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High-Security Coordination Enables Completion of LOD 350 Models to Support Critical Compliance Assessment
HOUSTON, TX - November 15, 2025
Reality IMT, a leader in precise reality capture services, successfully executed and delivered comprehensive LOD 350 As-Built Revit models for the entire Harris County Jail complex in downtown Houston. The massive project—encompassing nearly 1.5 million square feet of high-security facilities—was completed and delivered within a challenging one-month window, providing the crucial foundational data required for a county-led detention facility assessment plan.
This critical documentation effort supports the County’s mandate to assess, prioritize, and invest in facility improvements needed to meet Texas Commission on Jail Standards compliance guidelines. Reality IMT’s role was to transform existing physical infrastructure into a highly accurate, digital Building Information Model (BIM), overcoming significant logistical and security barriers unique to live, high-security operations.
“Documenting 1.5 million square feet in an operational jail environment presents a triple threat of challenge: scale, speed, and security,” said Ala Hamdan, CEO of Reality IMT. “Our primary hurdle was meticulous coordination with on-site officers, requiring our team to be escorted at all times to ensure secure operations were never compromised. Overcoming these access limitations while maintaining our aggressive schedule is a testament to our team’s VDC planning and technical precision.”
Key Project Metrics
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1.5 Million Sq Ft: Total area of the downtown Harris County Jail facilities captured and modeled.
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One-Month Delivery: Complete As-Built Revit models (BIM) delivered in under 30 days.
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LOD 350 Accuracy: Level of Development suitable for detailed design, coordination, and construction planning.
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Seamless Integration: BIM data is structured for future conversion into ESRI GIS for facilities and resource management.
The resulting Revit models provide the assessment team with an invaluable digital twin of the current conditions, allowing them to accurately identify infrastructural deficiencies, plan necessary repairs, and design new layouts without the risk of dimensional errors or conflicts common in outdated documentation. The model's compatibility with ESRI GIS will further enable the county to transition from design coordination to long-term resource and asset management.
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Definitions for Editors
- LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging):
- A surveying method that measures distance to a target by illuminating that target with pulsed laser light and measuring the reflection time. It creates highly accurate, three-dimensional representations of the environment (point clouds).
- BIM (Building Information Modeling):
- A process supported by various tools and technologies that involves the creation and management of digital representations of physical and functional characteristics of places.
- LOD 350 (Level of Development 350):
- A stage in BIM where model elements are sufficiently detailed, accurate, and coordinated for fabrication and installation purposes.
About Reality IMT
Reality IMT is a technology-driven professional service firm specializing in high-accuracy reality capture and documentation for the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry. Utilizing advanced 3D laser scanning and photogrammetry, the firm provides precise as-built documentation, including BIM and CAD models, to help clients streamline design coordination, minimize construction risks, and accelerate project delivery across North America.
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