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Smart Construction & Connected Infrastructure

Real-time operational visibility across large, complex and temporary construction sites, from groundworks through to operational handover.

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Private LoRaWAN networks
IP67 industrial-grade
Deployed on a $14B rail program

Australian-owned industrial IoT, deployed across critical infrastructure since 2015.

Active Australian construction site at mid-distance with a tower crane against a warm sky, overlaid with subtle teal telemetry data lines
The challenge

Complex sites, running without real-time visibility

Construction projects are under increasing pressure to deliver faster, safer, and more sustainably while managing rising costs, labour shortages, compliance obligations, and complex stakeholder expectations. Yet many sites still rely on disconnected systems, manual inspections, paper-based reporting, and reactive maintenance.

This lack of real-time visibility creates operational blind spots across worker safety, equipment utilisation, environmental compliance, temporary utilities, logistics, and project forecasting. The result is avoidable downtime, resource inefficiencies, project delays, safety risks, and higher operating costs.

Traditional wired monitoring systems are often too expensive, inflexible, or impractical for large, temporary, or constantly changing construction environments such as rail corridors, tunnels, towers, and infrastructure precincts.

Avoidable downtime and project delays.

Safety risks across the site.

Higher operating costs.

Construction worker in hi-vis and hard hat reviewing live site data on a tablet beside a structure, a generic sensor node mounted nearby
What is Smart Construction

Connected sites, across the whole project lifecycle

Smart Construction combines IoT sensors, AI, digital twins, cloud platforms, and real-time analytics to create connected construction environments that improve visibility, decision-making, and operational performance across the entire project lifecycle.

Using technologies such as LoRaWAN, construction companies can deploy low-power wireless sensors across large and complex sites without extensive cabling or infrastructure. These sensors capture real-time operational data from workers, equipment, structures, utilities, environmental systems, and temporary assets.

The data can then be integrated into cloud hosted dashboards, Building Information Management (BIM) platforms, GIS, Asset Management, and Building Management Systems (BMS) platforms, AI analytics engines, and digital twin environments to support smarter construction delivery and long-term operational handover.

IoT sensorsAIDigital twinsCloud platformsReal-time analyticsLoRaWAN
What we do

End-to-end monitoring across assets, safety, environment and delivery

End to end

One connected system, build to handover

We deliver end-to-end IoT systems for construction, infrastructure, rail, and smart building projects using LoRaWAN-enabled sensors, gateways, connectivity, cloud platforms, and analytics integrations.

Assets & equipment

Utilisation, location and uptime across plant and tools.

Workforce safety

Presence, alerts and site-condition monitoring.

ESG

Environmental & ESG compliance

Dust, noise, weather and runoff, evidenced in real time.

Delivery

Project delivery

Productivity, logistics and forecasting your program can act on.

We help construction companies gain real-time operational visibility across assets, equipment, workforce safety, environmental compliance, utilities, and project delivery, improving productivity, reducing risk, and enabling smarter decision-making from construction through to operational handover. Our solutions are designed specifically for large, complex, and temporary construction environments where traditional wired systems are difficult, expensive, or impractical to deploy.

How it works

From a sensor on the site to a decision on the dashboard

We make it easy to capture and operationalise real-time data from critical assets using scalable, cost-effective IoT systems.

1

Deploy low-power sensors across the site

Battery-powered IoT sensors are installed across key operational areas including equipment, structures, utilities, worker safety systems, environmental monitoring points, and logistics zones.

2

Connect using LoRaWAN®

Sensors communicate using long-range, low-power LoRaWAN connectivity, enabling reliable coverage across towers, tunnels, rail corridors, compounds, and major infrastructure sites without extensive cabling.

3

Capture real-time operational data

Live data is collected continuously from connected assets and systems including equipment location and utilisation, environmental conditions, concrete curing and structural movement, temporary utilities consumption, worker presence and safety alerts, and vehicle movements and logistics flows.

4

Integrate into existing platforms

Operational data integrates into Power BI, AWS, AVEVA PI, Asset Management systems, BIM environments, CAFM and CMMS systems, Building Management Systems (BMS), and AI analytics and digital twin platforms.

5

Deliver actionable insights

Construction teams gain real-time visibility, predictive maintenance insights, compliance reporting, productivity analytics, and improved forecasting to support safer and more efficient project delivery.

6

Transition to operational smart assets

Instead of removing temporary monitoring systems at project completion, many sensors can transition into long-term operational use for smart building management, predictive maintenance, energy monitoring, occupancy analytics, and asset optimisation.

