TwinUp - A Digital Twinning Platform

What is it about?

TwinUp is a digital twin technology that enables facility managers and owners to monitor and control their buildings remotely. Digital twin is a virtual representation of a physical system in which the characteristics, environment, real-time status, and historical information of the system are captured.

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Photo by Steve Johnson on Unsplash

Photo by Steve Johnson on Unsplash

Why is it important?

Recent developments in IoT technology and Artificial Intelligence (AI) have created immense opportunities for the implementation of novel digital twins in the building industry. IoT has made collecting building operation data more convenient and cost-effective. Highly accessible real-time data has opened many doors to optimizing the operation of building systems for high efficiency and safety and lowering operation and maintenance costs. However, new technologies need to be developed to facilitate the execution of digital twins in various use cases. TwinUp addresses this need for the building industry by providing a technology-agnostic digital twinning platform that can serve various use cases. TWINUP’s cloud-based nature allows users to manage their buildings 24/7 in any web browser via phones or computers. It assesses building conditions in real-time and sends alerts if anomalies are detected. TwinUp’s interface with building automation systems enables managers to respond quickly to issues and optimizes their building system without being present in the building. It also visualizes information in a 3D environment called Building Information Model (BIM). The picture shows a snapshot of the digital twin created for a school building.