Professional As-Built Documentation & Survey-Grade Verification
Providing the “Single Source of Truth” for your existing structures. We deliver high-precision 2D CAD plans and 3D spatial data to verify dimensions, structural integrity, and rentable area across North America.
2D CAD As-Built Drawings The Architectural Standard: Precision .dwg and .pdf floor plans, elevations, and structural cross-sections.
BOMA Measurement & Area Analysis Revenue-Focused Documentation: Certified area calculations following BOMA 2024 standards for office, industrial, and retail assets.
Structural & MEP Record Drawings Engineering-Grade Clarity: Detailed documentation of exposed structural steel, MEP routing, and slab-to-ceiling heights.
Understanding As-Built Documentation
As-Built Documentation is the process of capturing the exact “as-is” state of a building after construction or during its lifecycle. Unlike design drawings, which show how a building should look, our as-builts show how it actually exists today. Utilizing high-speed LiDAR scanning, we verify every dimension with millimeter precision, creating a reliable foundation for architects, engineers, and property managers to work from without the risk of manual measurement errors.
Key Benefits of As-Built Documentation Services
Millimeter-Accurate Record Drawings
Our as-built workflow delivers highly detailed CAD drawings and registered point clouds, capturing the exact physical state of your structure. These comprehensive data sets facilitate the accurate visualization of existing conditions, allowing property owners to verify structural changes and providing the geometric certainty required for complex renovation planning.
Eliminating Design Interference & Field Errors
iScano’s precision documentation significantly outperforms traditional manual “redline” methods, which often lead to field errors. Our efficient “Field-to-File” process ensures that every wall and opening is documented, reducing the risk of costly site rework and ensuring your high-stakes renovation stays on schedule and within budget.
Certified BOMA 2024 Area Analysis & Asset Monetization
Our as-built solutions provide the essential foundation for accurate BOMA area analysis and facility management. This versatility helps national real estate teams optimize leasing strategies and improve maintenance workflows, ensuring compliance with the latest measurement standards across various commercial and industrial sectors.
Documenting High-Stakes Assets
Whether you are documenting a high-security government facility, a historical landmark, or a complex industrial warehouse, iScano provides the geometric certainty required for high-stakes projects. We ensure that your record drawings reflect the physical truth of the site, capturing critical details that traditional redlines often miss. This meticulously verified data is essential for maintaining structural safety and optimizing long-term asset management across your national portfolio.
National As-Built Coverage & Portfolio Verification
From heritage landmarks in Canada to massive logistics centers across the United States, our team delivers high-precision as-built records for national portfolios. By leveraging advanced LiDAR techniques, we facilitate improved asset management and leasing transparency, helping national enterprises achieve precise, cost-effective documentation outcomes across North America.
What is As-Built Documentation?
As-Built Documentation is a high-precision surveying process that utilizes 3D laser scanning to create survey-grade record drawings of existing structures. This sophisticated method converts raw point cloud data into detailed 2D CAD floor plans, elevations, and structural sections with remarkable accuracy. Widely used in BOMA area analysis, architectural renovation, and historical preservation, as-built documentation provides the “Single Source of Truth” required for spatial verification and risk mitigation. By leveraging reality capture, this technology ensures that every dimension is meticulously verified, facilitating accurate leasing, informed design decisions, and efficient lifecycle asset management.
Key Benefits of As-Built Documentation Services
Millimeter-Accurate Record Drawings
Our as-built workflow delivers highly detailed CAD drawings and registered point clouds, capturing the exact physical state of your structure. These comprehensive data sets facilitate the accurate visualization of existing conditions, allowing property owners to verify structural changes and providing the geometric certainty required for complex renovation planning.
Documentation Precision & Efficiency
iScano’s precision documentation significantly outperforms traditional manual “redline” methods, which often lead to critical field errors. Our efficient “Field-to-File” process ensures that every wall and opening is documented, reducing the risk of costly site rework and ensuring your high-stakes renovation stays on schedule and within budget.
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Years of field experience with LiDAR
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BOMA Compliance & Area Analysis
Our as-built solutions provide the essential foundation for accurate BOMA area analysis and facility management. This versatility helps national real estate teams optimize leasing strategies and improve maintenance workflows, ensuring compliance with the latest measurement standards across various commercial and industrial sectors.
iScano Asset Management & As-Built Insights
Explore the iScano blog to see how precise as-built documentation is redefining commercial real estate and facility management through reality capture. Learn how integrating BOMA 2024 standards, 2D CAD verification, and 3D scanning is revolutionizing leasing accuracy and architectural planning efficiency. Our articles are authored by property surveyors and structural experts, providing the geometric certainty required for institutional asset management in 2026.
