Project Type: Wastewater Treatment Facility
Use Case: Achieve delivery by critical compliance dates

Mott MacDonald Bentley (MMB) has been leveraging Resolve to enhance design reviews for a wastewater treatment facility northwest of Manchester.
With a tight project timeline, early issue detection was essential to prevent rework and keep the project on track. So the MMB team turned to Resolve.

A single two-hour VR session helped the design and operations teams uncover critical accessibility, operability, and safety issues that could have led to costly construction delays and operational inefficiencies.

“The project is such that any minor delay to the programme could lead to compliance dates being missed which is far more expensive than making minor modifications to steelwork. Resolve helped us mitigate the risk of this happening.”

— Kristian Roberts, Design Manager, MMB

Simulated Site Walk: Spotting Issues Before They’re Costly

Before Resolve, the operations team relied on periodic site visits, often uncovering access and operability issues too late.

This led to delays, RFIs, rework, and wasted materials—all avoidable with early detection.

With Resolve, the operations team conducted a virtual walkthrough of the design, simulating a physical site inspection. In just two hours, they identified multiple high-impact design issues, proactively preventing construction-phase setbacks and ensuring long-term efficiency.

Build Smart, Stay on Track
With Resolve, the team caught a single misaligned valve early, saving thousands in labor and weeks of delays by preventing 12 others from being installed incorrectly. This kept the project on track and avoided last-minute changes that drain time and money.

Step into the Facility Before It's Built
By providing a preview of the future facility, the VR experience allowed teams to find and fix safety and workflow problems early in the design process, making the future facility safer, more efficient, and easier to maintain.

Enhance Quality through Collaboration
Resolve broke down communication barriers between designers and operations teams, ensuring the final design was not only functional but optimized for real-world use, improving efficiency, quality and long-term performance.

“With Resolve we were able to identify accessibility points and ask questions about the design. Going forward, VR will be used earlier in the process for ALMs and HAZOPs as sometimes seeing drawings and electrical drawings do not fully encapsulate how an asset or its related pipework looks.”

— Client Site Operations Lead

Key Issue Avoided: Cramped Central Walkway

Pipework and valve flanges were positioned at head height. This made it difficult for operators to move safely, potentially violated accessibility standards, and was a safety risk in emergency situations.

Once identified by operations, the design team proposed key improvements, such as repositioning valve wheels away from the main walkway and providing minimum gaps for operators to pass one another.

Delivering on Tight Timelines Without Sacrificing Quality

By embracing Resolve, MMB had a smoother, more efficient, and cost-effective project execution, ultimately delivering a better-designed facility for long-term operations.

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Resolve builds software that makes 3D building information models more accessible so teams can find critical issues that save time and money on new construction. Resolve's Wellington Engine can render large BIM files on the standalone VR devices making it a scalable, easy to use solution for project teams. Resolve is used by leaders spanning industries like food & beverage, water treatment, data centers, biopharmaceuticals, and green energy.