Infographic:BIM vs. Digital Twin: Understanding the Difference
Introduction
The AEC industry is undergoing a major digital transformation driven by the need for the greater efficiency, cost savings as well as the sustainability. Among the most groundbreaking technologies transforming the industry are the BIM and the Digital Twin. While both involves the digital representations of the built assets, they serve quite distinct purposes across the different phases of a building’s lifecycle.
BIM is a powerful tool primarily used during the design and the construction phases to create a detailed digital model that helps the stakeholders to visualize, coordinate and optimize the building projects. On the other hand, a Digital Twin goes beyond the BIM by incorporating the real-time data from the sensors and IoT devices thereby enabling continuous monitoring, analysis along with the optimization of a building’s performance throughout its entire lifecycle.
Understanding the differences between the BIM and the Digital Twin is crucial for the industry professionals looking to enhance the project execution, asset management and also the decision-making.
This infographic explores how these technologies differ, how they complement each other as well as why their integration is the key to building smarter and more sustainable infrastructure.
While BIM Services focuses on the design and construction phases, the Digital Twin extends beyond to monitor, analyze and even optimize the asset throughout its lifecycle. Adopting both of these technologies can drive the firms towards the smarter, more efficient and sustainable buildings in the AEC industry. The future-ready BIM Companies leverages both for the enhanced performance and better decision-making!