Smart Innovators: Digital Twins Across The Asset Life Cycle
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Executive Summary
Digital twins are no longer limited to design visualization or operations. They now offer end-to-end value across the entire building life cycle, from planning and construction to maintenance and decommissioning. This expanded scope, driven by advances in AI, cloud platforms and control system integration, makes selecting the right solution more critical than ever. Building on previous foundational research (see Verdantix Smart Innovators: Digital Twins For Buildings, Verdantix Digital Twin Essentials: A Guide For Real Estate Professionals (2023 Issue) and Verdantix Strategic Focus: The Value Proposition For Smart Building Digital Twins), this report benchmarks 38 digital twin providers across nine core capabilities, to identify what best-in-class solutions look like in 2025. The report identifies top performers, evaluates each solution’s functional depth and highlights where the market is heading – from autonomous operations and immersive visualization, to human-centric design, and beyond. Buyers can use this report to align solution selection with their strategic priorities, while vendors can leverage it to benchmark capabilities and sharpen their competitive positioning.
Figure 1. The value of digital twins across the building life cycle
Figure 2. Core and evolving functionality of digital twins
Figure 3. Digital twin providers: capabilities assessment
Figure 4. Digital twin coverage of the building asset life cycle
Figure 5. Emerging digital twin innovations
Figure 6. Evolution of digital twins in real estate
Figure 7. White space in the building life cycle that digital twins can address
About the Authors
Cara Haring
Senior Analyst
Cara is a Senior Analyst at Verdantix, specializing in digital platforms and operational technology for the built environment. Her research helps real estate owners, occupiers...
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Joy Trinquet
Senior Analyst
Joy is a Senior Analyst at Verdantix, specializing in real estate, facilities and workplace technology, with a particular focus on integrated workplace management systems/conn...
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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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