BC First Nations 3D Video Home Inspection Pilots Demonstrate Lower Building Costs

Remote Site Building with 3DRBI in Partnership with FNNBOA

3D Camera-Based 'Virtual Visual Inspections' Reduce Construction Costs for First Nations

A recent pilot involved Skidegate on Haida Gwaii, Heiltsuk Nation in Waglisla on Campbell Island, and Nuxalk Nation in the Bella Coola Valley—remote communities with limited air or ferry access. Community members were trained to use the camera and upload footage to the 3DRBI platform.

In short:
In-person and virtual inspections identified the same deficiencies; VVI sometimes found more because inspectors could re-review and share the 3D capture. Communities can save up to 53%, or more when poor weather increases costs. Faster inspections can reduce construction delays and avoid costs of up to $1,000 per day or more, especially when tenants require alternate housing.

3D camera use can create local jobs and support asset management, insurance claims, renovations, and new construction. Read the following dispatch to find out more:

Cease and Desist the Interference in Tlowitsis Jurisdiction

  

NEWS RELEASE -- We, the Tlowitsis Nation, write this declaration as a firm statement of our rights and jurisdiction over our Territory. As the rightful title holders of this land, we have the authority to govern and manage all resources within it, including our trees, water, minerals and other natural resources. This authority is grounded in our Indigenous legal orders, and affirmed by Canadian constitutional and international law, and we will defend it fiercely.

From 2019 Teẑtan Biny Escalation to Present‑Day Reality

There are places in this country where conflict doesn’t erupt so much as return. Teẑtan Biny—Fish Lake to the maps—is one of them. Anyone who followed the 2019 standoff between the Tŝilhqot’in Nation and Taseko Mines could see the pattern forming even then: a company pushing in early, a Nation drawing a line, and a government caught between its own laws and its own habits. The only surprise is how long it took for the inevitable to become official.