Digital twins and building data
What's real, and where do you start?
A twin is reliable asset data, connected to live building data, used to make decisions. Most of the value comes from the first steps, long before a 3D platform.
Understand
What it is, in plain language
- Pedia · WorkflowsDigital twinA digital representation of a physical asset that is kept in step with it through live or regular data, used to monitor, predict and decide.
- Pedia · WorkflowsBuilding data, BMS and IoT sensorsThe live data buildings produce (from building management systems, meters and IoT sensors) and how it connects to the asset and space data from BIM.
- Pedia · WorkflowsSpace data and space managementRooms and areas as data (names, numbers, areas, uses, occupants) and how a well-structured model gives operations the space data they plan, clean, charge and report with.
- Pedia · StandardsISO 19650-3: the operational phaseThe part of ISO 19650 for information management while assets are in use, how the asset information model (AIM) is set up, kept current and fed by projects and events.
Common mistakes
What goes wrong most often on real projects.
- Buying a twin platform before the asset data is reliable.
- BMS point names unrelated to asset tags and room numbers.
- Collecting sensor data with no plan for who acts on it.
- Calling an as-built model with no live data a digital twin.
Is it in place on your project?
Tick what is done — it counts towards the checkpoint on your learning path.
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