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Digital Construction (electrical)
term introduced first in PAS 1192 and updated in ISO 19650 framework, it depicts the process of specifying and delivery of project and asset information
forms a framework that supports informed and consistent decision making by project teams, at each work stage, helping to deliver agreed and reliable information.
Exchange Information Requirements (EIR) term introduced by BS EN 19650 replace the PAS 1192 term Employer Information Requirements (EIR) on all projects where BS EN ISO 19650 compliance is required.
The term introduced by ISO 19650 typically describes the Tier 1 Main Contractor.
breakdown structure to help plan the production of information
schedule of information containers and delivery dates, for a specific task team
An MPDT its old PAS 1192 term, the MPDT defines who produces what, when and to what level of detail.
“The digital twin is the virtual representation of a physical object or system across its life-cycle. It uses real-time data and other sources to enable learning, reasoning, and dynamically recalibrating for improved decision making.” [1]
Digital twins are realistic digital representations of physical things [3]
• A dynamic model of an asset, with the input of current performance data from the physical twin via live data flows from sensors; feedback into the physical twin via real-time control.
• A static strategic planning model of a system, with the input of long-term condition data from the physical twin via corporate systems; feedback into the physical twin via the capital investment process. [4]
1 IBM., 2020. Cheat Sheet: What Is Digital Twin? Internet Of Things Blog. [online] Business Operations. Available at: [Accessed 31 December 2020].
2 Deloitte. n.d. Industry 4.0 And The Digital Twin | Deloitte China | Consumer & Industrial Products. [online] Available at: [Accessed 31 December 2020].
3 https://www.cdbb.cam.ac.uk/DFTG/GeminiPrinciples
