Story · 11:22
// THE QUOTE
“in some cases maybe it's just the facade of the building so safety is the first thing”
— Colin Gillis, BBA, MCPM · Smarter Spaces Inc.
Heritage-preservation use case: bi-weekly facade scans flag a couple inches of shift in time to shore it up — safety first, history second, fully self-contained.
Full episode at 11:22How 3D LiDAR Scanning Cuts Construction Change Orders by 50% — Colin Gillis, Smarter Spaces ▸
THE LESSON THIS CLIP CARRIES
Scanning historic facades on a bi-weekly basis catches structural shift early, providing both public-safety protection and a permanent digital record for heritage restoration.
“if it shifts a couple inches over two weeks then that's enough to say okay let's go check this out and shore it up”
THE CHAPTER IT LIVES IN
New Builds, Heritage, and Niche Applications
9:20
Get on the Punch List.
Clips like this, plus the inside line on who's building Atlantic Canada. Every other Thursday.
SOURCE: 11:22 of How 3D LiDAR Scanning Cuts Construction Change Orders by 50% — Colin Gillis, Smarter Spaces