{"id":95764,"date":"2021-07-06T09:23:21","date_gmt":"2021-07-06T08:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=95764"},"modified":"2021-07-06T09:23:21","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T08:23:21","slug":"digital-twin-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/digital-construction-news\/bim-news\/digital-twin-technology\/95764\/","title":{"rendered":"Building back better through digital twins"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The need to share information and digital twin technology will help create a better built environment, says Paul Simpson of Recticel<\/h2>\n<p>The construction industry is notorious for its reticence to embrace change. But the tide of indifference appears to be turning with the advance of virtual platforms such as Building Information Modelling (BIM) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/bim-news\/developments-in-digital-twins\/93767\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">digital twin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>These initiatives are revolutionising the way we design buildings, which in the case of digital twin technology allows designers to create a virtual representation of a building complete with live data links showing how a building is operating at any given time. This can then be adjusted in the real building via systems of control.<\/p>\n<p>Digital design and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/bim-news\/benefits-of-bim\/94074\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BIM technology<\/a> lends itself wonderfully well to taking a fabric first approach to construction, whereby the material composition of walls, floors and roofs is prioritised as a means of optimising the building\u2019s sustainability. And this is certainly the way to go if we are to make good the prime minister\u2019s plea to &#8220;build back better&#8221; post-lockdown. Indeed, the type of foresight provided by use of digital modelling is essential to tackling another serious industry issue, namely properties falling short of as-designed performance.<\/p>\n<p>In harness with BIM and digital modelling platforms, Dame Judith Hackitt\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/bim-news\/digital-twins-weaving-the-golden-thread\/93269\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;golden thread&#8221; of information<\/a>, as outlined in her post-Grenfell report into the fire safety performance of buildings, will also play a part in improving building standards.<\/p>\n<p>It will bring a much-needed layer of transparency to the construction process; an outcome that will hopefully reduce instances of &#8220;swapping out&#8221; specified products for less suitable \u2013 but invariably, much cheaper \u2013 ones.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s become a trend that too often takes advantage of the &#8220;equal or approved&#8221; tagline that architects attach the products they specify. This form of malpractice does nothing to improve our underperforming housing stock, a potential thwarter to the government\u2019s 2050 net zero carbon ambitions.<\/p>\n<h3>Designing-out issues with digital modelling<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Get it right first time&#8221; should be the driving motto of all those involved in the building delivery process. Again, digital twins, by allowing architects to run scenarios in order to design-out future performance issues, helps facilitate a project\u2019s smooth progress, as does offsite manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p>Designing and building within a controlled factory setting promotes quality and accuracy, both of which lend themselves to a better-engineered performance in terms of the completed construction.<\/p>\n<h3>Digital modelling doesn\u2019t negate need for traditional building &#8220;sense&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>I\u2019d estimate that about 70% of our work involves correcting work that isn\u2019t up to standard. This, for example, might include maintenance as a result of a flat roof insulation installer\u2019s lack of adherence to Building Regulations, which encourage a minimum fall of 1:40 in order to achieve the minimum finished fall (1:80) required in line with BS6229: 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Such guidance is crucial to preventing roof ponding and debris build-up, which highlights how digital modelling still requires conscientious, competent builders and designers for it to have positive effect.<\/p>\n<h3>Digital toolkit frees-up building process<\/h3>\n<p>We must look upon technologies such as BIM and digital twins as part of the toolkit if we are to truly futureproof our built environment. The blueprint of many of our large, high-profile building projects has been created using a mouse and keyboard, rather than a pencil and drawing board. Yet many industry practices, whether due to a lack of investment or will, remain committed to the 2D way of doing things in relation to planning and design.<\/p>\n<p>That, of course, is their prerogative. But with the government\u2019s insistence that a healthy construction industry is key to the UK avoiding a post-Covid recession, perhaps they might be minded to offer financial support in order for small-to-medium businesses to transition to digitally-driven, smarter working practices.<\/p>\n<p>In many ways, BIM and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/bim-news\/digital-twin-net-zero-emissions\/94185\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">digital twin technology<\/a> have brought us freedom when it comes to the building process. It gives us the scope to test and challenge every design element before it is physically installed and once constructed, it allows us to check it is performing as originally conceived. This is a sure-fire way for us to ensure we build back better, just as the prime minister ordered.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Paul Simpson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Commercial director<\/p>\n<p>Recticel<\/p>\n<p>Tel: +44 (0)1782 590 470<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:technicalservices@recticel.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">technicalservices@recticel.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.recticelinsulation.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.recticelinsulation.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RecticelInsulUK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@RecticelInsulUK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>LinkedIn: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/recticel-insulation-uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Recticel Insulation UK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>YouTube: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCjNzl_k4OVMT3ndW9QebpdA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Recticel Insulation UK<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The need to share information and digital twin technology will help create a better built environment, says Paul Simpson of Recticel.<\/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":[305,141293],"tags":[428,856,172720,90731,900],"stakeholder_rel_tag":[],"contributor_rel_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-95764","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-bim-news","7":"category-digital-construction-news","8":"tag-bim","9":"tag-construction-technology","10":"tag-digital-twins","11":"tag-pbc-today-august-2021","12":"tag-project-information-management"},"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>Building back better through digital twins<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The need to share information and digital twin technology will help create a better built environment, says Paul Simpson of Recticel\" \/>\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\/bim-news\/digital-twin-technology\/95764\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Building back better through digital twins\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The need to share information and digital twin technology will help create a better built environment, says Paul Simpson of Recticel\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/digital-construction-news\/bim-news\/digital-twin-technology\/95764\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Planning, Building &amp; 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