Strategic Focus: Using Digital Twins For Next-Gen Energy Management And Maintenance
Amelia Feehan
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Executive Summary
Digital twins are transforming the way facilities are operated and managed. This novel technology is unlocking multiple benefits for building management, facilitating energy optimization, predictive maintenance and cost savings. This report provides real estate and facilities management executives with insights into the leading applications of digital twins for building operations and the added value of this technology beyond the conventional software used for energy and maintenance. It explores practical digital twin implementation scenarios and future perspectives on this evolving technology. Facilities managers (FMs) can leverage this report to learn from the successes achieved by other firms in energy and maintenance management through the use of digital twins, as well as to inform their own digital twin initiatives, and to craft a persuasive case for investment presentation to the C-Suite.Energy management and maintenance use cases lead the charge in smart building digital twins
Digital twins provide an extra layer of value beyond the conventional software used for energy and maintenance
Facilities managers are using digital twins to optimize energy consumption and streamline maintenance in practical implementations
Managed services, GenAI and integration of the external built environment will influence the trajectory of digital twins
Figure 2. Digital twins bring an extra dimension of value beyond standard software employed for energy and maintenance purposes
Figure 3. Executives expect their use of service providers to dramatically increase for energy and maintenance-related activities
About the Authors
Amelia Feehan
Manager, Advisory Services
Amelia is a Manager within the Advisory Services team at Verdantix. She has several years of experience leading large-scale technology and strategy projects for both vendors a...
Claire Stephens
Research Director
Claire Stephens is a Research Director at Verdantix, leading research into technologies and services shaping the real estate and the built environment, encompassing ...
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