Towards an Occupancy-Oriented Digital Twin for Facility Management: Test Campaign and Sensors Assessment

Seghezzi, Elena; Locatelli, Mirko; Pellegrini, Laura; Pattini, Giulia; Giuda, Giuseppe Martino Di; Tagliabue, Lavinia Chiara; Boella, Guido

doi:10.3390/app11073108

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“…Some authors (approximately 7%) applied the POE to identify the priority aspects to plan the necessary interventions on the buildings and the obstacles inherent in these works. Some of the studies that were oriented in this direction were [ 71 , 72 , 73 , 74 , 75 ].…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Post-Occupancy Evaluation’s (POE) Applications for Improving Indoor Environment Quality (IEQ)

Lolli

Marinello

Coruzzolo

et al. 2022

Toxics

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To improve buildings and their characteristics, the feedback provided directly by users is generally fundamental in order to be able to adapt the technical and structural functions to the well-being of users. The post-occupancy evaluation (POE) fits perfectly into this context. The POE, through qualitative and quantitative information on the interior environment, makes it possible to identify the differences between the performances modeled in the design phase and the real performances experienced by the occupants. This review of 234 articles, published between 2006 and 2022, aims to analyze and compare the recent literature on the application of the POE methodology. The aim was to provide both a qualitative and quantitative assessment of the main factors that comprise the indoor environmental quality (IEQ). The study highlighted the factors that comprise the quality of the indoor environment, as well as the variables that are usually analyzed to describe the well-being of the occupants. The results suggested which are the most common approaches in carrying out POE studies and will identify the factors that most influence the determination of the good quality of an indoor environment.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Post-Occupancy Evaluation’s (POE) Applications for Improving Indoor Environment Quality (IEQ)

Lolli

Marinello

Coruzzolo

et al. 2022

Toxics

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“…Benefits of Digital Twin to the construction industry (Madubuike et al, 2022), (Akanmu et al, 2021), (Boje et al, 2020), (Khajavi et al, 2019) Emerging technology and trends to support evolution from BIM to Digital Twin (Menassa, 2021), (Chiachío et al, 2022), (Jiang et al, 2022), (Li et al, 2021), (Pan and Zhang, 2021), (Seghezzi et al, 2021), (Tariq et al, 2022), (Zhang et al, 2022), (Almatared et al, 2022), (Deria et al, 2022) Digital Twin knowledge transfer (Elsehrawy et al, 2021) Cybersecurity for Digital Twin (Alshammari et al, 2021) Cyber-Physical System (Alshammari et al, 2021), (Akanmu et al, 2021), (Jiang et al, 2022), (Pregnolato et al, 2022), (Pan and Zhang, 2021), (Yuan and Anumba, 2020) Smart Infrastructure Digital Twin (Broo et al, 2022), (Pregnolato et al, 2022) Simulation (Chiachío et al, 2022), (Yuan and Anumba, 2020), (Zhang et al, 2022) Real-time information exchange (Jiang et al, 2022) Workflow for the development of Digital Twin (Pregnolato et al, 2022), (Pan and Zhang, 2021), (Broo et al, 2022), (Sobhkhiz and El-Diraby, n.d.) The adoption of Digital Twins in the A/E/C/FM industry remains low as compared to other industries. The slow rate of adoption can be attributed to three factors (Madubuike et al, 2022):…”

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A tool-based system architecture for a digital twin: a case study in a healthcare facility

Harode¹,

Thabet²,

Dongre³

2023

ITcon

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Changes in the local and global markets are forcing A/E/C/FM (Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Facility Management) organizations to deliver more robust and innovative operational BIMs (Building Information Models). It is hypothesized that BIMs will transform from a static 3D model to a Digital Twin providing a truly digital representation of the physical asset or the building it represents. This transformation to a dynamic Digital Twin will allow the A/E/C/FM industry to visualize, monitor, and optimize operational assets and processes to support better inspection and analysis for a more efficient facility operations and maintenance. To support the adoption and implementation of Digital Twin in A/E/C/FM, the authors have defined two clear objectives. First, we discuss requirements for a functionality-based canonical architecture to create a digital twin followed by proposing two tool-based system architecture options for its implementation. Second, we use a case study approach to develop a proof-of-concept Digital Twin of an operating room in a healthcare facility using Power BI Desktop and Azure Services. The prototype aims to monitor room air quality as per INAIL (National Institute for Insurance against Accidents at Work) and ISO (International Organization for Standards) standards. Multiple sensors connected to a Raspberry Pi 4 are used to capture real-time data for various air quality parameters including temperature, humidity, airflow, particulate contamination, and Nitrous Oxide (N2O) gas. Multiple dashboards are also created to visualize, monitor, and analyze the data harnessed from the OR sensors. The implementation addresses critical issues including security, data storage, visualization, processing, data streaming, collection, and analysis. As an initial validation, the Digital Twin prototype was presented and discussed with a healthcare BIM manager. Initial feedback from the industry expert indicated that the prototype could decrease the required time to respond to facility maintenance issues such as decreased air flow due to possible obstructions.

