Offering careers in architecture and construction, the Center for Industrial Technological Studies and Services wanted to update their digital teaching tools, as their previous software did not facilitate digital integration of planning, design, and engineering processes. They offered a new digital workshop based on BIM and reality modeling, piloting an environmental initiative to harvest rainwater and reduce campus energy consumption. To ensure efficient and coordinated workflows among the students, they needed integrated modeling technology to manage all phases of the project from design through execution.

They selected ContextCapture and OpenBuildings to generate a digital twin to calculate rainwater harvesting volumes and determine the geometric dimensions of a storage tank. The digital solution served as a teaching tool for integrating lifecycle project procedures while saving significant delivery time, as well as streamlining and coordinating student workflows. Using the digital model, the students determined the viability of harvesting rainwater, expecting to save 50% annually in campus drinking water consumption and 25% to 30% in electricity consumption.