Everything you need to know about the power of building intelligence—and how to make the most of it
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Designing Sensory-Aware Cleaning Schedules for SEN Students
For students with Special Educational Needs (SEN), the physical environment can deeply influence comfort, focus and wellbeing. Routine cleaning, when not planned with sensory awareness, can unintentionally cause distress, from strong chemical smells to loud equipment or sudden changes in room layout. A platform like Twinview helps schools design predictable, sensory-aware cleaning schedules by combining data on occupancy, air quality and environmental conditions. Facilities teams can identify sensitive zones, schedule low-disruption cleaning times and track improvements over time. By integrating cleaning routines into a whole-school approach to sensory wellbeing, schools can reduce stress, improve focus and create environments that feel calm, safe and inclusive. Twinview turns everyday facilities data into meaningful action, supporting schools to build spaces that are not only clean and efficient, but welcoming and accessible for every learner.
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How Digital Twins Are Shaping Safer, Smarter Correctional Facilities
Correctional facilities face complex challenges, from rising populations and ageing estates to high operational demands and safety risks. Digital twins offer a practical solution by integrating data from sensors, building models and operational systems into a single, actionable view. They provide early warnings of potential faults, support proactive maintenance, optimise energy use and help plan refurbishments with confidence. Beyond facilities management, digital twins can map spatial data to identify security blind spots and streamline operations across courts and probation services. When implemented responsibly, digital twins empower staff to make smarter, faster decisions, enhancing safety, efficiency and resilience throughout correctional environments.
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How Digital Twins Can Help Fashion Retailers Avoid Greenwashing
Fashion’s greenwashing problem goes beyond fabrics and fast fashion. While brands like ASOS, H&M and Zara promote eco-labels and carbon-neutral shipping, the unseen emissions from warehouses, fulfilment centres and stores remain some of the industry’s biggest contributors. Digital twins offer a way forward. By creating a living replica of a building, Twinview enables retailers to track energy use and emissions in real time, optimise performance and automate reporting with data that can withstand scrutiny. The result is measurable progress, not just marketing claims. With regulators in the UK, EU and US cracking down on vague sustainability pledges, brands need more than promises. Twinview links operational performance to ESG goals, improves efficiency across sites and gives retailers the credibility to prove impact where it matters most.
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How Digital Twins Could Reframe the Future of Alzheimer’s Care Environments
For people living with Alzheimer’s, the built environment plays a vital role in perception, comfort and care. While dementia-friendly design principles exist, they are static and struggle to keep pace with a condition that constantly changes. Emerging digital twin technology offers a new path forward, creating environments that adapt in real time by monitoring behaviour, adjusting lighting and layouts, supporting wayfinding and utilising early warning systems to prevent disruptions. Unlike today’s fixed standards, digital twins could personalise care continuously, turning buildings into active partners that evolve alongside each resident’s cognitive journey.
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Breathing New Life Into Office Spaces with Digital Twin Technology
The urban skyline, once a symbol of bustling commerce, now narrates the stark reality of post-pandemic shifts as swathes of vacant office space stand as a silent testament to evolving work patterns. The traditional model, built on rigid leases and fixed layouts, is crumbling under the weight of changing tenant demands, and our shifting work dynamics have left a tangible mark. With another rocky year expected for the office market, it underscores the urgent need for innovative solutions to revitalise these now underutilised assets.
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The Intelligent Hotel: Navigating Costs with Digital Twins
The hotel industry, a sector once synonymous with bustling lobbies and seamless service, has weathered numerous challenges over the past decade. From pandemic-induced shutdowns to the relentless squeeze of rising costs and staffing headaches, hotel survival has become a masterclass in adaptation. Room demand reached an all-time high in 2024, according to STR research. As travellers return in mass, expectations have shifted, demanding a level of personalised experience that feels both effortless and intuitive. How do hotels meet the challenge? Enter the digital twin—a virtual representation reflecting the hotel's every heartbeat.
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Understanding Renters' Rights: How Digital Twins Improve Compliance and Property Management
The recent introduction of the Renters' Rights Bill in the UK aims to improve the relationship between tenants and landlords. As part of a broader effort to ensure fairer and more transparent living conditions, this bill ensures that rental properties meet specific standards, including affordability, maintenance, and habitability. Landlords and property managers now face new challenges in complying with evolving regulations. We explore how Digital Twins could support with these new compliance requirements.
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UK AI Investment Surge: Opportunities and Challenges for the Property Sector
The UK government's recent surge in AI investment promises to reshape numerous industries, and the property sector is no exception. By committing to driving AI development, the UK is positioning itself as a leader in technological innovation. Property professionals, from developers to facility managers, must understand AI's evolving landscape to capitalise on its opportunities and navigate its challenges. This article explores how the government's increased AI funding can impact the property sector, focusing on AI's potential benefits, obstacles, and real-world applications.
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Lessons Unlearned: How the Dagenham Fire Highlights the Urgent Need for a Golden Thread of Information
In the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy in 2017, where 72 people lost their lives, the need for a comprehensive approach to building safety became starkly evident. The public inquiry highlighted a devastating reality: critical information about the building's structure, materials, and fire safety measures was either missing, outdated, or scattered across various documents and databases. This fragmentation of information—a far cry from the "Golden Thread" of safety data that should have been in place—played a crucial role in the disaster. Fast forward to 2023, and the fire at an apartment block in Dagenham served as a grim reminder that the lessons of Grenfell have not yet been fully learned.
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Harnessing the Power of Digital Twins: Centralising Data for a Digital Healthcare System
Healthcare stands on the cusp of a revolutionary shift. The NHS, with its vast network of hospitals, clinics, and trusts, faces the unique challenge of managing an overwhelming amount of data. This data—from patient records and treatment plans to equipment maintenance logs and administrative documents—is often scattered across various digital systems and physical records.
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Digital Twins: The Key to True Data Interoperability in Building Management
In an era where data is the new oil, the construction and facilities management sectors increasingly rely on digital technologies to streamline operations and maximise efficiency. Among these technologies, Digital Twins stands out as a transformative solution, holding the key to true data interoperability. By integrating disparate building data sources—such as Asset Management, Building Management Systems (BMS), Building Information Modeling (BIM), the Internet of Things (IoT), Facilities Management (FM), and operational data—Digital Twins drive significant increases in productivity, efficiency, and collaboration.
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Maximising ROI with Digital Twin Technology: A Comprehensive Guide for Facilities Managers
In the evolving landscape of facility management, digital twin technology emerges as a groundbreaking solution designed to optimise operations, enhance efficiency, and maximise return on investment (ROI). But what exactly is a digital twin, how can it help facilities managers to reduce costs and improve productivity, and how do you maximise the ROI? This guide aims to provide the answers to some of those questions.
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Understanding NABERS: Enhancing Building Performance and Sustainability with Digital Twins
The built environment is being scrutinised to improve energy efficiency, reduce carbon footprints, and foster sustainable growth. NABERS (the National Australian Built Environment Rating System) is one significant framework at the forefront of these efforts. This accreditation standard is a robust tool for assessing and benchmarking a building's environmental performance. This article delves into NABERS, its accreditation standards, and how leveraging a digital twin can help achieve and maintain a NABERS rating.