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The pressure to create a better built environment could not be more significant and urgent than today. Global forces such as climate change driving the need for resilient infrastructure, population growth driving the need for affordable housing, environmental impact driving the need for net zero waste targets and thinning margins and global competition driving the need for productivity and innovation.
The Ottawa Executive Speaker Series will offer innovative and informative sessions about the increasingly important subject of Digital Twins. Initiatives across the globe are emerging to define and develop digital twins to help improve productivity and create efficiencies within the built environment. The CanBIM Ottawa session will explore the unique challenges and opportunities for digital twins in the context of the Canadian building and infrastructure industry. The session will examine diverse scales of digital twins – from asset fabrication to creating a digital twin for buildings, to examining how to develop a digital twin at the national scale and how simulations and monitoring with IoT and artificial intelligence can be utilized to improve our built environment.
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The concept of a digital twin has been around since the early 2000s (predominantly in manufacturing, aerospace, automotive and engineering disciplines) however only in recent years has the Twin been within reach in our industry thanks to improvements in IoT, bandwidth and processing power. A digital twin can be defined, as an evolving digital profile of an asset, a bridge between the physical and digital world, that collects and tracks behaviour over time and utilises this data to optimize asset performance. The Twin is powered by real-time, real-world data across an array of dimensions. But how does a digital twin benefit users? This presentation will share case studies on how Willow is using the digital twin in both commercial/corporate office and infrastructure to improve the asset performance and occupant / user engagement.
There has been a lot of talk about smart infrastructure and digital twins. Much of the current buzz is around IoT during asset operations/management. This session however will focus on the development of a Construction Project Digital Twin which is the baseline for downstream an asset performance digital twin. It will also look across all infrastructure including civil and industrial projects and how the development of a “Live” 4D model is leveraged from Pre-construction to Construction Execution and Handover and how technologies (IoT, Reality Capture, 4D Modeling, AI/ML, Robotics …) are converging to enable the Project Digital Twin and will transform the way smart infrastructure is delivered.
In this session the following learning objectives will be addresses
As project expectations rise, thereby raising the level of complexity and interacting requirements, our processes to achieve these goals must adapt and meet these demands. Additionally, these demands sometimes now include performance guarantees during operations. To address these issues, we present a conceptual process for continuous improvement, that is explicitly goal-driven, so that computational methods can help measure progress and automatically recommend actions that maximize progress and minimize effort.
An architecture project require tasks that are intensively repetitive, nobody likes doing them; however, sometimes they are unavoidable. Although Revit has remove some of them, it is still difficult to eliminate them all. One way to reduce them is by scripting solutions. Dynamo allows designers who do not know how to write code, to have access to simple but powerful scripting. It provides flexibility to access inaccessible places inside the general functionalities of Revit and to manipulate large amounts of data and complex geometry with precision. Additionally, it has the capability of creating data diagrams associated with three-dimensional software in real-time, generating a parametric model. It can be integrated with Revit and Excel and generate various file types as output. With extra coding expertise, one can go even further due to Dynamo’s compatibility with Python. CIMS uses Dynamo to increase efficiency in its BIM projects. I have developed many of them: to manipulate data, simulate complex geometry, quantify materials, and importing elements and data from CAD and Excel to Revit. To compare model variations, automate space labeling and Workset placement, and to define workflows for exporting geometry into other applications. Dynamo is versatile and has a tremendous potential for research and design. Problems that require a repetitive and programmable action involving overwhelming amounts of data can be potentially solved with a script. To illustrate some of its potential, I will present examples of how simple scripts have helped me to save thousands of hours to spend in more creative duties.
Technology has become a critical tool on the modern construction site, but it requires the right people and processes to be put in place to realize its true value. This session will talk about how new technology is utilized by both the general and mechanical contractors to achieve better control and efficiency in the field as well as the process and agreements that are required to achieve success. Learning Objectives:
To help contractors and project owner better manage project complexity, SAP has designed the SAP Project Intelligence Network for Construction. It is a cloud-based Network accessible via mobile device enabling project stakeholder collaboration for all parties including owners, contractors, subcontractors, engineers & architects, facility management and authorities. It brings together different disciplines with a harmonized building information model. It provides end users access to schedules, tasks, documents, issues, changes and costs to manage day to day project execution activities. Some of the key capabilities and product road map include: simplified management of punch lists, inspections and workflow-based coordination of tasks and issues. Join us for a demonstration of these capabilities and learn how incorporating the digital twin can help you enhance project efficiency. Session Learning Objectives:
Pierre Tessier will be speaking about his Department and Branch’s vision for Digital Twin. Beginning with insights into the inner workings and governance that are guiding PSPC and other custodian Departments, Pierre will clarify what technology has changed in the evolving field of Real Property. As Real Property experts within the federal government, the definitions of Stewardship and Client Service alike are evolving, and RPS’ vision for the future is one that will involve some big moves in the Canadian standards development, professional practice, infrastructure and project delivery communities. You won’t want to miss this sneak peek into the future of Federal Real Property Management.
