News Mercedes-Benz and Siemens develop digital energy twin Mercedes-Benz and Siemens have developed a digital energy twin designed to help the automotive giant run all its factories sustainably.
News University of Liverpool digital twin helps decarbonise HVAC The University of Liverpool has made a five-figure operational cost saving thanks to using a digital twin as part of a refurbishment project.
News Bentley Systems unveils digital twin platform for London Infrastructure engineering software company Bentley Systems has unveiled a new platform for an unlimited scope digital twin of London as the centrepiece of its new ‘experience centre’ and HQ in the City.
Projects Digital twin on a volcano After La Palma, the Spanish Canary Island, was devastated by a volcanic eruption, Spain’s National Geographic Institute set about creating a digital twin of the altered landscape to aid in the island’s reconstruction and prepare for future eruptions.
News Defining 2023 in digital construction: the best-read BIM stories Standards, the golden thread, digital twins, a TV documentary and, yes, AI and ChatGPT dominated the headlines last year. The best-read BIM stories of 2023 touched on these topics and more.
Explainers Defining the digital twin What’s your definition of a digital twin? An expert panel debated this meaning at the Women in BIM conference in London on 22 November.
Opinion Kick-starting the development of the urban digital twin How can the urban digital twin be kick-started? Helber López of Bentley Systems Germany sets out his plan.
Technology Bradford digital twin expands with new Leica scanner The University of Bradford is expanding the city’s digital twin with the aid of a vehicle-mounted mobile mapping system that can capture two million data points every second to a resolution of 1mm.
News Digital twins of energy-from-waste facilities go live Energy-from-waste operator Enfinium has created digital twins of its facilities with the help of France-based 3D manufacturing visualisation specialist, Vertex Industrie.
Analysis IMA Architects tests digital twin process by building its own There’s much talk about digital twins, but what’s it like to actually design and build one in a real building? Denise Chevin talked to Anthony Day, MD of IMA Architects, to find out.
Analysis The digital twin challenge: Singapore’s national digital twin The Singapore digital twin is the first digital twin of a country. Bentley Systems’ Mark Coates and Andrew Foster reflect on its challenges and capabilities.
News Climate resilience digital twin targets data sharing in new phase The Climate Resilience Demonstrator, the connected digital twin of critical infrastructure, has moved to its next phase: cross-sector data sharing.
News Cross-sector digital twins gain momentum The push to develop and deploy the framework to enable cross-sector digital twins has gained momentum with backing from Innovate UK and a series of hacks.
News Abu Dhabi digital twin launches Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, now has its own digital twin project.
Opinion Digital shadow: the stepping stone we need to take to reach the digital twin What is a digital shadow and why do we need it to reach the digital twin? Dr Melanie Robinson, senior digital consultant at BIM Academy, casts light on the topic.
News Four ways cross-sector digital twins must work together A four-strand protocol is necessary for cross-sector digital twins to succeed, according to the Institution of Engineering and Technology.
Technology Building the fictional city that proved the power of digital twins A year on from the start of the development of the Digital Twin programme’s COP26 demonstrator, the project’s head Sarah Hayes reflects on what it took to develop a tool that could show technical and non-technical audiences alike the power of a digital twin.
News Digital Twin Hub reveals 15 strategic board members The Digital Twin Hub has revealed its 15 new board members, drawn from the likes of Network Rail, National Highways, L&Q and Arup.