There’s much talk about digital twins, but what’s it like to actually design and build one in a real building? Denise Chevin talked to Anthony Day, MD of IMA Architects, to find out.

The Singapore digital twin is the first digital twin of a country. Bentley Systems’ Mark Coates and Andrew Foster reflect on its challenges and capabilities.

The Climate Resilience Demonstrator, the connected digital twin of critical infrastructure, has moved to its next phase: cross-sector data sharing.

The push to develop and deploy the framework to enable cross-sector digital twins has gained momentum with backing from Innovate UK and a series of hacks.

Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, now has its own digital twin project.

What is a digital shadow and why do we need it to reach the digital twin? Dr Melanie Robinson, senior digital consultant at BIM Academy, casts light on the topic.

A four-strand protocol is necessary for cross-sector digital twins to succeed, according to the Institution of Engineering and Technology.

A year on from the start of the development of the Digital Twin programme’s COP26 demonstrator, the project’s head Sarah Hayes reflects on what it took to develop a tool that could show technical and non-technical audiences alike the power of a digital twin.

The Digital Twin Hub has revealed its 15 new board members, drawn from the likes of Network Rail, National Highways, L&Q and Arup.

Procore is working with Amazon Web Services to use the latter’s technology to accelerate the creation of digital twins for buildings, factories, industrial equipment, and production lines.

Atkins, Cardiff University and Network Rail have developed a digital twin of Reading station in a bid to cut emissions and improve its energy performance.

Researchers in China have successfully used a digital twin to investigate the reasons for a building collapse.

Digital Twin Fan Club members Neil Thompson and Henry Fenby-Taylor discuss the themes and impact of The Matrix as the latest film in the franchise is released.

National Highways is moving closer to a digital twin of the national road network with the appointment of Sopra Steria to implement a cloud-based National Traffic Information Service (NTIS).

Digital twins have a language problem, and a new initiative aims to address it.

The Digital Twin Hub has launched a free workshop tool that provides advice on creating a successful business case for a digital twin.

A digital twin, IoT and advanced 5G technologies are set to improve mobility, air quality, noise pollution, water management, and emissions across an area in Las Vegas.

Dr Frédéric Bosché, who heads up the CyberBuild Lab in the School of Engineering at the University of Edinburgh, talks to Denise Chevin about the work of the COGITO consortium developing a digital twin for construction sites to produce a multi-faceted toolkit that addresses workflow, quality and safety.