Tag: Twins
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AI-Powered Digital Twins Drive New Era of Data-Driven Construction
The construction industry is incredibly fast-paced, meaning that any innovation that can accelerate operations will immediately pique the interest of construction professionals. However, this increased efficiency must not come at the expense of safety, as a safety incident could be catastrophic — not to mention deadly. The digital twin is the rare innovation that promises…
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Tiina Talvitie Unlocks Helsinki’s Hidden Capabilities with Digital Twins
Can a city leverage innovation and technology like a software company or a leading construction firm? With a background in those sectors, Tiina Talvitie has demonstrated how digital twins can serve as a platform for renewal and innovation in Helsinki’s Urban Environment division. I first met Tiina at the 2015 AEC Hackathon. She had transitioned…
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Tiina Talvitie Unlocks Helsinki’s Hidden Capabilities with Digital Twins
Can a city leverage innovation and technology like a software company or a leading construction firm? With a background in those sectors, Tiina Talvitie has demonstrated how digital twins can serve as a platform for renewal and innovation in Helsinki’s Urban Environment division. I first met Tiina at the 2015 AEC Hackathon. She had transitioned…
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Tiina Talvitie Unlocks Helsinki’s Hidden Capabilities with Digital Twins
Can a city leverage innovation and technology like a software company or a leading construction firm? With a background in those sectors, Tiina Talvitie has demonstrated how digital twins can serve as a platform for renewal and innovation in Helsinki’s Urban Environment division. I first met Tiina at the 2015 AEC Hackathon. She had transitioned…
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How one firm uses digital twins to develop large transportation infrastructure projects
Digital twins’ use in construction management goes back about a decade, but project leaders might not realize the many roles they can play. Bibhuti Aryal, Bentley Systems senior director of transportation, described in an interview with Smart Cities Dive how his infrastructure engineering software company has used them in big transportation infrastructure projects to help…
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ScotRail using digital twins to slash emissions across 25 sites
ScotRail is rolling out digital twin technology across 25 stations and depots to improve energy efficiency and reduce its carbon footprint. Provided by OptimiseAI, the technology analyses data and makes real-time, proactive, suggestions for managing heating and lighting and other energy use. Following a successful pilot, OptimiseAI has used its AI forecasting tool Predict to…
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Building the Future with Digital Twins
Amy Peck’s WDBE 2024 keynote, held on October 3, 2024, in Helsinki, discussed digital transformation in the built environment and digital twin as its key concept. Digital twins are rapidly driving the digital transformation within the AEC industry. They are emerging as critical tools in enabling smart buildings and, ultimately, smart cities. Digital twins offer…
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Digital Twins for a Sustainable Future with Dr. Pallavi Mohan of NVIDIA
In this episode of WDBE Talks, Aarni Heiskanen interviews Dr. Pallavi Mohan, a Senior Scientist and Solutions Architect at NVIDIA. They discuss Pallavi’s work in the XR and digital twins research space and the potential of digital twins and extended reality technologies for the built environment sector. Pallavi shares her journey into her current position…
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Digital Twins in the Smart Construction Newsletter
The AEC Business newsletter’s Smart Construction edition on February 24 focused on digital twins. Topics How ASHVIN Develops Digital Twin Capabilities Boosting the Israeli ConTech Startup Ecosystem NCC Pilots Buildots’ AI in Two Helsinki Building Projects Matterport to Showcase Digital Twin Solutions at its Space Jam Competition EarthCam 4D and Bentley Bring Construction Digital Twins…
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EarthCam 4D and Bentley Bring Construction Digital Twins to Life
EarthCam, a provider of webcam technology and services, has introduced EarthCam 4D, empowering virtual design and construction (VDC) teams to overlay and synch live imagery with their digital twins. An intuitive timeline allows users to scroll backwards and forward in time to view live imagery in relation to their 4D models. Built on the Bentley iTwin platform, EarthCam 4D augments Bentley…