00e0 une isolation manquante et aux fuites d\u2019air. Dans les images ci-dessous, les \u00e9l\u00e9ments d\u2019ossature plus froids apparaissent comme des lignes visibles sur les murs et plafonds.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-6\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inspec-pro.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/981545_8614f148321e4f45953c52699bb380a6mv2.jpg\" alt=\"Thermal imaging showing thermal bridging through ceiling framing\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-6\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inspec-pro.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/981545_d8f0a6589b394be5a5b0b72d5d938c1cmv2.jpg\" alt=\"Thermal inspection showing heat loss at wall and ceiling framing\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-6\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inspec-pro.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/981545_3de9be64170641efa6b7e2e52e48d53amv2.jpg\" alt=\"Infrared image showing temperature differences at building framing\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-6\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inspec-pro.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/981545_8ada06f65f1d4b76863fc5f876b8abc0mv2.jpg\" alt=\"Thermal imaging showing framing patterns in an exterior wall\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>L\u2019imagerie thermique peut-elle confirmer une isolation manquante?<\/h2>\n<p>L\u2019imagerie thermique rep\u00e8re les diff\u00e9rences de temp\u00e9rature sur les surfaces accessibles. Ces motifs peuvent sugg\u00e9rer des ponts thermiques, une isolation manquante ou comprim\u00e9e, de l\u2019humidit\u00e9 ou des fuites d\u2019air.<\/p>\n<p>Toutefois, une cam\u00e9ra thermique ne voit pas \u00e0 travers les murs et ne confirme pas \u00e0 elle seule la cause exacte de chaque diff\u00e9rence de temp\u00e9rature. Les r\u00e9sultats doivent \u00eatre interpr\u00e9t\u00e9s en fonction des conditions int\u00e9rieures et ext\u00e9rieures, des \u00e9carts de temp\u00e9rature, de l\u2019ensoleillement, du fonctionnement du chauffage et de la construction du b\u00e2timent.<\/p>\n<h2>Ponts thermiques et condensation<\/h2>\n<p>Par temps froid, les ponts thermiques peuvent cr\u00e9er des surfaces int\u00e9rieures plus froides. Lorsque l\u2019air int\u00e9rieur chaud entre en contact avec ces surfaces, de la condensation peut se former si la temp\u00e9rature de surface descend sous le point de ros\u00e9e.<\/p>\n<p>La condensation r\u00e9p\u00e9t\u00e9e peut contribuer \u00e0 :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Taches d\u2019eau.<\/li>\n<li>D\u00e9t\u00e9rioration de la peinture ou des finis.<\/li>\n<li>Isolation mouill\u00e9e ou endommag\u00e9e.<\/li>\n<li>D\u00e9t\u00e9rioration du bois.<\/li>\n<li>Croissance ressemblant \u00e0 de la moisissure.<\/li>\n<li>R\u00e9duction du confort int\u00e9rieur.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>L\u2019humidit\u00e9 int\u00e9rieure, la ventilation, les fuites d\u2019air et le niveau d\u2019isolation devraient tous \u00eatre pris en compte lors de l\u2019\u00e9valuation de la condensation.<\/p>\n<h2>Comment r\u00e9duire les ponts thermiques?<\/h2>\n<p>L\u2019une des m\u00e9thodes les plus efficaces consiste \u00e0 installer une couche continue d\u2019isolation par-dessus l\u2019ossature structurale. Une isolation ext\u00e9rieure continue peut r\u00e9duire le transfert direct de chaleur \u00e0 travers les montants, solives de rive et autres \u00e9l\u00e9ments d\u2019ossature.<\/p>\n<p>Selon le b\u00e2timent et le projet de r\u00e9novation, les am\u00e9liorations possibles peuvent comprendre :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Installer une isolation rigide continue ou en laine min\u00e9rale.