The platform

See site conditions the moment they change

Live data is collected continuously and integrated into the dashboards and platforms your teams already run, so a threshold breach is a notification, not a site walk.

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Live Meshed dashboard showing real-time current, accumulated energy and temperature for temporary site power, with a dense current trace and threshold detail
Real-time current and energy monitoring on temporary site power and generators, the real Meshed platform.

Proven on one of Australia's largest rail programs

$14B
level crossing removal program Meshed deployed a Smart Construction Kit on
74
rail crossing sites across metropolitan Melbourne

Program scale of the Victorian Major Rail Construction Project, the deployment context for Meshed's Connected Site work below.

For construction companies, infrastructure operators, and major contractors who need better visibility, productivity, safety, and compliance across complex projects, Meshed is the smart construction IoT partner that delivers scalable, low-power connected monitoring solutions using LoRaWAN and real-time analytics. Unlike traditional wired systems or disconnected point solutions, we provide flexible, rapidly deployable, end-to-end infrastructure that scales across temporary and operational environments.

Where we deliver

Wherever the site is hardest to see, we put data on it

There are many aspects of the construction lifecycle that IoT and AI can be applied to increase productivity, safety and sustainability. With the wide range of battery-operated industrial grade sensors, we can immediately collect real time data and seamlessly feed this data into reporting dashboards, mobile workers and project management tools to improve data driven decision making in the construction sector. Some of the key IoT use cases include:

Plant, Tools & Equipment Tracking

Track and optimise high-value construction assets including:

  • Generators
  • Compressors
  • Lighting towers
  • Pumps
  • Trailers
  • Mobile tools and equipment

Use cases include utilisation analytics, theft prevention, after-hours movement alerts, and multi-site asset visibility.

Site laydown yard with generators and compressors carrying small wireless asset-tracking sensors

Concrete & Structural Monitoring

Monitor structural performance and quality assurance with:

  • Concrete curing temperature sensors
  • Slab moisture monitoring
  • Structural tilt and movement sensors
  • Crack detection systems
  • Vibration monitoring during piling and demolition
Freshly poured concrete slab with formwork and an embedded wireless curing sensor

Environmental & ESG Compliance

Support compliance and stakeholder management with:

  • Dust and PM2.5 monitoring
  • Noise monitoring
  • Weather and heat stress stations
  • Water quality and runoff monitoring
  • Fuel consumption and emissions tracking
Slim environmental monitoring mast at a vegetated construction site boundary

Temporary Utilities & Site Services

Reduce waste and improve operational efficiency with:

  • Smart water metering
  • Temporary power monitoring
  • Diesel tank level monitoring
  • Generator runtime analytics
  • Waste bin fill-level monitoring
Temporary site power distribution board and a diesel tank with a wireless level sensor

Rail & Major Infrastructure Projects

Deploy connected monitoring across large-scale infrastructure environments including:

  • Trackside environmental monitoring
  • Tunnel air quality sensing
  • Pump station and dewatering monitoring
  • Bridge movement and strain monitoring
  • Remote monitoring across long linear corridors
Concrete rail viaduct under construction with a structural strain sensor on a pier

Smart Buildings During Construction

Support commissioning and staged handover with:

  • Indoor temperature and humidity monitoring
  • Leak detection
  • HVAC commissioning analytics
  • Lift and escalator performance monitoring
  • Occupancy monitoring for staged handover zones
Interior of a building under fit-out with a wireless temperature and humidity sensor

Security & Site Intelligence

Improve site security and operational awareness using:

  • Gate open/close sensors
  • Perimeter intrusion alerts
  • Smart lighting controls
  • After-hours movement monitoring
Construction site perimeter fence and gate at dusk with a discreet sensing line

Productivity & Program Delivery

Improve logistics and project delivery with:

  • Vehicle movement monitoring
  • Delivery bay utilisation analytics
  • Crane runtime monitoring
  • Material stockpile level sensing
  • Workforce flow heatmaps
Active construction site with teal flow-lines tracing vehicle and material movement

Handover to Operations

Extend IoT investments beyond project delivery with operational monitoring for:

  • Water and energy metering
  • Occupancy analytics
  • Predictive maintenance
  • Smart building controls
  • Public realm monitoring
Completed building and public realm in use after handover to operations
Aerial golden-hour view of a major Australian construction site with tower cranes and a city skyline, overlaid with a restrained teal IoT sensing network monitoring the whole site
Case study Rail corridor under construction at mid-distance with a trackside monitoring enclosure carrying a subtle teal telemetry overlay, linear perspective

Crane-jib telemetry on a $14 billion rail program

Victorian Major Rail Construction Project, Melbourne. Delivered with McConnell Dowell and Orange Business Services.

