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DIGITALIZATION IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
Unblocking the blockers T
he speed of developing technology around digital twins and the importance of it to the future of
UK’s national infrastructure has led to BSI taking a different approach to the normal standards development route. “We are getting involved at a much earlier
stage” said Nick. “We’re playing a key role in shaping how digital twins develops at a strategic level, starting with a blank piece of paper. “We’ve held discussions in the DT Hub where we have identifi ed areas of opportunity and then asked, what’s stopping us getting there?” This has enabled the Hub to identify blockers to the uptake of digital twin technology in the built environment. “We’ve grouped these into three themes that cut across different sectors and pose questions that need to be answered,” said Nick. “These can be seen as foundational activities to build greater understanding and confi dence, and to support more rapid adoption of digital twins in future.” The fi rst theme ‘Testing digital twin concepts’ considers, ‘What are digital twins, what are their main building blocks and how can we develop common understanding?’. “This understanding is essential in order to systematically plan and progress digital twins,” said Nick.
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GEMINI industries” said Nick.
“Our experience in BSI working with a wide range of organizations is very helpful here as it means we can share learning from other industries and identify where approaches already exist that can be applied to digital twins in the built environment.”
Digital Built Britain’s ‘Gemini Principles’ and it’s defi nition of digital twins as a basis for moving forward (see pop-up) and work in this fi rst theme will help to add further depth. The second theme ‘Digital twin competencies’ asks, ‘What capabilities, skills and culture are needed to successfully implement digital twins?’. This includes looking at skills profi les and potential competence frameworks. “Organizations operating in the built
environment are at all sorts of different stages of comfort in adopting to new technologies,” said Nick. “By addressing competencies,
organizations will be able to identify where there are gaps in their skills base and in their approach towards fostering innovation and they can start to do something about it.” The third theme is ‘Pathway to value’. This
addresses building and sharing value cases as well as understanding potential steps on the roadmap to increased scale and greater value. This also includes identifying the use cases with the greatest potential to deliver value and sharing examples of where this is being done today. “For all of the themes, we are looking with the members at what can be learned from other organizations and
Investment in this area can lead towards larger scale digital twins that can deliver greater value over time – as opposed to lots of separate approaches that could result in fragmentation and reduced benefi ts for all concerned. “Making the right investment decisions applies at individual business level and at a national level,” said Nick. “There is a clear requirement to have interoperability, to enable connections between digital twins, as well as to continue to foster wide collaboration between organizations.” Linked to this is how to harness creativity and innovation in the right way to create value. “Innovators are coming up with brilliant ideas, but the question remains, how does the market adopt them? Businesses are asking, how do I procure equipment, how do I get the skills to use it and do I have confi dence in it? The DT Hub provides an important forum to start to address these vital questions.”
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