The Architect’s Guide: Writing a High-Accuracy Scan to BIM RFP Template
Executive Summary: Aligning Procurement with Precision The “30mm Problem”: Clarifying LOD vs. LOA One of the most pervasive and financially damaging issues in modern reality capture procurement is the conflation of the acronyms “LOD” and “LOA” when specifying the requirements for as built documentation. Across the industry, many procurement officers
3D Scanning in Active Hospitals: Meeting ICRA Class IV Requirements
Executive Summary: Infection Control and Reality Capture The Clinical Risk: Construction Dust and HAIs Executing a project within an active hospital is fundamentally different from commercial construction. The primary risk is not merely structural or financial; it is biological. Above the ceiling tiles and within the HVAC systems of an
Data Center Retrofits: 3D Scanning for AI Liquid Cooling Tolerances
Executive Summary: Precision in Mission-Critical Retrofits The 2026 Thermal Crisis: Why Air Cooling is Reaching its Limit For decades, the standard design for data centers relied on Computer Room Air Handlers (CRAHs), raised floors, and hot/cold aisle containment. This HVAC strategy was highly effective for traditional enterprise computing, where average
3D Scanning for Construction Litigation: The “Digital Evidence” Standard
Executive Summary: Digital Forensics in Construction The Threat: Spoliation of Evidence In the high-stakes world of modern construction projects, the most dangerous legal trap is spoliation. Spoliation is the intentional or negligent destruction, or improper alteration, of evidence relevant to a reasonably anticipated legal proceeding. Whether a failure occurs in
Scan-to-BEM: The 2026 Workflow for Energy Retrofits & Decarbonization
Executive Summary: From Point Cloud to Performance Who This Guide Is For Note: This guide outlines the technical workflow for creating a Building Energy Model (BEM) from laser scan data. It assumes a baseline knowledge of Autodesk Revit and building science principles. The 2026 Mandate: From Digital Twins to Decarbonization
The $50,000 Change Order: How One Scan Saved a Multi-Family Retrofit
Executive Summary: The “Invisible” Beam Who This Guide Is For Note: This case study is a forensic analysis of a real-world failure mode. It illustrates the financial impact of poor data but does not constitute legal or engineering advice. The “Unforeseen” Trap: Why Contract Language Kills Budgets In the high-stakes
Matterport for Commercial Real Estate: Why It Fails in Warehouses & Outdoors
Executive Summary: The “Scale” Trap The “Category Error”: Residential Tech in an Industrial World In the fast-paced markets of Toronto, New York, and Chicago, the “Digital Twin” has moved from a luxury to a requirement. Commercial brokers use them to lease space remotely; facility managers use them to plan retrofits;
Matterport vs. 3D Laser Scanning (LiDAR): The “Accuracy” Guide for As-Builts
TL;DR: The “Good Enough” Fallacy The High Cost of the “Good Enough” Fallacy In the high-stakes world of North American construction, a dangerous confusion has taken root. We see it in bid documents from Toronto to Texas: a request for “a Matterport scan” when the project actually requires engineering-grade existing
Office-to-Residential Conversions: The “Feasibility Scan” Guide (2026)
TL;DR: The “Go/No-Go” Decision The Stranded Asset Dilemma: Discount or Minefield? The “Flight to Quality” has left a massive wake of destruction in the commercial office market. Across the United States and Canada, Class B and C office buildings—specifically those built between 1960 and 1990—sit with vacancy rates exceeding 25%2.
Scan-to-BIM for Retail Rollouts: Managing Multi-Site Programs (2026)
TL;DR: The “Program Scale” Strategy In the high-speed world of retail construction, “Time on Site” is the enemy. The Enemy of Scale: Why “Time on Site” Kills Rollouts Whether you are a Director of Construction for a coffee giant or a Design Manager for a boutique apparel brand, the mandate
Frequently Asked Questions
How accurate are your as-built drawings compared to old blueprints?
Original blueprints (design drawings) represent what should have been built, whereas our as-builts reflect the physical truth. Using LiDAR, we capture site conditions with millimeter precision, identifying structural deviations that manual measurements often miss.
Do you provide BOMA-certified area calculations?
Yes. We provide comprehensive area analysis following the latest BOMA standards for office, industrial, and retail assets. Our as-built documentation provides the geometric proof required to maximize rentable area and ensure lease transparency.
What file formats will I receive for my as-built project?
Most clients receive high-fidelity AutoCAD (.dwg) files and high-resolution PDFs. We also provide the underlying point cloud data (.rcp, .e57) to ensure your team has a complete 3D record of the site for future reference.
How do I get started with a national portfolio survey?
Why Choose iScano for As-Built Documentation Excellence
Certified Surveying Specialists: Our team ensures your record drawings meet strict architectural and BOMA 2024 standards for total dimensional control and leasing accuracy.
Survey-Grade Precision: We utilize the latest terrestrial and mobile LiDAR to capture every detail, ensuring your CAD plans reflect the physical truth of the site with millimeter accuracy.
Rapid Portfolio Scaling: We specialize in documenting vast building portfolios across North America, providing a consistent and unified “Single Source of Truth” for all your institutional assets.
At iScano, our commitment to dimensional accuracy and project transparency ensures the success of your renovations. Contact our team today to explore how our as-built documentation can mitigate risk and enhance your next property development. iScano provides high-fidelity, record-ready surveying solutions.
