The Role of Advanced Technologies in Commercial Restoration

The unexpected can strike at any moment. When it comes to your commercial property, catastrophic damage from natural disasters, fires or other unforeseen events can wreak havoc on your business and its future.

Fortunately, the field of commercial restoration has witnessed remarkable advancements in recent years, largely driven by rapid technological innovations. These advanced technologies can help you implement preventive measures, create contingency plans and invest in disaster readiness – leaving you able to safeguard your property, protect your assets and ensure the continuity of your business.

3D Imaging Technology

It’s important to document the pre-loss state of your business for insurance purposes. In the past, this likely involved hours spent taking hundreds of pictures of every wall, floor, ceiling and piece of furniture in your building. Luckily, today’s 3D imaging technology makes this process a lot easier and even more thorough.

3D imaging technology, like Matterport, creates immersive 3D virtual tours and renderings of real-world environments such as buildings, rooms and property. Matterport uses an HDR, panoramic camera camera to capture multiple images of physical spaces from different angles. These images are then stitched together using advanced software algorithms to create a cohesive and interactive 3D model. Matterport has the ability to develop three different views of your commercial property:

• Doll House View – This shows an overview of every floor of your building
• Inside View – This view allows you to walk virtually throughout the scanned building
• Floor Plan View – This gives you a bird’s eye view of the building

These 3D models can help you better report the pre-loss condition of your business contents. And if restoration is needed in the event of property damage, Matterport can help you accurately capture the extent of damage on your commercial property. Advantages to using 3D imaging technology like Matterport include:

• 3D scanning allows remote insurance professionals the ability to better understand the damage with a 360-degree, panoramic capture of damage
• Mattertags in the system allow remote, real-time information on equipment and site conditions to those who need accurate information on the status of a job quickly
• Provides accurate room measurements to within 1 percent margin of error, enabling professional restoration managers to utilize the right tools and materials initially
• Provides for faster reporting on restoration progress, which keeps you in the loop
• Ability to print high definition photos to fully capture the details in each room

Ready Action Plan

Ready Action Plan (RAP) is a web-based app that allows you to collect and utilize documents, plans and critical building information from any internet device in the world. With RAP, you can rest safe knowing you have access to all the essential property information in one easy-to-access, secure program. Important business documents stored within RAP may include:

• Emergency contacts
• Important contracts
• Images and maps
• Floor plans
• Evacuation procedures
• Disaster plans
• Construction flow
• Staging areas
• Mechanical drawings 
• Safety procedures
• Resource management
• Training and drills
• Business continuity information 

Here to Help You

At Guarantee Restoration Services, we use Matterport technology in combination with the Ready Action Plan (RAP) web application to create a straightforward and user-friendly technology solution for commercial property owners and managers. For more information on how Matterport and RAP can help to fully restore your business or to speak to one of our disaster planning experts, give Guarantee Restoration Services a call today at 1-800-349-HELP or click here.