Research services – Condition surveys and assessments for buildings and infrastructure

Comprehensive condition surveys and lighter condition assessments provide a reliable starting point for the safe use, systematic maintenance, and repair of buildings and infrastructure.

Sweco’s specialists help to understand the cause-and-effect relationships related to the current condition, service life, and damage of buildings, industrial sites, infrastructure, and engineering structures. With research data, we support the safe use and preservation of buildings, reducing the carbon footprint of construction through renovations.

Our research services encompass structural engineering, building services, and indoor air and humidity condition surveys. Additionally, we conduct lighter condition assessments, condition inspections, repair needs surveys, and asbestos and hazardous substance surveys. Our expert services also include quality assurance measurements and building physics risk assessments.

As our client, you are not left alone with the research results. The project continues with Sweco’s renovation planners and project managers.

Indoor air and humidity condition surveys

Our building health experts ensure safe and healthy indoor conditions for the users of the premises through indoor air and humidity condition surveys. Our services also include lighter indoor climate surveys, condition assessments, water leakage, moisture damage, and odour nuisance surveys. Additionally, we organise activities for indoor air working groups.

Structural condition surveys

Structural condition surveys and damage surveys provide information on the condition and safe service life of facades, roofs, parking garages, bridges, and other engineering and infrastructure structures, among others. We specialize in the study of concrete structures and utilize non-destructive NDT methods and drone photography in condition surveys.

Building condition surveys

Building technology condition surveys ensure functional indoor conditions for all building users, from hospital staff to housing company residents and office employees. Our surveys cover ventilation inspections, ventilation measurements, examination of underdrains’ functionality, and thermal imaging of electrical systems.

Condition assessments, surveys, inspections, and studies

Condition assessments, repair need assessments, and condition inspections provide reliable initial information for building repairs, repair backlog management, and long-term planning (PTS). We also carry out demolition surveys.

Condition assessments and PTS

The condition assessment of a building serves as the foundation for the property’s long-term plan (PTS). The assessment helps schedule structural and technical building services repairs over a 10-year period, supporting systematic and needs-based maintenance.

Repair needs assessments

The repair needs report provides information on the condition of structures, materials, and building services for renovation project planning. The report details the extent of repairs, the time required, and costs. We also perform condition inspections based on clients’ research programmes, and additional humidity measurements can be conducted.

Demolition surveys

A demolition survey often follows a nuisance survey to specify results. We identify the quantities of different demolition materials and provide recommendations for their separate collection. The survey also identifies materials, building components, and movable property suitable for reuse.

Expert services and quality assurance measurements

We support the safety of the built environment with comprehensive expert services and quality assurance measurements, including moisture measurements, tracer tests, thermal imaging, and cleanliness level inspections. We offer expert services in building physics and damage investigation.

Expert tasks in building physics

Our building physics experts assess the moisture and thermal functionality of structures, prioritizing user health and safety. Services include building physics design inspections, risk assessments, and annual building inspections.

Accident expert services

We provide impartial assistance in investigating building damage, assessing repair needs, and evaluating loss events. This support facilitates the transition from damage investigation to repair planning and construction.