{"id":73253,"date":"2020-03-13T12:00:26","date_gmt":"2020-03-13T12:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=73253"},"modified":"2022-09-29T10:28:34","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T09:28:34","slug":"digital-twin-smart-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/digital-construction-news\/digital-twin-smart-building\/73253\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital twin creates blueprint for future smart buildings"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bentley.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bentley Systems<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.se.com\/us\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Schneider Electric<\/a> have rolled out a digital twin of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-gb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Microsoft\u2019s <\/a>new regional headquarters at Frasers Tower in Singapore<\/h2>\n<p>The digital twin offers a living blueprint for the future of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/bim-news\/smart-buildings-data-overload\/72319\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">smart buildings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ricky Kapur, VP for sales, marketing and operations for Microsoft in Asia Pacific, said: \u201cThe workplace of the future is about embracing innovation into the very fabric of our space, so that we create multiple touchpoints of connectivity, are intentionally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/industry-insight\/accessibility-issues-sharing-expertise-to-create-a-more-inclusive-world\/63874\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">inclusive and accessible<\/a>, while being very mindful of sustainability and the environment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt Frasers Tower in Singapore, we worked closely with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/tag\/sh-bentley-systems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bentley Systems<\/a> and Schneider Electric to implement sensors and telemetry to create a connected workplace, that allows us to adjust the space based on usage, therefore improving energy efficiency.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"t3EDOuS1Gdo\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Microsoft Experience Center Asia: Showcasing the New Future of Work\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t3EDOuS1Gdo?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3>Improving productivity with digital twins<\/h3>\n<p>At the Microsoft offices in Frasers Tower, data is collected using a mix of 179 Bluetooth beacons in meeting rooms and 900 sensors for lighting, air quality and temperature by Schneider Electric. The platform generates nearly 2,100 data points, which are connected to the cloud on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fazure.microsoft.com%2FServices%2FDigital-Twins&amp;data=02%7C01%7CSupriya.Addanki%40microsoft.com%7C427ae658824248b149fb08d7c122cbfe%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C637190227528374573&amp;sdata=8LAkZxUzvSTfIkzVDC%2BfOH85gacT10ojYlFI3ooAhPw%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Microsoft Azure<\/a>, enabling the holistic management of the environment.<\/p>\n<p>The sensors enable monitoring of facilities usage, energy and utilities. They optimise space utilisation, air conditioning and lighting adjustments. All these provide a comfortable and productive space for employees while increasing overall energy efficiency. Open, interoperable technology also allows activity detection enabled lighting and room sensors to reflect room bookings on Microsoft\u2019s Smart Building CampusLink app.<\/p>\n<p>Employees and staff use Smart Building CampusLink, an application that is fully integrated with Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Office 365, taking navigation to the next level by enabling employees to find directions, determine room occupancy and book facilities in real-time. Built on Azure App Services and powered by Azure Data Lake and Office 365 Graph API, Microsoft\u2019s regional headquarters in Asia Pacific is the first Microsoft office outside of Redmond, Washington to implement Smart Building CampusLink.<\/p>\n<p>The sensors could also potentially monitor carbon dioxide levels in the air that negatively affect work performance and neural activity, noise levels and energy usage, which can result in savings of up to 25%, as experienced at Microsoft\u2019s Headquarters located in Redmond, Washington.<\/p>\n<p>Damien Dhellemmes, cluster president for Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei at Schneider Electric, said: \u201cSmart sensors allow us to collect meaningful data in real-time, which enables us to optimise various aspects of our spaces, making them more comfortable, while reducing energy consumption in a sustainable and economical manner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur partnership with Microsoft offers a real model on how connected devices combined with contextualised sensor processing can deliver <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/bim-news\/i-reap-system\/72708\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">smart building systems<\/a> that do not intrude on the privacy of individuals, and can be applied beyond offices, to buildings, malls and even homes of the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Data-driven blueprint<\/h3>\n<p>The data from sensors enable the virtual replication of the physical world by modelling the relationships between people, places, and devices in a spatial intelligence graph. The operational insights achieved through the digital blueprint allows for management and measurement, creating uniquely relevant experiences by correlating data across the physical and digital worlds. Developed and implemented in partnership with Bentley Systems, Microsoft\u2019s digital twin of Frasers Tower in Singapore is a model for smart offices. It brings together the convergence of artificial intelligence, Internet of Things and productivity tools in a uniquely relevant manner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDigital twins are redefining how we manage infrastructure, from individual equipment installations to large facilities and entire cities. While smart buildings were developed to better manage energy consumption, we have come to realise additional strategic roles of dynamically allocating space, increasing utilisation, reducing costs, improving competitiveness, and enhancing collaboration and productivity,\u201d said Kaushik Chakraborty, vice president and regional executive for Asia South at Bentley Systems.<\/p>\n<p>Chakraborty added: \u201cWith Bentley\u2019s OpenCities Planner and Microsoft\u2019s Azure cloud platform and Power BI, we have developed a virtual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/construction-technology-news\/approach-to-digital-twins\/68463\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">digital twin model<\/a> of their regional headquarters in Singapore, correlating the data collected across the digital and physical worlds to build domain-specific solutions and unlock new efficiencies, improvements, and opportunities for the modern workplace.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Sustainability and inclusivity<\/h3>\n<p>Asia Pacific is one of the fastest-growing regions for Microsoft, which has created a blueprint for organisations to adopt the culture, physical spaces and technologies for a future-ready workplace. Spread across 12,500 sq meters and six floors, the new Microsoft office at Frasers Tower brings 1,400 people together in an environment that allows the digital and physical worlds to exist in harmony.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft has ensured that the new office is inclusive by making it accessible for everyone, regardless of how they communicate, see, hear, or move.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bentley Systems and Schneider Electric have rolled out a digital twin of Microsoft\u2019s new regional headquarters at Frasers Tower in Singapore.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[141293],"tags":[724,594,464,574,172720,430,831,943,129391,573],"stakeholder_rel_tag":[172387],"contributor_rel_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-73253","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-digital-construction-news","7":"tag-asset-management","8":"tag-building-design","9":"tag-contributor-profile","10":"tag-data-management","11":"tag-digital-twins","12":"tag-energy-efficiency","13":"tag-hvac","14":"tag-sh-bentley-systems","15":"tag-smart-building","16":"tag-smart-infrastructure","17":"stakeholder_rel_tag-bentley-systems"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Digital twin creates blueprint for future smart buildings<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Bentley Systems and Schneider Electric have rolled out a digital twin of Microsoft\u2019s new regional headquarters at Frasers Tower in Singapore\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/digital-construction-news\/digital-twin-smart-building\/73253\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Digital twin creates blueprint for future smart buildings\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Bentley Systems and Schneider Electric have rolled out a digital twin of Microsoft\u2019s new regional headquarters at Frasers Tower in Singapore\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/digital-construction-news\/digital-twin-smart-building\/73253\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Planning, Building &amp; 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