Digital Twins – a Virtual Representation
One of the fastest-growing smart building technologies today is the creation of a virtual representation of buildings, equipment, and systems using a technology called digital twins. Virtual replicas of a building are being used in the building construction process and for building operations, maintenance, and management of day-to-day processes.
In this chapter, we will learn about smart building digital twins and digital representation and how the information required to build the digital twin begins with the data collected, monitored, and managed by the IoT devices. Digital twins provide the dynamics of how the internet of things devices operate throughout their life cycle.
In this chapter, we’re going to cover the following main topics:
- Defining smart building digital twins and providing a brief history, along with many building application examples
- Explaining the different types of digital twins in a smart...
