{"id":101140,"date":"2021-10-28T11:37:40","date_gmt":"2021-10-28T10:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=101140"},"modified":"2022-07-01T15:53:28","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T14:53:28","slug":"3d-digital-twin-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/digital-construction-news\/3d-digital-twin-technology\/101140\/","title":{"rendered":"New 3D digital twin technology: A game-changer for construction"},"content":{"rendered":"

Digital twins are delivering value across the entire built world lifecycle, says Simon Bae, founder and CEO of US-based Cupix<\/a><\/h2>\n

Consider the term “BIM\/VDC”. What does it mean to you?<\/p>\n

If you’re like a lot of construction industry<\/a> professionals, it\u2019s synonymous with the planning stages of a project. It\u2019s used to plan construction work, not do it.<\/p>\n

Although no one would blame you for that view (it\u2019s still fairly commonly held), it\u2019s woefully out of date.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s why: advances in 3D digital twin <\/a>technology have driven the evolution of BIM\/VDC in ways that have taken it to another level. As a result, BIM\/VDC is now being used throughout the entire lifecycle of properties – from pre-construction all the way through to maintenance and operation.<\/p>\n

The most progressive builders and owners have discovered that using a 3D digital twin from the pre-construction phase all the way through to handoff and management and maintenance phase not only keeps a construction project on-time and on-budget but also eliminates risk, complexity and cost after the project is completed.<\/p>\n

Over the last few years, a diverse range of visually focused technology solutions has come to market, each seeking to solve a different problem.<\/p>\n

However, the challenge is that many of these solutions are optimised for just one phase of a building\u2019s lifecycle – be it pre-construction, construction, post-construction or maintenance and operation.<\/p>\n

But builders working on a remodelling project, which accounts for roughly 70% of all construction projects in the US, need to know the full history of the site’s construction before they can deliver a reliable, accurate bid.<\/p>\n

Owners need to have a complete 3D representation of what’s happened with the building over time before they can make informed decisions. And property managers need historical 3D site documentation in order to stay on top of required maintenance issues.<\/p>\n

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Delivering value from start to finish – and every point in-between<\/h3>\n

New capabilities in the arena of 3D digital twin platforms that can help owners and builders across the entire built-world lifecycle – before, during and after a project has been completed.<\/p>\n

New, breakthrough solutions, currently available in the marketplace, allow for much more frequent 3D site capture<\/a> at much lower costs with much higher quality data, making them ideal for helping:<\/p>\n