The digital twin of a building is a virtual representation in which any activity that takes place in the building is reflected in real time, allowing action to be taken in the event of any incident. Thanks to the prediction of faults in the installations or the simulation of the activities in the building, it allows savings of 40% in energy consumption and 20% in building maintenance.
Tecnalia has transferred the concept of the digital twin of industry to building management by generating the first digital twin of a real building: Kubik. Located in the Science and Technology Park of Bizkaia, the Kubik building is an experimental facility that enables the development of new concepts for building management and maintenance, products aimed at energy efficiency, the improvement of services attached to a building, security and, in short, quality of life.
Knowing the most appropriate heating control strategy for the next month is one of the issues that the digital twin of a building helps to solve. Through this platform it is possible to know the power that the building is using, being able, in addition, to correlate it with the increase in occupancy. Predictive maintenance is one of the most important keys provided by this system, being able to provide information, for example, on the leaks that are causing heating and cooling losses, or which parts of the lifts are wearing out and whether they will need to be replaced in the near future.
