Drone-based Building Facade Inspection

Buildings, Building Facades, and potential problems

• High-rise buildings
• Facade materials: glass, steel, complex material mixes
• Quality and safety: Construction execution, fire safety, falling facade elements
• Visible inspection / qualitätsmängel aufdecken: Corrosion,

Facade Inspection

Conventional façade inspection can be Time, labour and cost intensive Disruptive for occupants Dangerous for inspector due to difficult access at height Subjective, depending on the expertise of inspector

A variety of possible defects need to be detected reliably, including Crack Concrete Spalling Corrosion Delamination Decolorization  Efflorescence Peeling and Flaking Chalking Hollowness Sealant Deterioration …

Customer Requirements

Regulatory requirements, insurance requirements

Façade inspection verifies the building structure's integrity and ensures safety for its occupants and people within its vicinity. Example: Periodic Facade Inspection (PFI) will be introduced by the Building & Construction Authority (BCA) in Singapore to enhance the safety of building façades and reduce the likelihood of façade failure. Under PFI, buildings older than 20 years old and over 13 meters in height have to undergo façade inspections every 7 years.

Automated Facade Inspection

Smart façade inspection accurately scans the exterior of buildings with drones carrying cutting-edge high-resolution cameras.

The Smart Façade Inspection service caters to building owners and operators of large high-rise buildings and helps construction companies to ensure façade quality and monitor construction progress.

Smart Façade Inspection is an integral part of TÜV SÜD’s digital building solutions that assist each stage of a building’s lifecycle.

Customer benefits:

• Results are available in a fraction of the time compared to conventional inspection
• Digital representation of the façade and whole building facilitates building operation
• Automated digital workflow and data benchmarking improve service quality and interoperability
• Domain experts for standards and best practice, ensuring up-to-date compliance to continually evolving regulations

Key: Multi-purpose use of information

Example: Drone-based Facade Inspection

Smart piloting system- the drone ensures both operational safety and high-quality visual inspection. The data is securely managed by TÜV SÜD’s inspection platform, which automatically masks any private information to protect your privacy

Advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) assists professional engineers to deliver compliant inspection reports at the highest industry standard. The software constructs a 3D model of the building façade, which helps to better understand the building structure and automatically locate the detected defects on the building.

TÜV SÜD Drone Façade Inspection application- you will have access to all the data, report findings, and 3D model at any time. Repairs and follow-ups can be seamlessly managed through the platform to improve efficiency and save costs.

Drone control

Customer Journey

Drone data analysis: Facade Inspection