SMART CITIES USING DIGITAL TWINS TO CUT EMISSIONS obsolete buildings – are rapidly emerging to tackle this issue .
The report references a number of city case studies that demonstrate this trend :
The One Westside Office Campus in Los Angeles , once a struggling mall that will become a state-of-the-art UCLA science campus , demonstrates the possibilities of adaptive reuse . More than 75 % of construction and demolition debris for the building was
From Houston to Singapore , cities around the world are using sophisticated digital tools , called digital twins , to help them monitor and control groundwater , manage urban heat islands , reduce air pollution and effectively manage their waste , reports Reuters .
At its most simple , a digital twin is a replica of an object that exists in the physical world developed using constantly evolving real-time data from drones , sensors and satellites . Digital twins in the urban context receive data from vehicles , buildings and infrastructure that can be layered with additional data from smart devices , the internet of things ( IoT ) and artificial intelligence .
More than 500 cities could be using some form of digital twin technology by 2025 , according to ABI Research . By using digital twins to design , plan and manage connected infrastructure , cities could save $ 280 billion by 2030 , it says .
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