Digitala tvillingar inom bygg- och fastighetssektorn: Från BIM till digital tvilling
(2025) In 0349-4969 VBEL05 20251Department of Building and Environmental Technology
Construction Management
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Digitaliseringen har omformat bygg- och fastighetssektorn, och digitala tvillingar är ett snabbt framväxande koncept där flera av de nya teknologierna i branschen sammankopplas. Digitala tvillingar representerar nästa steg efter byggnadsinformationsmodellering (BIM). En digital tvilling, en virtuell kopia, med ett bidirektionellt datautbyte med sin fysiska motsvarighet i realtid, har potential att effektivisera förvaltningen av en byggnad genom hela dess livscykel. Men trots den tekniska potentialen är övergången, från en statisk BIM-modell till en dynamisk digital tvilling, komplex. Detta steg medför flera utmaningar, speciellt när det gäller datahantering.
Det här examensarbetet syftar till att undersöka det första steget i skapandet... (More) - Digitaliseringen har omformat bygg- och fastighetssektorn, och digitala tvillingar är ett snabbt framväxande koncept där flera av de nya teknologierna i branschen sammankopplas. Digitala tvillingar representerar nästa steg efter byggnadsinformationsmodellering (BIM). En digital tvilling, en virtuell kopia, med ett bidirektionellt datautbyte med sin fysiska motsvarighet i realtid, har potential att effektivisera förvaltningen av en byggnad genom hela dess livscykel. Men trots den tekniska potentialen är övergången, från en statisk BIM-modell till en dynamisk digital tvilling, komplex. Detta steg medför flera utmaningar, speciellt när det gäller datahantering.
Det här examensarbetet syftar till att undersöka det första steget i skapandet av en digital tvilling för förvaltning, det vill säga överföringen och struktureringen av information från en BIM-modell till en plattform för digitala tvillingar. Genom en kombination av litteraturstudie och en teknisk fallstudie med Autodesk Revit och Autodesk Tandem, identifieras och analyseras de praktiska utmaningar som uppstår i denna arbetsprocess, där fokus ligger på hanteringen av parameterdata.
Resultaten visar att de största utmaningarna inte ligger i om data kan överföras, utan hur denna data kan överföras på ett meningsfullt, strukturerat och användbart sätt. Examensarbetet identifierar specifika utmaningar relaterade till dataintegritet, interoperabilitet och parameteröverföring, där manuell mappning av parametrar och risken för överflödig data utgör en risk. Vidare visas vikten på att ha en tydlig strategi för var olika typer av information, såsom geometriska, tekniska och driftsrelaterade data, ska skapas, ägas och underhållas.
Slutsatsen blir att i detta initiala steg vid implementeringen av digitala tvillingar handlar det främst om strategi, process och standardisering, snarare än om avancerad teknik. Utan en tillförlitlig datagrund blir idén om den funktionell och informationsrika digitala tvillingar svår att realisera. (Less) - Abstract
- Digitalization has reshaped the AECO (Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Operation) industry, and digital twins are a rapidly emerging concept where several of the industry's new technologies are gathered. Digital twins represent the next step after Building Information Modeling (BIM). A digital twin, a virtual copy, with a bidirectional data exchange with its physical counterpart in real time, has the potential to streamline the management of a building throughout its entire lifecycle. However, despite the technical potential, the transition from a static BIM model to a dynamic digital twin is complex. The step entails several challenges, especially concerning data management.
This report aims to investigate the first step in... (More) - Digitalization has reshaped the AECO (Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Operation) industry, and digital twins are a rapidly emerging concept where several of the industry's new technologies are gathered. Digital twins represent the next step after Building Information Modeling (BIM). A digital twin, a virtual copy, with a bidirectional data exchange with its physical counterpart in real time, has the potential to streamline the management of a building throughout its entire lifecycle. However, despite the technical potential, the transition from a static BIM model to a dynamic digital twin is complex. The step entails several challenges, especially concerning data management.
This report aims to investigate the first step in creating a digital twin for facility management, the transfer and structuring of information from a BIM model to a digital twin platform. Through a combination of a literature review and a technical case study using Autodesk Revit and Autodesk Tandem, the practical challenges that emerge in this process are identified and analyzed, with a focus on the management of parameter data.
The results show that the main challenges do not lie in whether the data can be transferred, but rather in how this data can be transferred and presented in a meaningful, structured, and useful way. This bachelor project identifies specific challenges related to data integrity, interoperability, and parameter transfer, where manual datamapping of parameters and the risk of redundant data pose a risk. Furthermore, the importance of having a clear strategy for where different information types, such as geometric, technical, and operational data, should be created, owned, and maintained are highlighted.
The conclusion is that in this initial step of implementing digital twins, the primary concern lies in strategy, process, and standardization, rather than advanced technology. Without a reliable data foundation the idea of a functional and information-rich digital twin is difficult to realize. (Less)
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- author
- Karlsson, Amanda LU
- supervisor
- organization
- alternative title
- Digital Twins in Construction and Facility Management: From BIM to Digital Twins
- course
- VBEL05 20251
- year
- 2025
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Digitalisering, BIM, Digital Tvilling, Fastighetsförvaltning, Interoperabilitet, Datahantering, Standardisering
- publication/series
- 0349-4969
- report number
- 5764
- other publication id
- ISRN LUTVDG/TVBP-25/5764-SE
- language
- Swedish
- additional info
- Examinator: Urban Persson
- id
- 9212130
- date added to LUP
- 2025-09-11 12:54:04
- date last changed
- 2025-09-11 12:54:04
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abstract = {{Digitalization has reshaped the AECO (Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Operation) industry, and digital twins are a rapidly emerging concept where several of the industry's new technologies are gathered. Digital twins represent the next step after Building Information Modeling (BIM). A digital twin, a virtual copy, with a bidirectional data exchange with its physical counterpart in real time, has the potential to streamline the management of a building throughout its entire lifecycle. However, despite the technical potential, the transition from a static BIM model to a dynamic digital twin is complex. The step entails several challenges, especially concerning data management.
This report aims to investigate the first step in creating a digital twin for facility management, the transfer and structuring of information from a BIM model to a digital twin platform. Through a combination of a literature review and a technical case study using Autodesk Revit and Autodesk Tandem, the practical challenges that emerge in this process are identified and analyzed, with a focus on the management of parameter data.
The results show that the main challenges do not lie in whether the data can be transferred, but rather in how this data can be transferred and presented in a meaningful, structured, and useful way. This bachelor project identifies specific challenges related to data integrity, interoperability, and parameter transfer, where manual datamapping of parameters and the risk of redundant data pose a risk. Furthermore, the importance of having a clear strategy for where different information types, such as geometric, technical, and operational data, should be created, owned, and maintained are highlighted.
The conclusion is that in this initial step of implementing digital twins, the primary concern lies in strategy, process, and standardization, rather than advanced technology. Without a reliable data foundation the idea of a functional and information-rich digital twin is difficult to realize.}},
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title = {{Digitala tvillingar inom bygg- och fastighetssektorn: Från BIM till digital tvilling}},
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