The Center for Intelligent Buildings Digital Twinning (IBDT) is a multi-disciplinary research and outreach hub at the University of Toronto (UofT) that is focused on realizing a transformative shift in the application of information systems and machine learning in the built environment.

The “UofT Digital Twin” is a testbed to advance the application of data science in the built asset industry. In collaboration with multiple stakeholders across U of T, our research team is developing a continuous process to “transfer” UofT buildings into computational platforms, where digitization aims to help facility stakeholders collaborate to virtualize future operational scenarios for the management of the university facilities. The objective is to use data analytics to create business intelligence tools to guide the daily work routines of facility operators and to empower researchers and practitioners to innovate and envision a new future for the built environment.