An upstart Hamilton, Ont.-based
company is using some skyhigh
technology to help provide
construction crews with a more
accurate picture of the work they do on
deep foundation construction sites.
Enaeria uses unmanned aerial
vehicles (UAVs), or drones, to perform
a variety of functions on construction
sites, including visual inspections,
surveying and mapping and monitoring.
The technology can provide data
on everything from the precise location
of an individual pile to changes in
volume measurement.
Since being founded by partners
Daniel Matzeg and Zachary Feld just
over two years ago, the company
has worked on a host of construction
projects including shopping
malls, manufacturing plants and
sports complexes.
Enaeria is still a relative newcomer
to the heavy construction industry,
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but the small firm has quickly made a
big name for itself. It’s already worked
with GeoSolv Design/Build as part of
their geopier rammed aggregate pier
installation project that helps reinforce
ground materials such as loose sand
and soft silt. The partners have also
worked closely with the Association of
Ontario Land Surveyors on numerous
topographical survey projects.
Still, Matzeg acknowledges there
was some initial skepticism when he
Enaeria
A sky-high idea that’s really taken off
By Jim Timlick
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