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Drones Soar to Protect Commercial Real Estate from Hurricane Havoc
20 Aug
Summary
- Site Technologies uses drones to survey commercial properties for hurricane vulnerabilities
- AI platform analyzes drone footage to provide condition and risk reports for facilities
- Companies deploy drones annually to monitor properties and plan maintenance budgets
The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season is underway, and commercial real estate facilities managers are making property resilience a top priority. One company, Site Technologies, is using drone technology to help assess and address vulnerabilities in commercial buildings.
Originally a construction firm, Site Technologies has teamed up with experts in engineering, roofing, and landscaping to develop a comprehensive solution. The company deploys drones to survey roughly 13,000 properties across 15 countries on an annual basis, capturing detailed imagery of the facilities.
This drone footage is then fed into Site's AI platform, which analyzes the data and provides condition and risk reports for the exterior of each building. The platform also identifies the necessary maintenance and repairs, allowing facilities managers to plan their budgets and focus on the highest-risk properties.
"We create the scopes of work and condition reports using AI, and then we have a lot of dashboarding features that allow them to sort by their worst properties or their highest-risk properties for them to be able to focus their attention on their highest needs," explains Site CEO Austin Rabine.
As the frequency and intensity of hurricanes continue to rise, this innovative approach to property risk assessment is becoming increasingly crucial for commercial real estate companies looking to safeguard their assets and minimize the impact of these powerful storms.
