BLACK & VEATCH clients to make upfront investments in the technology to reap the rewards of its better functionality over time .
Digital twin technology also allows clients to quickly determine how sustainable their new data centre would be using different materials for construction . “ From a rough design of the structural system using different materials , we can pull those quantities and materials from the model and give them a carbon factor ,” says Nygren . “ Then clients can know whether a concrete structure , a steel structure , or a timber frame might affect the carbon footprint of these different structural systems .” energydigital . com 39