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“…Lu Q et al (2020) explain that this phase covers over 50 years and is complex to manage due to the need for integrated, comprehensive data exchanged by multiple stakeholders. Seghezzi et al (2021) state that this phase proved to be the most expensive of the whole asset life cycle. Thus, efficient space management according to occupancy flows, considering users' behavior in addition to the needs for supplies and services have strong impacts on building usability, causing resource waste and an increase in management, operational, and maintenance costs if inadequately managed (Bosch et al, 2014;Lindkvist, 2015;Nical and Wodynski, 2016).…”

Section: Smart Campus and Asset Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Thus, efficient space management according to occupancy flows, considering users' behavior in addition to the needs for supplies and services have strong impacts on building usability, causing resource waste and an increase in management, operational, and maintenance costs if inadequately managed (Bosch et al, 2014;Lindkvist, 2015;Nical and Wodynski, 2016). Hence, a dynamic and intelligent AMS based on the principles of IM can support decision-making processes and provide a more comfortable environment along with reduced costs (Qiuchen Lu et al, 2019;Lytras and Visvizi, 2021;Moretti et al, 2021;Seghezzi et al, 2021). Nonetheless, the O&M phase still lacks a holistic system to manage information spread in several databases (Qiuchen Lu et al, 2019;Moretti et al, 2021), particularly relevant in smart campuses.…”

Section: Smart Campus and Asset Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

Toward cognitive digital twins using a BIM-GIS asset management system for a diffused university

Meschini

Pellegrini

Locatelli

et al. 2022

Front. Built Environ.

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The integrated use of building information modeling (BIM) and geographic information system (GIS) is promising for the development of asset management systems (AMSs) for operation and maintenance (O&M) in smart university campuses. The combination of BIM-GIS with cognitive digital twins (CDTs) can further facilitate the management of complex systems such as university building stock. CDTs enable buildings to behave as autonomous entities, dynamically reacting to environmental changes. Timely decisions based on the actual conditions of buildings and surroundings can be provided, both in emergency scenarios or when optimized and adaptive performances are required. The research aims to develop a BIM-GIS-based AMS for improving user experience and enabling the optimal use of resources in the O&M phase of an Italian university. Campuses are complex assets, mainly diffused with buildings spread across the territory, managed with still document-based and fragmented databases handled by several subjects. This results in incomplete and asymmetrical information, often leading to ineffective and untimely decisions. The paper presents a methodology for the development of a BIM-GIS web-based platform (i.e., AMS-app) providing the real-time visualization of the asset in an interactive 3D map connected to analytical dashboards for management support. Two buildings of the University of Turin are adopted as demonstrators, illustrating the development of an easily accessible, centralized database by integrating spatial and functional data, useful also to develop future CDTs. As a first attempt to show the AMS app potential, crowd simulations have been conducted to understand the buildings’ actual level of safety in case of fire emergency and demonstrate how CDTs could improve it. The identification of data needed, also gathered through the future implementation of suitable sensors and Internet of Things networks, is the core issue together with the definition of effective asset visualization and monitoring methods. Future developments will explore the integration of artificial intelligence and immersive technologies to enable space use optimization and real-time wayfinding during evacuation, exploiting digital tools to alert and drive users or authorities for safety improvement. The ability to easily optimize the paths with respect to the actual occupancy and conditions of both the asset and surroundings will be enabled.

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Towards an Occupancy-Oriented Digital Twin for Facility Management: Test Campaign and Sensors Assessment

Cited by 45 publications

References 60 publications

Post-Occupancy Evaluation’s (POE) Applications for Improving Indoor Environment Quality (IEQ)

Post-Occupancy Evaluation’s (POE) Applications for Improving Indoor Environment Quality (IEQ)

A tool-based system architecture for a digital twin: a case study in a healthcare facility

Toward cognitive digital twins using a BIM-GIS asset management system for a diffused university

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