To expand and improve Holambra’s sanitary sewage system in São Paulo, Brazil, Cism Engenheiros Consultores was tasked with creating the detailed and supplementary design. As part of the BRL 450,000 project, they also had to design the new Cachoeira Sewage Treatment Plant. Working with multiple design disciplines, they sought a real-time solution that could integrate 3D models created by each discipline and provide BIM workflows.

Already familiar with Bentley applications, they chose OpenPlant, OpenBuildings, and MicroStation to create the master 3D BIM model. They could accurately model plumbing and hydraulic fittings, as well as electromechanical equipment, with a high level of detail. The applications not only provided seamless integration between production and engineering, but they also helped virtually eliminate difficulties from interoperability failures. With OpenFlows, the hydraulic engineering team had a holistic and systemic view of possible project impacts, reducing scaling time by up to 40%.