Voltin has partnered with International Real Estate Partners (IREP) to provide access to Voltin’s high-resolution visual data capture and AI-driven photogrammetry modelling software to accurately identify and locate building defects.

With IREP operating in over 80 countries and manages portfolios for some of the world’s largest brands in various industries, Voltin managing director Stephen Thornton says he is excited about the partnership as it “brings advantages to both parties”.

“IREP strongly believes in the potential of technology and invests significantly in it to offer its clients comprehensive facility management solutions.  Together we have the potential to extend our services beyond Australasia and offer tailored solutions to clients worldwide.

“In the latter part of 2023, we plan to undertake project development in the Middle East and South Asia in partnership with IREP.”

Traditional building assessment services rely on scaffolding or rope access manual inspections, exposing operators to safety risks and delivering a less accurate result. With the Voltin System, assessments can be made on commercial buildings, identifying defects in multi-story residential apartments. Voltin is also the only company that can operate an automated façade inspection device in high-density areas without requiring air safety approval.

Capable of detecting over 50 building defect types including water penetrations, thermal losses, cracks, corrosion and paint peeling, Voltin’s technology works on a wide range of surfaces such as concrete, cladding, glass and metallic composites. The benefit for facilities managers, property managers, energy auditors and building owners is faster, cheaper and more accurate building façade defect detection reports and remediation plans.

“IREP has invested heavily in the digitisation of data sources for all types of real estate assets, from energy meters, IOT sensors, air quality and occupancy sensors, asset maintenance, leasing and finance which encompasses the internal components of buildings,” IREP head of asset & energy management John Weber says.

“The strategic partnership with Voltin now enables the capture of the external building structure and fabric data as the missing piece to the puzzle.

“We are very excited to integrate the Voltin data sources to provide valuable analytical insights that will drive efficiencies while reducing costs across the entire real estate asset for our clients.”