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Anyone who has spent a good deal of time in or around a construction job site is probably familiar with the term “as-built.” Now, HoistCam Director and Site Tracker Service can bring you recorded, video based as-built. According to Answers.com, “The phrase “as-built” in construction is equivalent to “as-is.” Drawings deemed “as-built” are thus drawings that show the EXISTING conditions as they are, or “as-is” — these are the actual existing conditions as opposed to designs or proposed conditions, which are more common for the content of drawings. As-built drawings can be documented either after or during construction.

When it’s after construction, a qualified technician collects accurate data to reconstruct the drawings. When it’s during construction, the design drawings are redmarked for editing. For example, if you are a Contractor installing sewer pipe in the road at a buried depth of 5.00′ and you suddenly encounter an abandoned pipe and must change your buried depth to 6.50′ , then you should be responsible for the as-built conditions. The installing contractor should redmark his set of drawings to show how the sewer line was actually installed so that a draftsman can later edit the drawings into an “as-built” set.”

Regulations from most building and safety permits require these as-built or existing condition drawings to be submitted for review on any job or construction site, especially with remodel jobs. As-built drawings are used by engineers, architects, job site managers, construction foremen, and business and residential owners use these as-built drawings to obtain permits, estimate costs, determine feasibility, and design plans. The as-built drawings can also help to ensure safety on the job site by making crane operators, diggers, and other workers aware of where all electrical wires, underground cables, underground pipes, and other possible safety hazards are located. These drawings work well as long as they are kept strictly up to date. If one mistake is made in the drawing, however, or if one aspect of the site changes and is not recorded on the as-built drawings, it could be a recipe for disaster.

With HoistCam Director and Site Tracker Service, one no longer needs to depend on outdated drawings, hoping that there were no changes since the as-built drawing were made and that the artist made no mistakes. Often, when working with heavy machinery such as cranes, the very lives of those on the job site depend on the as-built being completely up to date and accurate. HoistCam’s Site Tracker Service with live as-built video analysis takes away the danger and guess work from working with as-built drawings. We translate raw video data from our cameras on cranes into meaningful reports that are easy for the customer to read and use.

With HoistCam’s Site Tracker Service, customers can keep track of every load, every movement, every lift with the live status of the entire construction site. The risk of loss time, injuries, and loss of equipment are reduced significantly, as the operators are always aware of any changes that have been made to the construction area and job site. Real-time reporting is available, offering continuous analysis, allowing job site managers to assess any situation and plan accordingly.