When you roll out a new piece of tech, you’re eager to see costs plummet and productivity surge. But all too often, you find your team bogged down by unfamiliar workflows and a deluge of data. The savings never materialize, and before long, you’re scrapping the shiny tool in favor of tried-and-true methods. Moments like…
From public works to private facilities, asset owners of all kinds are beginning to see the value of drone-powered inspections. Yet, many still hesitate to make the investment because their assessment of that value stops short of the full picture. They look at just one piece of the ROI puzzle: time. Time savings are the…
Across industries, facilities leaders are being asked to stretch shrinking capital budgets even as costs surge. An APPA survey of higher-ed facilities leaders found many are coping with flatlined budgets despite steep increases in maintenance costs. And a 2023 JLL Technologies report echoed this more broadly, noting that facilities teams are now expected to process…
Telecom and communications towers form the backbone of modern connectivity. Together, they support everything from streaming a 5G video call to transmitting the signals that guide emergency responders. That makes for infrastructure at a massive scale: In cellular alone, the U.S. had more than 140,000 cell towers and over 450,000 outdoor small cell nodes in…
Drones have been on the scene in U.S. public safety since 2011, when an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) assisted in an arrest in North Dakota. A decade and a half later, this technology isn’t just supporting responders — drones are often first on scene. In Redmond, Washington, UAVs consistently arrive in under three minutes, often…
Modern life doesn’t move without electricity. Keeping the lights on in hospitals and homes, powering a growing number of electric vehicles (EVs), supporting today’s data centers — all of it requires a steady energy supply. Behind the scenes, more than half a million miles of high-voltage transmission lines keep that electricity flowing, feeding substations that distribute…
Every day, millions of Americans rely on the nation’s bridges to commute to work, visit family, or embark on cross-state adventures. They take the safety and structural integrity of those bridges for granted, expecting them to do what they were designed to do, and assume that bridge inspection is consistent and predictable. Yet, that public…
Not all infrastructure is built or maintained the same way. While the goal of infrastructure inspection is always to ensure safety, performance, and longevity, the methods, frequency, and tools involved vary widely depending on the asset type. A high-traffic bridge, for instance, demands a different inspection approach than a water pipeline or telecommunications tower. Structural…
Today’s construction projects are complex and multifaceted, and managing them can be a complicated juggling act. Supervisors must coordinate stakeholders and navigate supply chain delays, safety protocols, and remote site access to build effective construction project management plans. The margin for error is slim, but the costs of even minor delays can be enormous. Nonetheless,…
Reactive maintenance is always costly, but it’s an especially expensive habit in infrastructure management. Unplanned outages, emergency repairs, shortened asset lifespans — these are just a few of the consequences of waiting for things to break and not focusing on predictive maintenance. Yet, given the time-consuming and resource-intensive nature of typical infrastructure inspections, a reactive…
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