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Construction, Cities & Territories

Rennes Métropole

Achieving sustainable operations with an online virtual twin experience

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Construction, Cities & Territories

Virtual twins are the keystone of resilient infrastructure

Simon Huffeteau, Vice President, Infrastructure & Cities Strategy, Dassault Systèmes

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Construction, Cities & Territories

The Dassault Systèmes View

Compass magazine Editorial Board

The world’s cities occupy just 3% of the Earth’s land, yet account for up to 80% of energy consumption and 75% of carbon emissions. Virtual twin experiences can help urban decision-makers achieve a better balance and mitigate climate change. (Image © Adobe Stock / Виталий Сова)

Construction, Cities & Territories

Building for a better future

Virtual technology helps cities reach many sustainability goals

Construction, Cities & Territories

CREATING SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE & CITIES

How reducing built-environment emissions today impacts a healthy future

Construction, Cities & Territories

A circular approach to construction

Sustainable building approaches drive positive change

Virtual twin technology is integral to Helsinki’s Hot Heart project’s predictive energy management system. It also integrates with existing district heating control systems to optimize carbon neutrality and balancing of electrical loads. (Image © Carlo Ratti Associati)

Construction, Cities & Territories

Building green cities

Virtual twins enable cities to go beyond smart and become sustainable and resilient

Bouygues’ ABC development in Grenoble, France, produces 107% of the energy used by the community’s residents.

Construction, Cities & Territories

Sustainable construction

As environmental regulations and fees increase, technology helps builders respond

In this interactive 3D virtual twin of a city, created by international architecture and engineering firm Arup Group, the colored balloons represent different types of studies completed or being conducted by city departments. Each balloon links to information for its study. (Image © Arup Group)

Construction, Cities & Territories

Responsive government

Virtual twins help cities respond quickly to unexpected situations

A digital twin of two hospitals that were built in 10 days during the pandemic in Wuhan, China, in February 2020. The twin incorporates all hospital equipment, workflows and associated team knowledge. (Image © Aden Group)

Construction, Cities & Territories

Facilitating a revolution

Data-driven integration transforms facilities management

Digital visualization showing complex double curved surfaces of Paradise City Resort Spa and Entertainment Square, Inchon, South Korea – Building Information Modeling by Syntegrate (Image © Syntegrate)

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Virtual design

Error-free construction is possible with digital collaboration, top innovators agree

CEO François Cordier (right) conducts a tour of a home being built with Leko Labs’ Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA) processes. Its online portal helps the company to scale quickly through instant online collaboration with international partners. (Image © Leko Labs / Picto Communications)

Construction, Cities & Territories

Designed for assembly

Leko Labs’ innovative design approach goes from blueprint to finished home in a snap

Construction, Cities & Territories

Agritecture takes root

Agriculture and architecture team up to feed a growing population

Smartphone applications are merging the virtual and the real to change how we experience cities, urban planning expert Antoine Picon says, rendering us “simultaneously in the street and in the digital world, like a kind of cyborg.” (Image © Caiaimage / Paul Bradbury)

Construction, Cities & Territories

Smart cities

How digitalization helps rapidly growing urban areas remain livable

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