A conference paper for the 41st International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research World Congress (IAHR 2025) was published: Vidmar A, Cerovšek T, Mikoš, M (2025) Demonstration center for urban water cycle at a university building scale. In: Wing-Keung Law A, Er JW (Eds.) Book of Extended Abstracts of the 41st IAHR World Congress, 2025, 3222-3225 – article pdf available for IAHR members, no doi available
For higher education curriculum in water engineering and water management, an in-depth knowledge and understanding of water cycle is essential. As a part of renovation efforts to modernize professional studies in Slovenia, the national Recovery and Resilience Fund (RRF) is being used at Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia for this purpose. A two-story university building and its close surrounding was used to develop a demonstration center for indoor and outdoor environmental studies, including studying water cycle. This paper describes the development of a digital twin designed to enhance comprehension and management of water resources at local (building) scale. Extending beyond purely water cycle aspects, the twin encompasses both the indoor and outdoor built environment parameters by integrating all measurements into the Building Information Model (BIM). Hence, engineering students will gain digital skills and competencies when working with real environmental data of their study site.