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Flat and low-slope roof monitoring

Reduce the risk of roof-related downtime and unplanned costs

Snow, ponding water and added loads can put your roof structure and your business at risk. We combine monitoring with structural engineering, so you see the risk early and make maintenance decisions on data.

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Aerial view of a large DHL logistics hub with a flat roof, loading docks and rows of trailers

  • 575

    buildings supported

  • 149.6M sq ft

    of roofs supported (13.9M m²)

  • 13

    countries

Buildings and roof area supported by Sense products and engineering services.

Trusted by

  • Panattoni Europe logo
  • Woodward logo
  • Fideltronik logo
  • Strabag logo
  • Bricoman logo
  • Poczta Polska logo
  • BIK logo
  • DHL logo
  • MLP Group logo

A roof problem can stop your whole operation

Problem

  • Overload you can't see from the ground

    Wet snow, uneven drifts and soaked insulation load a roof very differently. Without a measurement, nobody knows how close the structure is to its limit.

    S-One measures how far the structure actually deflects.

  • Snow removal on a guess

    Clearing a roof just in case costs money and can damage the membrane. Waiting too long puts the structure at risk.

    Decide on measured deflection, not on a forecast.

  • Drains that can't keep up

    In heavy rain or with a clogged drain, water builds up fast. Water that stays on the roof adds load, soaks the insulation and shortens the life of the roof covering.

    DSW reads the water level next to each drain, every minute.

Solution

Two sensors, one platform

S-One and DSW take the measurements on your roof. The Smart Roofs Platform keeps the history and sends the alerts, for every building you manage.

  • S-One laser sensor on a steel bracket at a roof support inside a warehouse

    S-One

    Measures how far your roof structure deflects under snow and rain load, every 3 minutes, to ±0.04 in (±1 mm).

  • Solar-powered DSW sensor on a ballast block next to a drain on a flat roof

    DSW

    Measures ponding water next to your roof drains every minute, so you know when a drain stops keeping up.

  • Smart Roofs Platform

    Every roof you manage on one map, with live readings, history and alerts by SMS, email and app.

  • Weather Alerts

    A Smart Roofs Platform module. It checks 48-hour and 7-day forecasts against your building's design and warns you before the weather arrives.

Backed by structural engineers. Sense was co-founded by a civil engineer licensed in Poland, and structural engineering stays in-house. In Europe, the same team designs snow-removal plans, load-capacity assessments and roof drainage audits.

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What the platform sees

One S-One sensor, one roof bay, one real snowfall. S-One takes a reading every 3 minutes and the Smart Roofs Platform compares each one with the alert levels set for that measuring point.

Roof deflection, one roof bay Snowfall event, winter 2025/26 % of allowable deflection
50% Level 1 70% Level 2 100% Design limit Wednesday Thursday Snowfall starts Snowfall Level 1 crossed, email and app alerts sent Alert sent Load drops Drops

Real snow event measured by one S-One sensor, anonymized. Hourly averages.

  1. Wednesday afternoon

    Snow starts to fall. Deflection climbs from about 31% of the allowable value.

  2. Thursday, just after midnight

    Deflection crosses Level 1 (50%). The platform sends email and app alerts while the load is still rising.

  3. Thursday, by noon

    The load drops to 19%, below where it started.

From distribution centers to sports arenas

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Result

What changed on our clients' roofs

  • Fewer roof entries

    97%

    MLP Group, after S-One replaced manual roof inspections

  • Added roof covering life

    6 years

    MLP Group, with less damage from winter work on the roof

  • Peak in a heavy‑snow winter

    64%

    of allowable deflection at a Bricoman store. No snow removal needed.

  • DHL facilities on one platform

    5

    One view of the roofs across the network

“The Sense S-One system created by Sense Monitoring exceeded our expectations because, in addition to improving safety, we also saved on snow removal and repairs of the roof membrane.”

Arnaud Boule General Director · Bricoman Polska

Some of the buildings we support

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  • Aerial view of an MLP Group logistics park with rooftop solar panels

    MLP Group

    Building type
    Logistics, five halls
    Roof area
    1,408,200 sq ft (130,825 m²)
  • Aerial view of a Volkswagen plant hall at dusk

    Volkswagen

    Building type
    Manufacturing
    Roof area
    258,300 sq ft (24,000 m²)
  • Aerial view of the Solaris bus plant roof with rows of skylights

    Solaris Bus & Coach

    Building type
    Manufacturing
    Roof area
    191,600 sq ft (17,800 m²)
  • Loading dock of a postal sorting hub at dusk with a truck at the door

    Poczta Polska

    Building type
    Postal sorting hub
    Roof area
    183,000 sq ft (17,000 m²)

See how roof monitoring works

A 90-second animated walk-through of the Smart Roofs Platform and its three main modules, with English subtitles.

How it works Watch on YouTube
Frame from the explainer: a presenter next to the three modules of the Smart Roofs Platform

Our products and services support 575 buildings with 149.6 million sq ft (13.9 million m²) of roofs, in 13 countries.

Sense started in 2012 with a surveyor, a programmer and a civil engineer. Today our in-house team includes structural engineers, technicians and hardware designers.

Meet the team
World map highlighting 13 countries World map highlighting 13 countries
13 countries where Sense products and services are in use

Awards and recognition

  • 2026

    ULI PropTech Innovation Challenge

    Winner of the Polish final

  • 2025

    CBRE GWS Supplier Innovation Challenge

    Second place

  • 2025 and 2026

    Forbes Diamonds

    Forbes Poland ranking of fast‑growing companies

  • 2024

    Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA

    EMEA ranking of fast‑growing technology companies

Let's talk about your building

Tell us which building it is and what worries you about its roof: snow, ponding water or a planned rooftop solar installation. We'll tell you what can be measured and how.

We reply within one business day.

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