Campus Drone Cleaning

Challenge

Hunt Hall, situated on a vibrant and sprawling campus in Charlotte, NC, is a state-of-the-art residential facility with modern amenities and spacious living quarters. The building is clad in durable brick and fiber cement panels accentuated by rows of windows on every side.

With no roof anchor points and fragile paver walkways, traditional lift access was not an option due to weight and pitch restrictions. Using a specialized lift for pressure washing and window cleaning is both challenging and costly—up to four times more expensive than traditional access methods.

Scottie’s Building Services, A Valcourt Company, was called in to help. Upon assessing the facility, our team quickly realized that drone technology would be the safest, most economical, and efficient method to clean the façade and windows.

Solution

Set up for drone cleaning is much simpler and quicker than traditional methods because there is no need for lifts and scaffolds or repositioning of that access equipment. First, our team secured the perimeter of each area to be cleaned to ensure pedestrian safety. Next, our licensed operator tethered the drone to an on-ground cleaning system and monitored the aerial vehicle as it maneuvered around the building spraying and cleaning surfaces using a low-pressure method.

The drone successfully removed common pollutants, dirt, and pollen, leaving the building spotless and streak-free. Our client expressed immense satisfaction with the project, praising the innovative approach, meticulous oversight, speedy execution, and quality results.