Smart Cities

Eyes on the Building – Drones Take Structural Inspections to the Next Level

The building envelope is the protective layer that creates the indoor environment by separating it from the outside world. It is central to ventilation, insulation, fenestration, and just like other essential parts of the structure, the building envelope is prone to unexpected damage as well as wear and tear over time that requires maintenance to avoid problems getting worse. However, more often than not, inspecting the building envelope for damage requires high-cost experts hanging from ropes or disruptive scaffolding being erected. Neither option encourages regular investigation, which leaves building envelopes susceptible to small problems becoming big issues for facility owners and managers. Until now. Our buildings require a solution that allows them to conduct regular and detailed inspections of the outside of the structure, at low cost and with minimal disruption. They need the eyes of an expert on every meter of the building envelope but without the cost associated with dangling those experts from […]

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