Utility Dive
Summary
From Chattanooga, Tennessee, to Las Vegas, an increasing number of cities across the U.S. are turning to digital twin technology.
Chattanooga, for example, has used data from 500 different sources – including 911 data, traffic cameras and weather stations – to feed into the city’s digital twin and ultimately reduce traffic flow by up to 30%.
Cityzenith has also implemented digital twin technology in New York City and Phoenix as part of “Clean Cities – Clean Future.” The company intends to bring digital twins to ten cities through the initiative as its first benchmark, according to Cityzenith CEO Michael Jansen, with potential announcements soon to come in Chicago and Houston.
This technology has “the potential to be a tremendous help to decarbonize existing buildings,” said Aaron Taxy, director of government and public affairs at the Building Owners and Managers Association of Greater Los Angeles. “Through the data it sources and the 360-degree picture it paints, building owners will have the capacity to develop a realistic roadmap to decarbonize in a strategic, cost-effective way.”
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