How Digital Twins help Build Back Better: The Challenges and Opportunities
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The document discusses the application of physics-based digital twin technology to create healthier, sustainable built environments post-COVID-19. It outlines the importance of using such technology in projects related to decarbonization and the leveling up of community infrastructure, featuring real-world examples from various campuses and cities. The Intelligent Community Lifecycle (ICL) approach enables data-driven decision-making for efficient energy use and long-term planning.
How Digital Twins help Build Back Better: The Challenges and Opportunities
- 1. Build Back Better Using Physics Based Digital Twin Technology Dr Sarah Graham, ICL Consultant Anne Johnstone, Director Fair Futures Partnership
- 2. What, Why, How? Opportunity to do things Better post COVID We will look briefly at emerging drivers towards a healthy, sustainable, green, equitable Built Environment Focus on ‘How’ Examples of Digital Twin applications on real world projects www.iesve.com
- 3. “Climate science tells us why we need to deal with this problem, but not how to deal with it. For that, we’ll need biology, chemistry, physics, political science, economics, engineering, and other sciences” Bill Gates
- 4. 1,000,000 Buildings About IES Home to the largest building analytics team in the world 75,000+ Projects per year 37 Power stations prevented 25 Years of building analysis 15,000+ Software users www.iesve.com
- 5. Build Back Better UK Government 10 Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution EU Green Deal IWBI Health and Safety Rating Mandate on Climate Risk Reporting for companies Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) Drivers www.iesve.com
- 6. Decarbonisation, Net Zero GHG Clean and affordable energy Healthy and Safe Internal Environments Job creation Sustainable Transport Systems Food, Healthcare, Education Green Infrastructure Good Quality Housing Protecting natural resources www.iesve.com Common Themes
- 7. Digital Twins CDBB ‘Digital Twins enable better use, operation, maintenance, planning and delivery of assets, systems and services’ www.iesve.com
- 8. The ICL: Innovation for the Decarbonisation Age IES have been developing the Intelligent Community Lifecycle (ICL) technology to enable the decarbonisation of a: Building Campus Community City County Country Continent www.iesve.com
- 10. Digital Twin at 2D Portfolio Level www.iesve.com Portfolio model just for the Fire Stations across Glasgow This is an example of a 2D portfolio model for a portfolio manager The buildings are not located near each other geographically Portfolio manager can use the Digital Twin to identify which buildings to tackle first track progress Communicate to stakeholders
- 11. Digital Twin at 3D Campus Level www.iesve.com Campus model for the University of Glasgow and surrounding area This is an example of a 3D geographical model for a portfolio manager All the buildings are located within the same geographical area
- 12. Other Useful Information from 3D Campus Model www.iesve.com The Campus Digital Twin can also be used to view the buildings linked to sub-station This model shows the north side and south side of the campus, which are connected to different sub-stations This can be used for planning
- 14. Digital Twin at 3D Campus Level www.iesve.com Within the Campus Model, you can also see any individual buildings that have the potential to become Digital Twins Here these are shown in red
- 15. Building Level Digital Twin University of Glasgow Library Boyd Orr Building www.iesve.com
- 16. Winner CIBSE 2020 Best Collaboration Close the Performance Gap on the route to Net Zero 60% Electricity Consumption out of hours End to end workflow – design, validation, reduced operational energy ESFA Schools Various England www.iesve.com
- 17. 5 Campuses Portfolio, Campus, Building, Intervention Level Digital Twin Track Performance of Interventions Quantify savings using real data from site University Campus Decarbonisation Heriot Watt University Scotland www.iesve.com
- 18. Lighthouse City for +CityxChange (Smart City EU H2020 Project) Project just launched: Aim to create clusters of buildings that are positive energy producers Phase 1: Upgrade of existing building stock within the Georgian district A holistic approach to energy, transport, building, and social development Deliver Positive Energy City Blocks Limerick Ireland www.iesve.com
- 19. Vacant, derelict site Investor dashboard Evaluate cost and carbon alongside socio-economic factors Investment Decisions Limerick Ireland www.iesve.com
- 20. The Technology is ready and being used on real world projects. ICL can work at scale e.g. campus; city; country; etc. The ICL can analyse across time to address the lifecycle of buildings. Decarbonisation strategies can be planned and tested, implemented and managed in the ICL. The accuracy of the ICL technology will de-risk decision making. The ICL Solution: Summary www.iesve.com
- 21. In summary: with the ICL, we turn data into information to help make more informed decisions, by producing a Digital Twin that works across the time-line of any community; recording and learning the past (AI & ML), managing the present (iSCAN), and road-mapping the future (ICL). www.iesve.com Any Questions? www.iesve.com/digital-twins