CREM Deep Dive: Digital Twins
Today, fragmented data drives industry inefficiency. However in the future, cloud-connected workflows will enable smart buildings and the creation of Digital Twins as part of a digitization journey for buildings.

CREM Deep Dive: Digital Twins *Corporate Real Estate Management
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Industry Vision
Eptura Alliance
Autodesk Strategy
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INDUSTRY VISION Autodesk Confidential & Proprietary Information - Please do not post, copy or distribute without authorization.
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Today – the management of the built environment from design to operations is often inefficient because of data siloes disconnected workflows.
There is a Constellation of vaguely related tools. ….and lots of copying of files; recreating data. And one of the biggest breaks of data is from AEC to Operations.
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CLOUD DATA BACKBONE
Future: cloud-connected workflows enable smart buildings
And for ownres / and operators to realize more efficiency, they more connected workflows and more connected data, so they can improve decision making, connect teams,
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Digital Twins
One of in which this vision is already starting to be realized is through digital twins.
The Digital Twins we’re build at Autodesk will enable projects to start digital and stay digital the idea is to help owners get value from harness the rich AEC and BIM throughout a building lifecycle, to eventually have a operational digital twin
Digital twins centralize diverse data sets CONSTRUCTION DATA GEOSPATIAL DATA BUILDING ASSETS & SYSTEMS PROCESSES DATA IOT DATA BUSINESS DATA EXTERNAL DATA Source: Verdantix - Smart Innovators: Digital Twins For Buildings, June 2020
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Digital twins are part of a digitization journey for buildings DIGITIZATION OF DATA DIGITIZATION OF CONTROL SYSTEM DIGITIZATION OF 2D & 3D PLANS REAL-TIME INSIGHTS BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER METAVERSE BMS/BAS Portfolio Management BIM Smart Lighting Building Digital Twin Asset Management Space and Workplace Management Building Occupant Tools CAD Smart HVAC Digitized Energy System IoT Sensors
XR Experience Source: Verdantix - Smart Innovators: Digital Twins For Buildings, June 2020 Advanced Analytics
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Digital Twins: Potential Applications in Real Estate
Multi-stakeholder decision making based on data exchange and transparency Model and analyse interactions between the buildings, grid and any renewable infrastructure Speed up design decision by collaborating, exploring and interacting with digital models Enhance training in a VR environments e.g. hospital clinicians Enhance space planning and designs with accurate space and occupancy data Test workplace evacuation design and plans with different occupancies Speed up the identification of assets and problems by providing engineers spatial context Smarter fault detection with real-time asset data and analytics Source: Verdantix - High Value Use Cases For Smart Building Digital Twins, 2021
Smart City Management Future Enabler Maintenance with Spatial Context Space Management
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Digital Twins: Potential Applications in Manufacturing Source: Verdantix - Applications Of 3D Visualization Software For Industrial Asset Management And Operations, 2022
Pinpoint the location of workers and assets, coupled with hazardous activity Use spatial insights to analyse whether coinciding events will present safety hazards Train staff and test the impact of design changes without impacting physical assets Aggregate, analyse and visualize asset data from by multiple devices Enable operations personnel, inspectors and managers to perform duties remotely Enhance collaboration across contractors, operators and EPC firms with 3D workflows
Worker Health & Safety Future Enabler Collaboration with Spatial Context Easier Data Access
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Source: Verdantix - Smart Innovators: Digital Twins For Buildings, June 2020 BUSINESS VALUE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION Digital Twin Maturity
Real-time Insights
2D/3D Digital Replicas Static Data AUTONOMOUS INFORMATIVE DESCRIPTIVE PREDICTIVE COMPREHENSIVE
Predictive Insights Real-time Simulations Self-Optimizing
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RENOVATE
BUILD MONITOR PLANNING DESIGN OPERATE
Drive owner value from BIM across the lifecycle 1
Accelerate owner awareness and adoption of digital twins 2
Use Strategic Alliances to provide more complete workflows 3
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BIM is the Backbone of Digital Transformation Empowering seamless collaboration, decision making and better outcomes for all stakeholders, and built on a connected data experience allowing continuous iteration and improvement. Digital twin VISUALIZATION, ANALYSIS & OPTIMIZATION DATA CAPTURE
BASIS OF DESIGN EXISTING CONDITIONS COLLECTION BASELINE OF COST & SCHEDULE CAPITAL PLANNING
CONCEPTUAL
PRELIMINARY DETAILED FINAL
CONSTRUCT PRECON COMMISSION & HANDOVER
OPERATE MAINTAIN DIGITIZING CONTENT MANAGEMENT, COLLABORATION, PROJECT CONTROL & COMPLIANCE OPERATE Build DESIGN PLAN
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CORE USE CASES
DATA CENTRALIZED BY TANDEM Design & Construction Models Commissioning Data Control systems & sensor data
3D Asset Visualization Digital Handover Facility Monitoring (future)
Digital Twin for Buildings Tandem Centralize rich data on assets, space and systems. Empower owners to drive operational efficiency and enhanced experiences 2
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Autodesk Tandem: rich data insights for owners 2
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ASSETS PLACES PEOPLE SUSTAINABILITY RESERVATIONS LEASES ASSETS SERVICE DESK MAINTAINANCE CAPITAL PROJECTS SPACE PLANNING 3
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Granular Energy Consumption Insights
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BIM-based Maintenance Planning
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