Smart Building Digital Twin for Interoperability

The patent introduces a digital twin as an intermediary layer between physical building subsystems and analysis tools. This digital twin aggregates data from multiple proprietary subsystems into a unified virtual representation, enabling comprehensive environmental impact analysis without requiring direct interoperability between original subsystems. The digital twin acts as a mediator that translates diverse data formats into a common framework for assessment.

The patent creates a digital copy (digital twin) of the physical building and its subsystems. This virtual copy replicates the essential characteristics and data flows of the physical system, allowing comprehensive environmental impact assessment to be performed on the simplified digital model rather than directly on the complex physical system. The digital twin captures necessary data relationships while abstracting away unnecessary physical system complexities.

The patent creates digital twins in advance of actual environmental impact assessments. By maintaining pre-built digital representations of buildings with their subsystems already modeled and data relationships established, the system eliminates the need for time-consuming data collection and model creation during actual assessment periods. This preliminary preparation enables rapid environmental impact analysis when decisions need to be made.