Construction Time-Lapse Cameras on Your Live-Monitored Site

One system for security and progress

Most builders hire one company to guard the site and another to film it. That means two sets of cameras, two sets of poles and two calls when something breaks. We do both.

• Same mounts and power. Time-lapse cameras can share poles, power and internet with your security cameras.
• One team. The same people install, check and service everything.
• Always checked. Our system health checks watch the cameras, so a gap in your footage gets fixed fast.
• Secure footage. The time-lapse camera sits on a site that's watched live, so it's far less likely to be stolen or damaged.

What you get

• Scheduled photos at the interval you choose, capturing your site on your schedule.
• A project link your team, owners and lenders can open any time to see the latest photos and look back at past days.
• Progress clips at the milestones you pick, such as excavation, structure complete or lock-up.
• A final time-lapse video of the whole build when you're done.

See the technology: 8K time-lapse camera technology.

How builders use time-lapse

Camera placement

Where the camera goes decides what your video looks like. We plan the view during your free site assessment.

• On the crane. A camera high on the tower crane looks straight down at the build. A crane camera can also watch for crane climbing.
• On a neighbouring building. A roof across the street gives the classic side view of the building going up.
• On a pole. A pole on site works well for low-rise, townhouse and site work.

Cameras are built for Canadian weather, and our equipment is rated to -40°C, so they keep shooting through the winter.

From groundbreaking to handover

1. 1. Free site assessment. We look at your site and plan the views. You get a quote in 24 to 48 hours.
2. 2. Install. We mount the cameras and connect them to our system.
3. 3. Capture. Photos are taken on your schedule and saved to the cloud.
4. 4. Share. Your team gets the project link, and clips are made at your milestones.
5. 5. Finish. At handover, you get the final video of the whole build.

The same steps work for a single tower or a multi-phase project across Western Canada. If you're building in the Lower Mainland, see our Vancouver construction time-lapse and Vancouver construction security pages.

What to ask any time-lapse provider

Before you sign up with anyone, including us, ask a few simple questions:

• Who fixes the camera when it stops? A camera that goes quiet for two weeks leaves a hole in your video that you can't fill later.
• Who protects it? Time-lapse cameras sit on job sites that get broken into. Ask whether anyone is watching the site at night.
• How do we get the photos? You should be able to see current photos any time, without waiting for an email.
• What happens at the end? Make sure you know what you get when the job is done, and in what form.
• Can it grow with the job? Big projects add phases, towers and views. Ask how easy it is to add a camera.

We built our service around these questions, because we hear them from the builders we already protect.

Not just for construction

Developers and property managers also use time-lapse for large renovations, retail fit-outs and new warehouse builds. See strata and property management, retail, commercial and industrial and warehousing.

Why builders choose Secure Defence

• 98%+ overall crime reduction on the sites we monitor.
• 11 years protecting job sites, award-winning.
• 1,000+ sites live monitored across Western Canada.
• Zero false alarms on your security cameras, because a person checks every alert.
• 30-Day Performance Guarantee. If you're not completely satisfied with our monitoring performance in the first 30 days, we'll remove the system at no charge and refund your first month.