BuildingsLife.ai documents the built environment and helps teams plan recovery building by building. This page explains the full workflow, and which parts of it the app supports today.
14.5-second muted illustration derived from a photograph and approximate 3D geometry. Not a measured reconstruction or a live system view.
01 / Context
Disasters that damage buildings.
Different events harm buildings in different ways. Recording what is left, and how it was built, is the same job in every case. BuildingsLife.ai is a documentation tool: it does not predict or monitor events.
01
War and conflict
Shelling and fighting leave partial collapse, fire damage and uneven destruction across whole districts, often with access restricted for long periods.
02
Earthquakes
Ground shaking can crack walls, shear columns and collapse floors. Damage depends heavily on building age, structure and materials.
03
Tsunamis
Waves and debris impact coastal buildings, scour foundations and leave water and salt damage far inland.
04
Floods
Standing and moving water soaks finishes, undermines foundations and lingers in walls long after the water recedes.
05
Extreme heat
Prolonged heat stresses roofs, facades and materials, and exposes buildings that were never designed for it.
06
Ice and freezing
Freeze-thaw cycles crack masonry, burst pipes and load roofs with snow and ice.
07
Storms
High winds strip roofs and cladding, and storm surge and debris damage openings and envelopes.
08
Fires
Wildfire and urban fires weaken structure, char timber and leave smoke and heat damage that is not always visible.
02 / Process
From satellite view to recovery cost.
Six stages, from locating a building to estimating recovery. Each one is labeled with what the app does today and what needs professionals or is broader workflow.
01
Satellite maps
Locate the buildings
Satellite maps help find and place each building in the city, so every record has a position.
02
Drone video and photographs
The starting evidence
Drone footage and ground photographs are the starting point. They show facades, roofs and damage from several angles.
03
Digitization
A digital twin per building
Each building becomes a digital record: source images, corrected elevations and a 3D model, kept together.
04
Technical analysis
Construction, age, materials, damage
Specialists examine construction type and method, building age, materials and visible damage.
05
Technical drawings
Architectural drawings
Plans, sections and elevations describe the building as it stands, as a basis for recovery design.
06
Recovery costs
Indicative estimates
An estimate of the cost of recovery, building by building, helps teams compare and prioritize.
03 / Transparency
What to rely on.
Available today: photograph-based building records and surveys, elevations, 3D massing and maps.
Technical conclusions, occupancy and structural safety need qualified review and verified survey data.
Drawings beyond elevations need a verified survey and a qualified professional.
Cost estimates depend on scope, quantities and local rates. They are not guaranteed quotes.
No alerts, predictions or live disaster monitoring.