Building Monitoring Systems

Data Logging & Long-Term Monitoring

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Complete Building Monitoring Systems - From Design to Deployment

We can design, test and deploy complete building monitoring systems to monitor virtually every parameter of the soil, masonry and of the surrounding environment.

We have created various data monitoring systems throughout the years, from simple to complex configurations, used in the lab as well as on real buildings. We can build and bring together virtually any type of sensor into a holistic system, channeling all readings into a single centralized database, making possible deep-data analysis by comparing every type of data collected against all other.

We constantly experiment with a wide variety of sensors and data loggers, always pushing the limits of technology. Here are real-life examples of some of the building monitoring systems we have designed, built and used.

Lab Research Monitoring Equipment

Here are some photos of some of our experiments and data monitoring systems used during lab research.

Church Crypt Monitoring System

Here is a real-life example of a building monitoring system installed in the crypt of a Victorian church to track key parameters of the wall fabric after some recent renovations.

Here is a quick overview of the monitoring system and some of the results.

UNESCO World Heritage Site Monitoring System

We are also working on a large building monitoring system which is being deployed on an ancient UNESCO World Heritage Site. This monitoring system uses in excess of 70 sensors which can collect over 200 building parameters in real time, every few minutes, if needed for many years.

The following sensors are used on this site:

Soil humidity (gravimetric moisture % equivalent)
Soil temperature
Soil salinity
Masonry depth humidity (gravimetric moisture % equivalent)
Masonry depth temperature
Masonry depth salinity
Masonry surface humidity and temperature
Air relative humidity (RH)
Air temperature
Solar radiation
Wind intensity
Wind direction
Rainfall data
Barometric pressure
Crack and tilt monitoring

Here are some photos about the assembly, configuration and testing of the data logging and monitoring system, before being deployed on-site.

By design, all collected data will be uploaded into a unified database through the cloud, making possible a very comprehensive data analysis, allowing to compare and cross-reference any type of data against anything else.

For e.g. this unified approach permits comparing wind direction and intensity with crack monitoring data, allowing to assess the effect of the wind onto the movement and cracking of masonry. Or cross-referencing the effect of heat (temperature, sun radiation data) onto moisture movement inside the masonry (depth humidity) and evaporation intensity (surface humidity). This rich analysis opens the door to an in-depth understanding of many masonry-related phenomena.

Here are some other related pages that you might want to read to broaden your knowledge in this field.

Photo Galleries

Here are some photos demonstrating these concepts. Click on any image to open the photo gallery.

Research - Masonry Drying & Evaporation

Here is the technical experimental setup that we used to record and monitor some of the phenomena that takes place during the long-term slow drying of the masonry capturing tiny changes during the of moisture.