<\/li>\n<li>Am\u00e9liorer l\u2019isolation aux solives de rive et de plancher.<\/li>\n<li>Sceller les fuites d\u2019air autour des p\u00e9n\u00e9trations dans les murs et plafonds.<\/li>\n<li>Corriger l\u2019isolation manquante ou d\u00e9plac\u00e9e dans l\u2019entretoit.<\/li>\n<li>Am\u00e9liorer l\u2019isolation autour des fen\u00eatres et des portes.<\/li>\n<li>Isoler les murs de fondation expos\u00e9s lorsque appropri\u00e9.<\/li>\n<li>Maintenir un niveau d\u2019humidit\u00e9 int\u00e9rieure et une ventilation appropri\u00e9s.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>L\u2019ensemble du mur ou de la toiture devrait \u00eatre pris en compte avant d\u2019ajouter de l\u2019isolation. Des mat\u00e9riaux \u00e0 faible perm\u00e9ance plac\u00e9s au mauvais endroit peuvent limiter le s\u00e9chage et contribuer \u00e0 emprisonner l\u2019humidit\u00e9.<\/p>\n<h2>Quand faut-il investiguer les ponts thermiques?<\/h2>\n<p>Une investigation suppl\u00e9mentaire peut \u00eatre utile lorsque les propri\u00e9taires observent :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Murs ext\u00e9rieurs ou zones de plafond froids.<\/li>\n<li>Condensation r\u00e9currente.<\/li>\n<li>Motifs visibles de l\u2019ossature \u00e0 travers les finis.<\/li>\n<li>Temp\u00e9ratures int\u00e9rieures in\u00e9gales.<\/li>\n<li>Co\u00fbts de chauffage anormalement \u00e9lev\u00e9s.<\/li>\n<li>Accumulation de glace ou motifs de fonte de neige sur la toiture.<\/li>\n<li>Isolation manquante soup\u00e7onn\u00e9e.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Que peut rep\u00e9rer une inspection r\u00e9sidentielle?<\/h2>\n<p>Une inspection r\u00e9sidentielle peut rep\u00e9rer des d\u00e9ficiences visibles d\u2019isolation, de la condensation, des taches d\u2019humidit\u00e9, des zones de fuite d\u2019air et d\u2019autres conditions associ\u00e9es \u00e0 l\u2019enveloppe du b\u00e2timent.<\/p>\n<p>L\u2019imagerie thermique peut \u00eatre utilis\u00e9e comme outil compl\u00e9mentaire lorsque les conditions s\u2019y pr\u00eatent. Elle ne remplace pas l\u2019inspection visuelle, les mesures d\u2019humidit\u00e9 ni une investigation invasive lorsqu\u2019on soup\u00e7onne des dommages dissimul\u00e9s.<\/p>\n<p>Ressources naturelles Canada fournit des renseignements suppl\u00e9mentaires sur les ponts thermiques, l\u2019isolation et le transfert de chaleur dans son <a href=\"https:\/\/natural-resources.canada.ca\/energy-efficiency\/home-energy-efficiency\/keeping-heat-section-2-your-house-works\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">guide du propri\u00e9taire Emprisonnons la chaleur<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Planifier une inspection avec imagerie thermique<\/h2>\n<p>Inspec-Pro Inspection r\u00e9sidentielle offre des inspections r\u00e9sidentielles et des services d\u2019imagerie thermique partout \u00e0 Ottawa, Gatineau, en Outaouais et dans les communaut\u00e9s environnantes.<\/p>\n<p>En savoir plus sur nos <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspec-pro.ca\/fr\/thermal-imaging-inspection\/\">services d\u2019inspection avec imagerie thermique<\/a> ou <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspec-pro.ca\/fr\/contact-us\/?scroll=form\"><strong>obtenir une soumission d\u2019inspection pour votre propri\u00e9t\u00e9<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Appelez <a href=\"tel:+18199625880\">819-962-5880<\/a> ou \u00e9crivez-nous par courriel <a href=\"mailto:info@inspec-pro.ca\">info@inspec-pro.ca<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thermal bridging occurs when heat travels through a building material that conducts heat more readily than the insulation surrounding it. Common thermal bridges include wood or metal framing, concrete slabs, lintels, balconies and connections between walls, floors and roofs. 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