Learn how InferTrust™ AEC creates defensible records for AI-assisted post-earthquake, post-hurricane, and post-flood structural assessments and building tagging
After earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, and fires, rapid structural assessment teams determine whether buildings and infrastructure are safe to occupy, require restricted use, or must be evacuated. These red/yellow/green tagging decisions are made under extreme time pressure, often with incomplete information, and have immediate life-safety consequences. When AI assists in these assessments, every tagging decision must be defensible. InferTrust™ (Patent Pending) AEC creates sealed records for every AI-assisted post-disaster evaluation.
Post-disaster rapid visual screening follows protocols like ATC-20 (post-earthquake safety evaluation) or ATC-45 (safety evaluation after windstorm and flood). AI tools can accelerate screening by analyzing structural damage indicators from photos, drone imagery, and sensor data. InferTrust™ AEC seals each screening decision with the damage indicators identified, the screening protocol applied, the AI model version, and the resulting tagging recommendation (INSPECTED/green, RESTRICTED USE/yellow, or UNSAFE/red). The inspector's final determination is recorded separately, maintaining clear accountability.
The most dangerous outcome in post-disaster assessment is a false negative: a building that is tagged green (safe to occupy) but is actually structurally compromised. If occupants are harmed by a subsequent failure or aftershock, the municipality and the assessment team face severe liability. InferTrust™ sealed records document exactly what the AI evaluated, what damage indicators were or were not present, and what the human inspector determined. This creates a defensible record that demonstrates the assessment was performed using accepted methodology with the information available.
Conversely, unnecessary red-tagging displaces residents and businesses, creating economic harm and political pressure. InferTrust™ decision records document the basis for each tagging decision, supporting both the initial assessment and any subsequent re-evaluation. When building owners challenge red-tag decisions, the sealed record provides objective evidence of the conditions that prompted the designation.