The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) has launched the Building Innovation: Emerging Technologies Series, and is looking for speakers.

The inaugural event – Digital Twins 2024 – will focus on the creation, use, and benefits of digital twin technology. It will take place Dec. 9-11, 2024, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. 

We seek abstracts to cover the following for vertical and horizontal assets and critical infrastructure:

• Establishing digital twin definitions, use cases, and maturity models
• Helping asset owners align digital twin value drives specific to their needs
• Integration of digital twins and building information modeling (BIM)
• Design and planning
• Simulation and analysis
• Software and other technology tools
• Real-time construction and operations monitoring
• Data management to support digital twins
• Building operations and performance
• Asset lifecycle
• IoT and sensor integration
• Records and as-built document management/tracking
• Hazard mitigation, emergency management, and post-hazard analysis
• Emerging and future trends

Industry leaders with valuable insights, case studies, best practices, lessons learned, and/or remaining challenges are encouraged to share their knowledge and experiences with a broad audience of building industry stakeholders by submitting an abstract for consideration no later than September 20, 2024.

Members of the media are invited to attend Building Innovation: Emerging Technologies Series, Digital Twins 2024. Reach out to Christine Cube (ccube@nibs.org) for media passes.