Digital Twins, A BSRIA Topic Guide TG25 2024

A digital twin is a digital representation which is connected to something which we want to better understand and therefore manage. Digital twins can be created to represent physical things, but also to represent processes and systems. They enable asset owners to better envision, design, build, operate and maintain virtually everything in the built environment.

Digital Twins, A BSRIA Topic Guide (TG 25/2024) was written by Adrian Malone of WSP with further input by BSRIA staff and Aaron Gillich of London Southbank University.

It explains the basics of digital twins and their application in the building services industry. It provides information about the technology, sourcing the data for digital twins, success factors, and several high-value use cases. These include:

• Optimisation of asset maintenance and renewal.
• Circularity and recycling.
• Optimisation of logistics.
• Prototyping and testing.
• Optimisation of asset performance.
• Modern methods of construction.

You can download the guide at https://www.bsria.com/uk/product/n2q9er/digital_twins_tg_252024_a15d25e1/

--BSRIA

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