Eddy vs BrickEye
Eddy vs BrickEye: which leak detection system is right for your project?
BrickEye is a construction-only system tied to a builder's risk insurance product. Eddy starts on the construction site and stays with the building permanently, with the same hardware, monitoring center and reporting chain protecting the asset from rough-in through occupancy and into operations.
Why choose Eddy over BrickEye
Both systems protect projects. The difference is what happens at substantial completion.
Construction-to-operations lifecycle
Eddy installs during fit-out and follows the project through commissioning into operations. Same hardware, same dashboard, same monitoring program. BrickEye is purpose-built for construction phase.
LoRaWAN built for the job site and the finished building
Eddy's long-range LoRaWAN backbone holds up in temporary risers, partially built shafts, mechanical rooms and the finished concrete tower. BrickEye runs on proprietary wireless tuned for construction sites.
Live monitoring center, day one
Eddy's ULC-listed monitoring center is staffed 24/7 from the moment the first sensor goes live, including the unattended hours, weekends and holidays when most leaks happen on a job site.
One reporting chain that survives handover
Eddy's Leak Incident Reports cover the GC during construction and the building owner after occupancy. The mitigation evidence trail is continuous, which is exactly what insurers want at renewal.
Eddy vs BrickEye: feature by feature
Construction insurance, lifecycle coverage, network protocol and response chain. Here is how the two systems compare on each.
Construction-phase coverage
Eddy
Sensors and shutoff at temporary risers, mechanical rooms and high-risk fit-out zones, with LoRaWAN gateways that scale as the project rises.
BrickEye
Construction-specific platform with an Aviva builder's risk partnership and documented deductible buy-downs of up to 50%.
Why it matters: Both cover the construction phase. The next row is where the systems diverge.
Operational coverage after handover
Eddy
The same Eddy hardware and monitoring program transitions into permanent operations. No rip-and-replace, no new vendor, no gap in the evidence trail.
BrickEye
Construction focus. Long-term operational deployment is not the primary use case.
Why it matters: The leaks that hit hardest happen during the first 24 months of occupancy. Coverage that ends at substantial completion leaves the building exposed.
24/7 monitoring center
Eddy
Live operators in a ULC-listed center support, confirm and escalate every alert, including overnight and weekend events on the job site.
BrickEye
BuildersRiskIQ analytics and alerting. Staffed in-house monitoring center is not the model.
Why it matters: Construction sites are unattended for long stretches. A platform notification on a Saturday is only as good as the person who reads it.
Network protocol
Eddy
LoRaWAN, long-range low-power wireless that penetrates concrete cores, hoist shafts and mechanical rooms.
BrickEye
Standalone jobsite connectivity built for sites without reliable building networks. The radio is not publicly specified.
Why it matters: A signal that fails in the mechanical room is a signal that fails for the lifetime of the building, not just during construction.
Insurance positioning
Eddy
Documented outcomes on premium savings of up to 20% and deductible reductions of up to $150K, plus structured Leak Incident Reports for renewal conversations.
BrickEye
Aviva builder's risk partnership, with deductible buy-downs of up to 50% on construction policies.
Why it matters: Builder's risk ends at substantial completion. Eddy's reporting carries the asset into operations and into the property carrier conversation.
Project management
Eddy
Dedicated project manager from kickoff through commissioning and operational handoff, with a Building Success Manager after go-live.
BrickEye
Construction-specific deployment process.
Why it matters: Construction-to-operations transitions are the highest-risk window. A single accountable owner across both phases reduces the gap.
Sensor and valve ecosystem
Eddy
Point-of-leak humidity, temperature and water-presence sensors, inline flow meters and remotely controlled shutoff valves on one network.
BrickEye
IoT sensors, flow monitoring, valve and pump controls. Strong construction product breadth.
Why it matters: Construction-grade hardware that does not hold up in occupied operation creates a forced replacement at handover.
Reference projects
Eddy
A 320-bed long-term care home (zero major incidents during construction and post-occupancy), a 22-storey hospital tower (655 devices through its construction phase), an 11-storey condominium and a four-building condominium community.
BrickEye
Construction-focused project portfolio.
Why it matters: Construction-to-operations conversion is a proven Eddy pattern, not a marketing promise.
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