Case Study
COMPANY SNAPSHOT:
Berea College was the first college in the Southern United States to be coeducational and racially integrated.
FOUNDED:
1855
LOCATION:
Berea, KY
Benefits
Improve fundraising efforts with stunning videos and website integrations
Enhance project management by allowing subcontractors to monitor progress in real-time
Achieve Living Building Challenge standards using the most energy-efficient solar camera
The Challenge
Sharing a monumental sustainable development
When Berea set out the build the greenest, most sustainable university residence hall in the world, they did so with an enlightened vision for the future. It was a bold undertaking for the 1600-student private liberal arts college in rural Kentucky, and they wanted the world to know about it.
The Solution
Time-lapse cameras built on sustainability
Before breaking ground on the aptly named Deep Green Residence Hall, the office of Berea College Operations and Sustainability installed an OxBlue construction camera. The OxBlue camera delivers a live feed to a website that covers every aspect of the design, construction, and sustainability efforts of the project. The 8-megapixel camera captures 24/7 time-lapse photos of the construction site.
The Implementation
Using the world's most energy-efficient camera
OxBlue's Cobalt camera is one of the world's most energy-efficient solar cameras, with the ability to use less than 1 watt of power (less than a lightbulb) to capture real-time images. This advanced capability helped Berea achieve the Living Building Challenge, a standard of construction that recognizes the most sustainable building. At the time, Berea was one of only 4 in the world to meet this standard.
