Kathryn Rattigan | Construction Law Zone As our previous post stated, the commercial use of drones, or small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS), for urban real estate and construction has gained some traction with the passage of the New York City Council’s bill requiring the Department of Buildings (DOB) to study the feasibility of using sUAS to inspect building facades.… Continue reading Guidance on Using Drones for Real Estate and Construction in Dense Cities: How Much Does the Public Value Privacy? (Part II)
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Guidance on Using Drones for Real Estate and Construction in Dense Cities: Getting Close – But Not Too Close (Part I)
Virginia Trunkes | Construction Law Zone The commercial use of drones, or small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS), for urban real estate and construction may finally be gaining traction. This month, the New York City Council passed a bill requiring the Department of Buildings (DOB) to study the feasibility of using sUAS to inspect building facades. Compliance with… Continue reading Guidance on Using Drones for Real Estate and Construction in Dense Cities: Getting Close – But Not Too Close (Part I)
Virtual Claims Handling Quickly Delivers Accurate Results
Susan Egeland and Sara Inman | Faegre Drinker biddle & Reath Property and casualty insurers are integrating drones and other means of virtual claims handling as part of their routine property inspections. But, in litigation, virtual claims handling is unfairly getting a bad rap from plaintiffs’ attorneys who try to pass it off as solely… Continue reading Virtual Claims Handling Quickly Delivers Accurate Results
Drones Help Insurance Companies Check Damage in Cedar Rapids
Erin Jordan | Claims Journal Insurance adjusters who descended on Cedar Rapids after the Aug. 10 derecho storm are using drones to check roofs and asking homeowners with less severe damage to take their own photos. Some of this is due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has reduced the number of experienced adjusters willing to… Continue reading Drones Help Insurance Companies Check Damage in Cedar Rapids
Drone Operation in a Construction Zone
Mark R. Berry and Freddy X. Muñoz | Peckar & Abramson The potential uses of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in the construction industry continue to expand as new technologies enter the market and construction companies realize UAS can perform unique tasks at tremendous cost savings. The full technological capabilities of UAS are, however, limited by… Continue reading Drone Operation in a Construction Zone