The Building Twin application allows a connected, digital representation of a physical building. It brings together dynamic and static data from multiple sources in a 3D model and enables informed and effective decisions to be made. It bridges the physical and digital worlds through sensors that collect real-time data within the physical environment. It provides real-time understanding of how a building is performing – enabling immediate adjustment to optimize efficiency and to provide data to improve the design of future buildings. The result is a more cost-effective, straightforward and sustainable smart building. #BuildingTwin
2020 is the year when the concept of Digital Twins has seemed to become common place. Whilst the concept and base technology has been around for nearly two decades, it has only been in recent years that these dynamic, virtual replicas have found value in the real-estate industry.A digital twin can be defined, as an evolving digital profile of an asset, a bridge between the physical and digital world, that collects and tracks behaviour over time and utilises this data to optimize asset performance. The Twin is powered by real-time, real-world data across an array of dimensions. There are massive, transformative benefits of the Digital Twin, with far reaching impacts for organisations and smart building initiatives. These include: Improved design, Improved build, Improved asset management and better user insights, from single assets through to entire smart building portfolios.Willow is a technology company that is delivering the Digital Twin for the built world.In this presentation, President of Willow and Head of Real-Estate Shaun Klann will share Willow’s Digital Twin Journey. Including the current trends, challenges and use cases that Willow are observing in the industry. Shaun will also share some notable examples of Digital Twins in action as well as a vision for their use in the future.
Global population will reach 9 billion by 2050, placing tremendous pressure on the construction industry to deliver new facilities. As the industry tries to meet this demand, construction projects have grown both in size and complexity, while the workforce dynamics have also continued to evolve. Construction companies need to deliver more complex projects with a less experienced workforce. Model-based project collaboration can help the project execution teams better manage project complexity however this process has many challenges including the use of multiple file formats preventing the use of building information models to increase project efficiency. SAP recognized this industry challenge and has created the SAP Project Intelligence Network for Construction, which enables both internal and external project stakeholders to collaborate using a digital twin. This gives construction companies not only the mobile tools they need to better collaborate on projects but enhances project execution by tying tasks and activities to a digital twin. Join this session to learn more how technology advancements in the area of digital twin can help construction companies and project owners manage project complexity and risk.
The National Capital Commission (NCC) owns more than 11 per cent of the 5,000 square kilometres of Canada’s National Capital Region (NCR). With a mandated focus as a planning authority and land steward, the NCC recognizes that the maintenance and development of these lands does not occur in singularity. Responsible stewardship demands consideration of the interactions of assets with surrounding landscapes owned by private, municipal and provincial parties. To better analyse these interactions, the NCC partnered with Carleton University’s Immersive Media Studio (CIMS) in 2017 to create a digital twin of the core of the NCR. This City Information Model (CIM) has been developed to serve as a repeatable sandbox through which stakeholders can make better informed architectural and implementation decisions by virtually challenging new design concepts against a realistic digital environment. Flexible and portable by design, the underlying technology platforms used to build the NCR model offers a range of opportunity for expansion by integrating the information models of other interested parties, augmenting with metadata, or amalgamating the NCR model with other regional or national models. This presentation will address:
Over the last few years, with the infusion of new business models and digital workflows, it is clear enough to many that the production and consumption of the built environment has the potential to wake up more completely and experience an industry renaissance. However, manifest does not beget destiny, we see this in the enduring productivity chasm between construction and many other industries.
The aim of this presentation is to propose the following learning objectives:
Digital Twins will have a profound effect on how buildings and infrastructure are designed, built and operated. In the last few years, there have been several major advancements in technology, such as the Internet of Things (IoT), Machine Learning and advanced BIM capabilities. However, there is another side to the equation: people. Digital Twins will no doubt be disruptive to our industry, so how can we collectively prepare for this change? What new skills will be required? How will an increasingly digitalized and automated world affect the people who use these spaces?
Join our Executive Panel discussion on the Human Perspective of Digital Twins and learn how these future technologies are being planned for and adopted in Canada.
