Polarization image-based building inspection

A method comprising:

• capturing, by polarization camera hardware, a polarization image of a tape as applied to an envelope layer of a building;
• analyzing, by processing circuitry communicatively coupled to the image capture hardware, the polarization image according to a trained classification model;
• and
• detecting, by the processing circuitry, based on the analysis of the polarization image according to the trained classification model, a misapplication with respect to the tape as applied to the envelope layer of the building, the misapplication being associated with at least one of a fishmouth crease or a crease in the tape as applied to the envelope layer of the building.

A computer-readable storage device encoded with instructions that, when executed, cause processing circuitry of a computing device to:

• receive, from polarization camera hardware, a polarization image of a tape as applied to an envelope layer of a building;
• store the polarization image to the computer-readable storage device;
• analyze the polarization image according to a trained model;
• and
• based on the analysis of the polarization image according to the trained model, detect a misapplication with respect to the tape as applied to the envelope layer of the building, the misapplication being associated with at least one of a fishmouth crease or a crease in the tape as applied to the envelope layer of the building.