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Question: What's the Future of Building Engineering and Design?
A digital twin is a virtual, real-time replica of a physical product, asset or system.

Answer: Digital twinning – A virtual, real-time replica of a physical product, asset or system
A digital twin does more than unify and enrich data. It connects the visual elements of the digital twin's attributes of location, events, assets and people as part of the building information model (BIM).
In the latest edition of Facility Management Journal, Jason Pelski, cloud platform product lead for Johnson Controls, explores how digital twinning is the future of building engineering and design.
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