Tarrant County College

Use of drone technology to assess 327 roofs across 2.5M square feet

Across eight campuses in Fort Worth, Texas, aging roofing systems covering approximately 2.5 million sf required a coordinated, data-driven assessment to support long-range capital planning. ECS Group of Companies conducted a campus-wide roofing condition assessment for the Tarrant County College District, evaluating 327 buildings through visual observations, drone aerial scanning and infrared thermography. The core challenge was synthesizing findings at scale into a defensible, prioritized 10-year roof capital asset management plan.

Challenge: Roofing conditions assessed district-wide

Assessing roofing conditions across 327 buildings on eight geographically distributed campuses required a methodology capable of capturing granular condition data at scale, while producing findings reliable enough to support long-term financial planning and maintenance prioritization for the Tarrant County College District.

Solution: Drone technology deployed, 10-year plan delivered

The project presented significant challenges, including the scale of the assessment and the need for highly detailed, efficient data collection across hundreds of buildings. ECS overcame these obstacles by leveraging unmanned aircraft systems for aerial scans and integrating advanced scanning and infrared technologies. This approach allowed for rapid, reliable data gathering and comprehensive reporting, even on a large and diverse campus.