Digital Twin Project of the Year
This category focuses on how digital twin project ideas have been implemented during the design, construction or operational phase to enhance the delivery or performance of an asset. The digital twin must be complete or at the end of a major phase so that there is evidence of one or more outcomes. It must have been implemented in the last 36 months. Entries are open to contractors, consultants, developers or project owners (not technology providers) but should acknowledge the work and roles carried out by the main project stakeholders.
Omani Digital Twin Reality Model
Khatib & Alami
This large-scale digital twin project by Khatib & Alami (K&A) in Oman involved capturing and modeling 250 km2 of challenging topography in Muscat, Oman, within a very tight timeframe. The client wanted a model to develop responses to various issues, from environmental risks (such as flooding) to security and emergency response. K&A's solution enables extensive modeling and analysis of all types of scenarios, such as predicting "red zone" areas where natural disasters are likely to wreak the most damage, establishing evacuation routes, identifying key points of interest, and offering decision-makers one large view of the whole area to help with evacuation analysis, city planning, and the detection of alternative routes.
The state-of-the-art project was completed in 90 days (35 days ahead of schedule), resulting in outstanding quality and accuracy for K&A's client at reduced costs. The digital model provides extremely detailed, high-quality visualisations from which detailed analysis can be undertaken, enabling long-term strategies and solutions to be developed for various scenarios.
Digital Twin in KAEC City Operations’ Integrated Asset Management
Emaar, The Economic City (KAEC)
The Economic City (KAEC) has disrupted the old way of doing things in silos and transformed KAEC’s City Operations to become the Centre of Excellence for Integrated Asset Management in the region and beyond.
Downtown Views II
China State Construction Engineering Corporation Middle East
Emaar Properties Downtown Views II (DTVII) is a high-rise residential and commercial development in the downtown district, Dubai. The project comprises three high-rise towers on a common four-level podium, including the ground floor with one level basement.
Tower 1 is 67 (G+67+R), Tower 2 is 62 (G+62+R) and Tower 3 is 54 (G+54+R) floors. The project duration is 35 months with a total contract value of AED1,290,000,000. It is set to deliver a total of 1,509 high-end new apartment units of one-to-four-bedroom types, offices, retail shops, and a host of amenities befitting the luxury lifestyle. Located in the sought-after address of Downtown, Dubai opposite the iconic Burj Khalifa and the Dubai Mall, the countless challenges of the project are rooted in the sheer size of the development, tight logistical area within a prime location, coupled with the tight project duration.
Grand Egyptian Museum
Orascom Construction
The digital twin implementation in the Grand Egyptian Museum was completed in the following stages:
As Built stage through to the final account whether by extracting the accurate drawing from the models that reflect the site condition and quantity extraction schedules after long process for coordination between more than 150 subcontractors, using different software such as Tekla, Inventor, SAB, IFC Mesh Lab, n4ce, 3D CAD and Revit. Each contractor provided their coordinating as built model after implementing all required parameters for the Facilities Management, by the operation and facility management manual for accessibility.
The Facilities Management parameters added for all trades and for elements to facilitate the operator job to have a full detailed model digitalised.
Laser Scanning was required for the Solar Boat transfer from the old location near Giza Pyramids to the final location in the Solar Boat building in the Grand Egyptian Museum.
