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Atkins<\/a> and Cardiff University<\/a> are working together to develop an advanced digital twin programme that will help drive digital transformation across the built environment<\/h2>\n

The organisations will focus on leveraging Cardiff University\u2019s Computational Urban Sustainability Platform (CUSP) which creates a digital twin<\/a> of buildings, infrastructure and cities to optimise design, build, operation and maintenance of assets.<\/p>\n

The state-of-the-art Internet of Things platform \u2013 underpinned by BIM, Geographical Information Systems and Artificial Intelligence \u2013 engages users in real-time to allow a more informed, immersive decision-making process, and promotes machine learning<\/a> to automatically refine solutions based on the data gathered.<\/p>\n

Atkins will now collaborate with\u00a0clients, industry partners and Cardiff University to test, enhance and deploy CUSP which has the potential to enable autonomous asset operation and maintenance.<\/p>\n

Drive real change across the industry<\/h3>\n

Nick Tune, digital director at Atkins, commented: \u201cThe technology developed by Cardiff University is extremely advanced, giving us an incredible opportunity to drive real change across the industry.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile digital twins are becoming more prevalent in engineering, we\u2019re at the start of a journey which \u2013 through platforms such as CUSP \u2013 can fundamentally change the way assets are designed, operated and maintained.\u201d<\/p>\n

Prof Yacine Rezgui, who is leading the CUSP development team at Cardiff University, said: \u201cWe are delighted to team-up with one of the world-leading engineering businesses who will take our platform to another level by integrating it with their in-house software solutions and thus contributing to the digitalisation and informed performance management of buildings and infrastructure.\u201d<\/p>\n

To date, the Computational Urban Sustainability Platform has been used on a number of collaborative research and development programmes to reduce energy consumption and optimise low carbon energy production on major regeneration projects<\/a> in Wales and across Europe.<\/p>\n

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