{"id":107856,"date":"2024-11-26T13:32:21","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T18:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/\/?p=107856"},"modified":"2024-11-26T13:33:48","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T18:33:48","slug":"resonant-energy-cuts-project-timelines-by-3-months-with-scanifly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/\/2024\/11\/resonant-energy-cuts-project-timelines-by-3-months-with-scanifly\/","title":{"rendered":"Resonant Energy Cuts Project Timelines by 3 Months with Scanifly"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Resonant Energy<\/a> was founded with a mission to bring solar to under-invested communities, including low-income housing developments and community nonprofits<\/a>, throughout the Northeast. A key part of the team\u2019s success is building trust with multiple stakeholders and offering unique financing options that take full advantage of government rebates, grants, and other programs.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have installed over 250 projects totaling 9.4MW, with 60% serving environmental justice communities,\u201d said Isaac Baker, Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Resonant Energy.<\/p>\n The team ultimately chose Scanifly because of its accurate and efficient design tools<\/p>\n Before Scanifly, a typical project\u2019s timeline and end-to-end process were too dependent upon the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction firms (EPCs). Several years ago, the Resonant team subbed out most of the work following a signed LOI (Letter of Intent) with a client, using a basic remote PV layout to bid out the project to various EPCs.<\/p>\n Like any solar developer, Resonant Energy wanted to minimize revisions and move through the project as quickly, accurately, and safely as possible.<\/p>\n As Resonant expanded, the team recognized the need for better efficiency, particularly as they worked with nearly a third of all privately owned affordable housing providers in Massachusetts. Their original manual surveying and design processes became a bottleneck as project sizes grew. This realization led to the decision to bring surveying and design in-house and the search for a solution to help facilitate and optimize the change.<\/p>\n \u201cWe had the complexity of information getting lost in translation by working with external partners who oversee design\u2026 to continue scaling across the Northeast and delivering solar to under-invested communities, we needed better technology to improve the speed and accuracy of our efforts. Scanifly was that essential solution,\u201d said Co-CEO and Co-founder, Isaac Baker.<\/p>\n Resonant Energy turned to Scanifly\u2019s drone-based survey and PV design platform. But new technology wasn\u2019t the only hero. The team also brought on Senior Solar Design Manager, Pavel Saman, who led the adoption of Scanifly and ushered in this new era of operational excellence at Resonant.<\/p>\n \u201dHaving someone like Pavel, who\u2019s so knowledgeable about the engineering and installation logistics, has been a game-changer for us. And because the drone flights and Scanifly are so easy to learn and use, we save 2 – 3 months and have more independence and control throughout the project,\u201d said Greg Coppola, Senior Project Manager.<\/p>\n No longer needing to sub out the survey and design work, the team uses Scanifly to quickly capture accurate site data and design the solar array precisely within the strict guidelines required. The ability for all stakeholders to visualize the project in a photorealistic 3D environment plays an integral role in building trust and buy-in while eliminating any potential change orders on install day.<\/p>\n With Scanifly and drones, their team can remain safely on the ground without compromising accuracy. From there, Pavel customizes the layouts in Scanifly to create plan sets that are ready for engineer stamping. Given the size and complexity of their projects, this resulted in enormous time savings almost immediately.<\/p>\n One such project was a townhome development\u201422 roofs, 650 KW. Before Scanifly, scheduling the site survey would have taken weeks, and the manual measurements would have taken the subcontractor days to complete, but with Scanifly, the entire process took just a couple of hours.<\/p>\n \u201cIt’s incredibly important for us to have access to accurate drawings as early as possible in our design process, and Scanifly enables us to do that much more quickly,\u201d said Isaac.<\/p>\n A key part of Resonant Energy\u2019s business is helping project owners get the government rebates and subsidies they are entitled to. While a lot of this process is paperwork-related, a key part is having a consistent, accurate plan set that can be used when filing.<\/p>\n \u201cHaving an accurate design and having it stay right from start to finish is incredibly important for this segment,\u201d said Isaac. Since integrating Scanifly, Resonant has halved its ability to go from an initial meeting to final design specifications.<\/p>\nStory Snapshot<\/h4>\n
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The Challenge<\/h3>\n
Project delays caused by an over-reliance on EPCs and external partners.<\/h4>\n
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The Solution<\/h3>\n
Resonant Energy eliminates project delays by centralizing survey and design workflows.<\/h4>\n
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Building stakeholder trust through accurate data<\/h4>\n
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Improving team efficiency and safety<\/h4>\n
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Streamlining government rebates and subsidies<\/h4>\n
Project Showcase<\/h3>\n
Bishop Stang High School<\/h4>\n