BLACK & VEATCH
Digital twins do away with “ firstcome , first-served ” approach A fully coordinated model provides a clear understanding of where systems should be placed , says Greg Zalewski , Preconstruction Manager at Black & Veatch , which didn ’ t always happen in a time before digital twin technology . “ When people weren ' t coordinating their work , they may not know how they ' re going to arrange their systems , whether it ' s electrical conduits or mechanical piping , or sprinklers .”
Digital twin technology does away with this “ first-come , first-served ” approach , replacing the need for subsequent contractors having to make allowances around the first to start work .
Clients in different regions may also have very different requirements – for example , Black & Veatch has carried out studies to explore options to recycle data centre cooling water for irrigation or other purposes .
“ This is designing twice and building once , because you can coordinate all those systems in the virtual world before you actually get into the field , and then your contractors can build from the model . They know exactly down to the inch where they need to be and how close they should be from one system to the next , and this saves a lot of time in the field .”
42 February 2023