DIGITAL TWIN ATTRIBUTES: AIMS AND IMPLEMENTATION

Design and construction of the existing built heritage have always been characterized by the lack of transparency in organisational and production processes. The traditional methods and systems of production and construction of the project, from historic heritage buildings to specialised buildings, have always shown uncertainties in production times and costs, even as the transition to later levels of industrialisation in the production of materials and components occurs. Enabled by innovations in the field of computing processors and digital data storage systems, the start of the digitisation process of the supply chain has enabled a first step towards data-driven decision-making. At an early stage of digitisation processes, however, while recognising the value of all available information sources, data often remains isolated and not aggregated or related to the context of the building data/infrastructure. It is not possible to understand how the building or infrastructure network works, nor how to improve performance and the occupant experience.