Tackling Climate Crisis: Locating and targeting homes that require insulation in the UK

The UK is facing a continued challenge to insulate its housing stock, resulting in cold and ‘hard to heat’ homes. Despite, for decades, the provision of Government grants, free insulation and tasking the ‘Big 6’ Energy Companies to drive Programmes nationwide progress has stalled. Surely it cannot be that hard to install loft or cavity […]

How Drones and Related Technology Help with City Planning

City planning is a complex process that considers many different factors. It is important to get it right, as the wrong decisions can have a negative impact on residents and businesses. Drones and related technology are playing an increasingly important role in city planning, as they allow planners to gather data about the environment and […]

The Complex World of Drone Flying in Urban Areas: A Sneak Peak

Drones are becoming increasingly commonplace in urban areas for a range of commercial tasks. This can be everything from building inspections to filming for TV or adverts. What is often misunderstood, however, is the complexity of flying drones in these areas. London can be a challenging city to fly in due to its major airports […]

Maintaining Commercial, Historic and Tall Buildings: The Challenges and Costs

Maintaining a commercial, historic, or tall building is often an expensive and challenging task. The regular inspection and identification of areas that need repair can be difficult to spot or reach, requiring scaffolding, steeplejacks, or other mechanical methods. These challenges often result in a compromise between building integrity, frequency, and budgets available. In many cases […]

Drones in Surveying: How They Are Changing the Industry

Building and land surveying is a complex and specialised discipline that requires many years of training. Of course, surveying is not new and dates to the earliest days of building projects from the pyramids to Roman temples. Technology has helped to move forward speed and accuracy to a point with the use of total stations, […]