Quick Performance Assessment

Business Sustainability with Quick Performance Assessment

Every building has a heartbeat. Tiny vibrations create the structure’s unique “dynamic signature”.

Every building has a heartbeat; tiny vibrations that create the structure’s unique “dynamic signature”. These almost-imperceptible vibrations happen every day, in all structures, and are normal.

Even as monolithic structures look immovable, they are constantly vibrating and shifting in response to any number of environmental factors; like temperature changes, winds, traffic movements (including people
walking), nearby construction, earth tremors, and of course, earthquakes.

It’s important to understand the building’s heartbeat, or normal vibrations, to identify abnormal responses that are indicative of structural damage or weakness.

Getting an early warning of potential structural weaknesses or damage is crucial for:

  • Insurance purposes
  • Occupant safety
  • Litigation avoidance
  • Further damage prevention
  • Asset management

Until now, it has been practically impossible to effectively measure a building’s heartbeat in real time.

Application Areas

CONSTRUCTION

(Managing Risks for Adjoining Properties)

By placing our monitoring devices on nearby structures, construction organizations can monitor the effect of their works on surrounding buildings. This lets them proactively manage the risk of damage, letting them make decisions to stop working or changing their approach before potential damage becomes actual and costly. The use of continuous real time monitoring allows accurate determination of whether a change has occurred in the adjoining structure during the works. It clearly establishes if a link exists between claimed damage and construction activity.

ENGINEERING & ARCHITECTURAL

(Gaining an Accurate Starting Point for Engineering Design)

Following significant seismic events, many buildings must be assessed before the occupants can return. Being able to assess the building’s integrity quickly, accurately, and comprehensively, means fewer people are displaced after the event and commercial operations can return to normal sooner, reducing the event’s effect on the economy. We use dynamic response parameters to describe the structure’s capacity-to-demand ratio, how it dissipates energy, and where deviations may occur.

REAL ESTATE & BUILDING OWNERS

(Knowing Your Asset is Structurally Healthy)

Building owners can minimise their legal exposure by using our technology to alert tenants to potential instability and issues in good time. Real estate organisations and those purchasing the property can use this technology for property condition assessments and continued seismic monitoring. Using this technology can help real estate organizations and building owners to protect their property investments.

INSURANCE

(Understanding the Inherent Risks in Insured Assets)

By relying on our measurements, insurance organizations can potentially determine the cause and origin of building damage, as well as assess the extent of the damage after an event. These results can then help determine the best course of action in terms of both safety and cost minimisation. Insurance organizations can also undertake predictive modelling to determine the insurance premiums payable according to the potential risks of the building based on our measurements.

BUILDING COMMISSIONING

(Knowing the Building is Compatible with the Code)

Our testing can deliver data that confirms code compliance and validates designs. This is important because traditional building commissioning services generally aren’t able to provide the same level of detailed information. Our technology delivers invaluable information to the party taking ownership of the new building by providing a completely objective measure of the structure’s performance. This confirms that the building was built as intended.

DAMS AND BRIDGES

(Gaining Confidence in the Structure’s Integrity)

Ongoing monitoring helps determine the integrity of dams and bridges, and can identify early if they are in danger of partial or complete collapse. We evaluate continuously in real time and report risks instantly. Or, a comparison of the dynamic signatures from before and after impacts from barges, trucks, blasts, or extreme weather can provide an immediate diagnosis of the bridge’s or dam’s changed condition. This type of information helps maintain the safe operation of critical infrastructure.

LOCAL COUNCILS

(Managing Assets more Strategically)

Using our high technology, local councils can minimize health and safety issues due to ageing infrastructure. Councils can measure the stability of ageing structures and make informed decisions regarding how to preserve or dispose of those structures. This can minimize unnecessary expenditure on costly preservation techniques that may not be warranted. It can also help councils make smarter decisions, faster, about structures that need immediate rehabilitation.

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

(Making Smarter Decisions, Faster, after Events)

Thanks to our technology, facilities managers can assess the habitability of buildings following events such as earthquakes or construction. This lets them make decisions regarding building evacuations and re-entry sooner, minimizing cost and inconvenience to occupants. They can also conduct continuous monitoring (depending on environmental conditions) to understand the structure’s ongoing performance. This lets them make decisions regarding repairs or renovations sooner, limiting the risk of damage.

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