Systems and methods for monitoring building health

A computer-implemented method for monitoring construction materials of a building, said method implemented by a building monitoring computer system including one or more processors, a memory, and at least one moisture sensor positioned at a first position within the construction materials of the building and configured to provide a moisture level proximate to the at least one moisture sensor, the method comprising:

• identifying a moisture profile associated with the building in the memory, the moisture profile including a profile moisture level associated with the first position;
• receiving a sample moisture level from the moisture sensor via wireless communication, the moisture sensor being embedded within the construction materials of the building;
• comparing the sample moisture level to the profile moisture level to generate a moisture level difference, the profile moisture level being an average of one or more previously-collected sample moisture levels from the at least one moisture sensor;
• generating a moisture alert based upon determining that the moisture level difference exceeds a pre-determined threshold;
• determining a mobile device associated with a user of the building monitoring computer system;
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• transmitting a moisture alert message to the mobile device of the user of the building monitoring computer system via wireless communication to alert the user of a presence of moisture at the first position.

A building monitoring computer system for monitoring a structural system of a building, the building monitoring computer system including:

• at least one insect sensor positioned at a first position proximate a structural component of the structural system and configured to detect a presence of an insect infestation proximate to the first position, the at least one insect sensor being embedded in construction materials of the building;
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• one or more processors communicatively coupled to the at least one insect sensor, wherein the one or more processors is programmed to:
• receive a sample insect level from the at least one insect sensor via wireless communication;
• compare the sample insect level to a historic baseline level stored in a memory to generate an insect level difference, wherein the historic baseline level is determined from previously-collected insect sample levels from the at least one insect sensor;
• generate, based upon the comparison, an insect alert indicating the presence of the insect infestation at the first position;
• determine a mobile device associated with a user of the building monitoring computer system;
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• transmit an insect alert message to the mobile device of the user of the building monitoring computer system via wireless communication to alert the user of the presence of insects at the first position.