When the pandemic began, the City of Edmonton found a way to make sure building could continue: Remote Video Inspection (RVI). The City of Edmonton has started moving to RVI when social distancing or other safety protocols related to COVID-19 can't be met. "It was about finding a solution to keep construction and city building moving forward," said Chad Rich, general supervisor of safety codes inspections for the City of Edmonton. A little more than 800 of the virtual safety code building and trade permit inspections for things like building, plumbing, gas electrical and HVAC have been conducted since March. Todd Lefebvre is a contractor who is just figuring out how the new remote video inspections work.

Source: CBC News July 03, 2020 00:32 UTC