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Urban Digital Twins Contribute Toward the Race to Zero

Friday, September 24th, 2021

“What are digital twins and specifically urban twins?” This was the question is posed at the beginning of the webinar by Michael Jansen, founder and CEO of CityZenith in a recent webinar hosted by CityZenith and ABI Research. They are virtual replicas of buildings, infrastructure and physical assets, fully interconnected with the data in and around them. Digital twins can provide actionable insight for optimization in design, engineering, construction and operations through simulation and prediction of future outcomes.

Lamina Tower, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia

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Tags: 3D, 3D cities, AEC, architects, architecture, BIM, building, building design, building information modeling, CAD, CityZenith, climate change, collaboration, digital twin, facilities management, generative design, laser scanning, visualization
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The World Trade Center 20 Years Later

Friday, September 10th, 2021

As we approach the 20^th anniversary of 9/11, we can see how much progress has been made on rebuilding the site where the World Trade Center once was, before the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. For many who were charged with rebuilding, the past 20 years has been a process that involved not just sorting through what remained but creating new structures that would not only commemorate the site, but add beauty to the New York skyline and be structurally stronger than the original.