Digital twins in built environments: an investigation of the characteristics, applications, and challenges

M Shahzad, MT Shafiq, D Douglas, M Kassem - Buildings, 2022 - mdpi.com
The concept of digital twins is proposed as a new technology-led advancement to support
the processes of the design, construction, and operation of built assets. Commonalities …

[HTML][HTML] Building performance simulation in the brave new world of artificial intelligence and digital twins: A systematic review

P de Wilde - Energy and Buildings, 2023 - Elsevier
In an increasingly digital world, there are fast-paced developments in fields such as Artificial
Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Mining, Digital Twins, Cyber-Physical Systems and the …

[HTML][HTML] Digital Twins for the built environment: learning from conceptual and process models in manufacturing

JMD Delgado, L Oyedele - Advanced Engineering Informatics, 2021 - Elsevier
The overall aim of this paper is to contribute to a better understanding of the Digital Twin
(DT) paradigm in the built environment by drawing inspiration from existing DT research in …

[HTML][HTML] Digital building twins and blockchain for performance-based (smart) contracts

JJ Hunhevicz, M Motie, DM Hall - Automation in Construction, 2022 - Elsevier
Servitization business models can use performance-based contracts to consider overall life-
cycle costs rather than just production costs. However, practical implementation of …

[HTML][HTML] Enriching geometric digital twins of buildings with small objects by fusing laser scanning and AI-based image recognition

Y Pan, A Braun, I Brilakis, A Borrmann - Automation in Construction, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper addresses the challenge of enriching geometric digital twins of buildings, with a
particular emphasis on capturing small but important entities from the electrical and the fire …

Digital twins in the construction industry: a perspective of practitioners and building authority

A Ammar, H Nassereddine, N AbdulBaky… - Frontiers in Built …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
As the notion of data-driven analytics and turning data into action is becoming more salient
in the construction industry, researchers and practitioners have recently devoted …

[PDF][PDF] A review of digital twin applications in construction.

OC Madubuike, CJ Anumba, R Khallaf - Journal of Information Technology …, 2022 - itcon.org
The emergence of digital twin technology presents tremendous opportunities for several
industry sectors. A digital twin is defined as the virtual representation of a physical asset that …

Incremental digital twin conceptualisations targeting data-driven circular construction

P Mêda, D Calvetti, E Hjelseth, H Sousa - Buildings, 2021 - mdpi.com
The construction industry faces multiple challenges, where transition to circular production is
key. Digitalisation is a strategy to increase the sector's productivity, competitiveness, and …

Integration of blockchain and digital twins in the smart built environment adopting disruptive technologies—A systematic review

H Sadri, I Yitmen, LC Tagliabue, F Westphal, A Tezel… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The integration of blockchain and digital twins (DT) for better building-lifecycle data
management has recently received much attention from researchers in the field. In this …

Automated geometric digital twinning of bridges from segmented point clouds by parametric prototype models

MS Mafipour, S Vilgertshofer, A Borrmann - Automation in Construction, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Digital Twins (DTs) provide a promising solution for the maintenance and operation
of bridges, thanks to their ability to mirror physical/structural conditions. A bridge DT …