ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,791, issued on Nov. 25.

"System and method for monitoring buildings including facades" was invented by Peter John Smithson (Lower Plenty, Australia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A computer-implemented system including a plurality of environmental parameter sensors affixed to, or associated with, a building including a plurality of sensors affixed to components of the building facade and configured to continuously monitor one or more environmental parameters; the plurality of sensors in data communication with a data recordal device configured to capture sensor data generated by the plurality of sensors; and a computing device in com...