Cushman and Wakefield

How can you access inaccessible roof spaces in a busy urban area? Using aerial imagery the we worked with Cushman & Wakefield to improve remote inspections of commercial and retail property

About CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD

“Creating real estate solutions to prepare our clients for what’s next”

Cushman & Wakefield plc is a global commercial real estate services firm. The company operates from approximately 400 offices in 60 countries, has around 50,000 employees and manages about 4.1 billion square feet of commercial space. It is one of the “Big Three” commercial real estate services companies, alongside CBRE and JLL.

Their Challenge​

Establish a B2B relationship with a trusted in partner to supply fast turnaround aerial imagery in higher-risk environments

Inaccessible roof inspection, especially in commercial and busy town and city centres can be challenging. Traditional techniques using cherry pickers is complex and costly when compared to drone imagery. We worked with Cushman and Wakefield to develop a B2B relationship which provided a preferential pricing model and rapid call-out service so that they could pass on best value to their clients and customers. We are also able to save the need for them to send a surveyor each time to the site, by remotely providing the documentation.

Outcomes

Saved time + money by using remote assessment and not having to send a surveyor

Fixed the communication and information gaps for remote assessment

Our 24hr turnaround of outputs meant that data could be quickly analysed

Enabled the creation of a detailed, evidenced client report at a lower cost

Cost-saving, safety and efficiency benefits

Hours/days capture time*

Versus the traditional ground/roof based data capture time of weeks or even months for large assets, saving days / weeks

De-risking data capture

Versus ground or roof top inspections with ropes, scaffold and towers our aerial capture tools are “zero-touch”

Up to 80% cost saving

Versus traditional manual inspection costs by removing the expense of prolonged capture time, travel time and repeated in-person site visits

Fully digital remote inspection

Versus the traditional survey which does not “see” all of the asset from all aspects and elevations

Millions of data points

Versus ground/roof based surveys with limited access and finite resolution, allowing pinpoint accuracy across whole digital twin

3D interactive outputs

Versus the traditional 2D paper based reports and images which have limited access, coverage and quality

*For areas up to 10,000 or 1ha – roof inspection image capture in one day. Larger areas of up to 100ha are for landscape photogrammetry in one day.

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