Challenge

The Victorian Major Rail Construction Project was a $14 billion level crossing removal initiative spanning 74 rail crossing sites across metropolitan Melbourne. The project required improved operational visibility, productivity insights, equipment tracking, and safety outcomes across multiple active construction sites.

Solution

Meshed delivered a LoRaWAN-enabled Smart Construction Kit as part of a Connected Site initiative led by McConnell Dowell and supported by Orange Business Services. The solution deployed GPS tracking on crane jibs to monitor lifting activity and generate accurate placement-time data in real time. Operational data was integrated into AVEVA PI and visualised through Power BI dashboards, enabling project teams to make faster, data-driven decisions.

Results
  • ✓Increased construction productivity and better crane utilisation analytics
  • ✓Reduced equipment downtime and predictive maintenance insights
  • ✓Enhanced project forecasting accuracy and stronger operational visibility across sites
  • ✓Improved scheduling and resource allocation
The difference

Built for temporary, changing sites, not a fixed control room

Traditional approaches

  • −Manual inspections and clipboards
  • −Expensive wired infrastructure
  • −Disconnected subcontractor data
  • −Reactive maintenance
  • −Limited scalability
  • −Temporary systems removed at completion
  • −Poor visibility across large sites

Meshed Smart Construction

  • ✓Real-time operational visibility
  • ✓Low-cost wireless deployment
  • ✓Unified connected dashboards
  • ✓Predictive analytics
  • ✓Flexible site-wide coverage
  • ✓Transition into operational assets
  • ✓Long-range coverage across towers, tunnels, and corridors
The specs

Built for large, temporary and corridor-scale sites

Connectivity

LoRaWAN®.

Deployment type

Temporary and permanent infrastructure.

Coverage

Large construction sites, towers, tunnels, rail corridors.

Sensor power

Low-power battery-operated sensors.

Integration

Power BI, AVEVA PI, BIM, CAFM, CMMS, BMS, AI platforms.

Deployment speed

Rapid deployment without extensive cabling.

Scalability

Multi-site and corridor-scale deployments.

Sensor types

Environmental, structural, utility, safety, asset tracking.

Questions

The questions construction buyers ask first

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Why is LoRaWAN well suited to construction projects?

LoRaWAN provides long-range, low-power wireless connectivity that works effectively across large, complex, and temporary construction environments. It eliminates much of the cost and complexity associated with wired infrastructure while supporting flexible deployment across changing site conditions.

Can the sensors operate in remote or difficult environments?

Yes. LoRaWAN sensors are designed for challenging environments including tunnels, rail corridors, towers, compounds, and infrastructure projects where power and communications access may be limited.

How quickly can a smart construction solution be deployed?

Most deployments can be installed rapidly because they do not require extensive cabling or fixed communications infrastructure. Sensors and gateways can also be relocated as project stages evolve.

Can Meshed integrate with our existing systems?

Yes. Meshed solutions integrate with common analytics, asset management, BIM, GIS/CAD, CAFM, CMMS, BMS, and reporting platforms including Power BI, AWS and AVEVA PI.

What types of assets can be monitored?

Construction companies can monitor equipment, generators, pumps, lighting towers, cranes, concrete curing, structural movement, environmental conditions, utilities, worker safety systems, and logistics operations.

Can the system support ESG and compliance reporting?

Yes. Real-time monitoring of dust, noise, weather, runoff, fuel consumption, and emissions helps support environmental compliance, sustainability reporting, and stakeholder management.

What happens to the technology after project completion?

Many sensors and monitoring systems can transition into operational building or infrastructure management environments, supporting smart building controls, predictive maintenance, energy management, and occupancy analytics.

Is LoRaWAN secure for enterprise construction environments?

Yes. LoRaWAN includes enterprise-grade encryption and secure device authentication to support secure communications across construction and infrastructure deployments.

Resource

Download our IoT in Construction Infographic

Explore the numerous ways in which smart sensors combined with data reporting and analytics can effectively improve your return on investment across the full construction lifecycle.

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See real-time IoT monitoring across your site

See how real-time IoT monitoring works across construction and infrastructure environments using LoRaWAN-enabled sensors and analytics platforms.

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Keep exploring

Explore the full rail infrastructure case study

Learn how connected IoT solutions improved productivity, forecasting, and operational visibility across a major Victorian rail infrastructure program.

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A single gateway and a small set of industrial sensors to validate a use case fast, then scale across the site.

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