Out with the old, in with the twin [building design and construction]

Access Full Text

Out with the old, in with the twin [building design and construction]

For access to this article, please select a purchase option:

Buy article PDF
£12.50
(plus tax if applicable)
Buy Knowledge Pack
10 articles for £75.00
(plus taxes if applicable)

IET members benefit from discounts to all IET publications and free access to E&T Magazine. If you are an IET member, log in to your account and the discounts will automatically be applied.

Learn more about IET membership 

Recommend Title Publication to library

You must fill out fields marked with: *

Librarian details
Name:*
Email:*
Your details
Name:*
Email:*
Department:*
Why are you recommending this title?
Select reason:
 
 
 
 
 
Engineering & Technology — Recommend this title to your library

Thank you

Your recommendation has been sent to your librarian.

The article shows that digital twin technology is not just affecting how buildings are designed and used, it is also impacting on how they are constructed. In the case of the architectural and construction sector, the digital twin arrives as an upgrade on its worthy predecessor, BIM. Building information modelling has been around for over a decade and theoretically stays with a building through its concept, design, construction and operation. The article states that the problem with BIM, is that it is misused both as a term and in its function. Stakeholders still misuse the term and say that it's just a piece of software I need to have on this project. It's a fundamental requirement now of government projects in the UK and that's increasingly the case globally. But it is not one software package, it's an entire process that informs the entire construction.

Inspec keywords: production engineering computing; architecture; construction industry; building information modelling; building management systems; design engineering; product life cycle management

Other keywords: construction; building design; architectural sector; digital twin technology; design; building information modelling; BIM

Subjects: Products and commodities; Automated buildings; Building structures; Industrial applications of IT; Design; Construction industry; Production engineering computing

http://iet.metastore.ingenta.com/content/journals/10.1049/et.2019.0104
Loading

Related content

content/journals/10.1049/et.2019.0104
pub_keyword,iet_inspecKeyword,pub_concept
6
6
Loading