Detect Leaks Early
Ultra-sensitive detection identifies leaks as small as 0.04 GPM, delivering early warning before water damage can impact schedules, budgets, and materials.
Prevent Catastrophic Jobsite Water Damage
BuildAlert™ Commerical Construction Leak Protection
Trusted by Leading Insurance Agencies
Get Real-Time Alerts
Receive text, email, or in-app notifications the moment a leak is detected, empowering immediate response to minimize disruption.
Shut Off Water From Anywhere
Control flow with remote ON/OFF and automatic shutoff capabilities, protecting critical equipment and preventing catastrophic loss.
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Hidden Leaks Create Huge Losses
New construction budgets allow for just 5% variance, leaving little room for error. Yet 91.5% of projects go over budget, often due to hidden water leaks that trigger costly rework, mold remediation, and delays. With water damage responsible for over one-third of construction losses, even a small undetected leak can erase your margin. Learn how to stop hidden leaks before they cascade into catastrophic water damage and derail your project's profitability.
Guard Your Jobsite from Start to Finish
Detect leaks in ceilings, behind walls, and under slabs – preventing floods onsite even when you’re not
Remote ON/OFF capabilities
Valve sizes: .75" - 12"
Adjust trip rates based on jobsite occupancy
Choose auto-shutoff or alert-only mode
Receive text/email notifications
Monitor multiple locations from one dashboard
Receive freeze alerts
5 Critical Leak Scenarios That BuildAlert Protects Against
Pressure Test Connection Fails After Crews Wrap for the Day
A fitting that isn’t fully seated can hold just long enough for everyone to leave before giving way, flooding jobsites and destroying building materials. With 24/7 flow monitoring, you can spot unexpected water movement the moment it begins and stop it early before it spreads.
Temporary Heating Line Bursts During a Freeze
Temporary hydronic heat systems frequently fail under cold-weather load. When a line pops, water can quickly infiltrate unfinished spaces. Realtime alerts help teams shut off flow and stop flooding while the damage is still contained.
Rooftop Mechanical Line Develops a Slow Leak
Rooftop plumbing isn’t checked as often as interior spaces, and a small leak can migrate downward through chases and shafts, damaging multiple floors. Remote shutoff lets teams quickly cut off water at the source, preventing hours of uncontrolled flow.
Newly Installed Fixture Leaks Into Finished Areas
Hidden leaks often occur in newly installed fixtures, and a slow behind the wall drip can quietly saturate insulation and drywall. Early detection identifies subtle flow anomalies right away so crews can fix the problem, avoid water damage, and prevent mold growth.
Charged Sprinkler Line is Accidentally Struck During Work
Once sprinklers are pressurized, a single bump can shear a head or dislodge a cap, releasing high-volume flow that can flood an area in minutes. With remote ON/OFF capabilities, you can shut off flow from anywhere, regardless of whether or not you’re on site.
24/7 Jobsite Protection
BuildAlert™ continuously monitors water flow on commercial construction sites, detecting abnormal flow patterns, instantly alerting users, and automatically shutting off the supply to prevent catastrophic jobsite water damage.
When the job is finished, move your BuildAlert unit to the next project, or install it as permanent leak defense system.
Case Study: Top Construction Firm Converts to BuildAlert
A leading U.S. commercial construction firm needed a more reliable way to prevent leaks and water damage during construction. A highly expensive, alert‑only competitor solution failed to stop leaks in real time, prompting the firm to switch to BuildAlert.
- Alert‑only monitoring offered no automatic shutoff, allowing leaks to continue while teams rushed to respond, increasing the risk of damage and delays.
- The firm switched to BuildAlert, a lower-cost, purpose‑built system that delivers automatic shutoff and 24/7 protection when no one is on site.
- Now, BuildAlert is deployed across hundreds of jobsites nationwide, delivering reliable, automatic leak protection during construction’s most vulnerable phases.
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