CONSTRUCTION

Real-time data across every active construction site.

Smarter sites. Safer teams. Stronger projects. Operating across two sites as part of a $14 billion Australian rail infrastructure program.

Helping industries with real-time data to better manage their assets.

Working with major construction and engineering providers, asset operators and major infrastructure programs across Australia.

MAJOR RAIL PROJECT
01
THE BRIEF

Delivered a first of a kind connected construction site.

A Tier 1 Australian contractor, working with a major systems integration consortium, needed real-time visibility across one of Australia’s largest active rail infrastructure programs. The brief was clear.

Improve productivity.

Reduce delivery costs.

Strengthen safety outcomes.

Deliver real-time operational insight to the people making decisions on site every day.

Ensuring safe public access and amenity during the construction period.

02
THE SOLUTION

Meshed delivered the end-to-end Smart Construction Kit at two rail intersection locations. GPS sensors on crane jibs measured lift movements and concrete pad placement times in real time. The data flowed into AVEVA PI, then into Power BI dashboards used by project leadership.

The Kit included industrial grade battery operated sensors for:

Weather, rain, air quality, dust and noise.

GPS tracker fixed to crane jib to predict construction end date.

GPS truck movements in and out of site.

Pedestrian and cycle path movements around sites.

Asset tracking on fixed and mobile plant and equipment.

Machine voltage and vibration monitoring (generators, pumps, compressors)

03
THE OUTCOMES

Outcomes delivered

More accurate completion forecasting across both rail intersection locations

Predictive maintenance on critical machinery, reducing unplanned downtime

Lifting efficiency analysis that informed crane scheduling

Real-time progress reporting to project leadership

Where Meshed delivers value across the construction life cycle.

Each area below is a point where program leadership, site teams, sustainability and procurement stop running on yesterday’s numbers and start working from the same live feed.

Asset Tracking and Utilisation

Know where every generator, pump, lighting tower, compressor and high-value tool is, in real time.

  • Reduce loss, theft and after-hours movement
  • Improve utilisation and reduce idle time
  • Plan maintenance and servicing with confidence

Concrete and Structural Monitoring

Monitor concrete curing, slab moisture, tilt, movement and vibration in real time.

  • Improve quality assurance and reduce rework
  • Vibration monitoring during piling, demolition and compaction
  • Crack and settlement detection on adjacent assets

Environmental and ESG Compliance

Continuous monitoring for dust, noise, weather, water quality and runoff.

  • Support compliance obligations near occupied areas
  • Improve stakeholder communication with verifiable data
  • Strengthen ESG reporting with auditable evidence

Temporary Utilities and Site Services

Smart metering across temporary water, power, fuel and waste services.

  • Reduce diesel and water consumption across the program
  • Generator runtime and maintenance alerts
  • Waste bin fill-level monitoring across compounds

Buildings Under Construction

Sensor coverage during fit-out, commissioning and staged handover.

  • Indoor temperature, humidity and leak detection
  • HVAC and systems commissioning readiness
  • Smoother handover, fewer post-occupancy callbacks

Site Productivity and Logistics

Vehicle, delivery, material and workforce flow data across active sites.

  • Delivery bay and gate utilisation
  • Material stockpile level monitoring
  • Workforce flow patterns to inform site planning

From sensor to decision, in one secure data layer.

01

Capture

Battery-powered sensors collect data from across your site. They run for years on one battery and survive the conditions a construction site throws at them.

02

Connect

LoRaWAN carries the data across long distances, through structures, into compounds, along rail corridors. No cabling, no mains power.

03

Secure

Data flows into the Meshed cloud platform, encrypted in transit and at rest, hosted in Australia.

04

Decide

Live dashboards integrate with Power BI, AVEVA PI, BIM, CAFM, CMMS and BMS systems your teams already use.

Why LoRaWAN works for construction

Long range across large and complex sites.

Battery life of 5 to 10 years on a single sensor.

Penetrates structures, basements and underground spaces.

Scales from one sensor to thousands without re-architecting.

Cost-effective per data point compared to cellular or wired.

Integrates with the platforms and workflows already in use.

Sensors that capture reality. A platform that turns it into decisions.

The hardware is the layer that touches the physical world. Sensors on cranes, slabs, compounds, tools, generators, water mains, dust monitors. Each one designed to operate in conditions where a tablet would not survive a week.

The Meshed dashboard is the layer that turns sensor data into decisions. Project directors see program-level KPIs. Site managers see live operational alerts. Sustainability teams see ESG evidence ready for reporting. Procurement sees asset utilisation across compounds.

Together, they replace clipboards, manual inspections and disconnected subcontractor data with one continuous record of what is actually happening on your site.

Real-time data delivers tangible outcomes

  • Ensure quality delivery
  • Cost blow-out
  • Avoid community disruptions
  • Reduce risk
  • Safety and environmental compliance

The questions major contractors asks first.

How do I see real-time asset data?

You will be given access to 24/7 cloud hosted dashboard where both meta and payload data is viewable. Alerts, triggers, and notifications can be easily set via the alerting function of the dashboard. Automated reports can also be set up, and the data can simultaneously be sent to your own systems.

Seamless integrations to customer systems such as BIM, Power BI, AVEVA PI, CAFM, CMMS, Asset Management and BMS platforms used by the industry. Custom integrations are part of the standard delivery, not a separate engagement.

All data is hosted in Australia, encrypted in transit and at rest. You retain full ownership. Role-based access controls let you decide who sees what, by site, by zone, by data type.

The sensors and gateways of the Smart Construction Kits are pre-configured for all use cases. A typical site is operational as soon as the sensor is placed on the asset, data will immediately flow. No cabling, no mains power, no rip-and-replace.

Yes. Many of our deployments transition from temporary construction monitoring into permanent operational asset montioring. Water metering, energy monitoring, occupancy analytics and predictive maintenance carry forward with the building, not the project.

Yes. The sensors are battery operated and highly portable. The LoRaWAN gateways can be mains powered or solar powered, and can also be moved from site to site.

Continue the conversation with Meshed.

Catherine Caruana-McManus is Director Strategy and Sales at Meshed Pty Ltd. She has spent the last decade working with Tier 1 builders, infrastructure operators and government on how connected sites change project delivery. Book 15 minutes and she will show you what is possible on your next program, using your context, not a generic deck.

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