Insights
Where the built environment is heading: AI, digital twins, data and the decisions that will shape how we design, build and run the assets of the future. Articles, publications, media and podcasts, all in one place.
Highlights
The series
Built for Value
A newsletter and a series of books on where the built environment is heading, and which innovations will actually bring value.
Book 1 · Coming soon
Nobody Cares About Your Product
How to get a head start bringing construction technology to market and getting it adopted, with Claude AI. A book and free toolkit for construction and property technology founders.
Book 2 · Coming soon
Why the smartest move in AI is a digital twin you can trust
For the leaders who sponsor and approve digital investment in the built environment.
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Ranked among the top global experts in digital twins for built assets
ChatGPT, OpenAI, 2025
Featured in
Q&A on digital twins, 2023
Alumni profile, 2020
Blog: digital twins for a safer built environment
Guide: Digital Twins Explained
Podcast, 2023- AEC BusinessInterview on digital twins, 2019
- PBC TodayDigital twins and Building Lifecycle Intelligence, 2023
- ZawyaBig 5 Global panel coverage, 2022
- Construction Defect JournalInterview on digital twins, 2019
- Future ConstructPodcast, 2021
- The Smart Community PodcastPodcast, 2021
- The Digital TransitionPodcast, 2019
Publications
March 2022
Digital twins from design to handover of constructed assets
Co-authors: Cristina Savian and Anil Sawhney
December 2020
Study on the development of a European Union framework for digital building logbooks
Contributor: Cristina Savian
October 2019
Digital twins for the built environment: an introduction to the opportunities, benefits, challenges and risks
Author: Cristina Savian
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Articles
Why every digital investment needs a fixed point
Built for Value, edition 1. Before a surveyor takes a single reading, we look for the benchmark. Every digital investment needs one too: the Decision…
From Blueprint to Bright Future: Embracing Digitalization for Sustainable Buildings
A digital building refers to the application of digital technologies and processes throughout the entire lifecycle of a building project.....
Shaping a Sustainable Future with Digital Buildings
The Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria have become increasingly important in today’s rapidly evolving world. With companies…
Digital twins and the importance of data
Digital twin technology is increasingly important within the built environment, to provide actionable performance insights while protecting the…
Can digital twins help decarbonise the built environment?
Using digital twins offers numerous benefits, such as improving quality, a better understanding of costs, faster project completion, and revenue.....
Technology Trends to Watch: The Transformation of the Construction Industry through Digitalisation
Data and digital technologies have revolutionised many industries, and the construction industry is no exception. These technologies have......
Digital twins: a key enabler to sustainability
A digital twin – a virtual representation of real-world entity – is an area of technology that can provide substantial sustainability outcomes.
Migliorare l'ambiente costruito con la forza dei dati e della tecnologia
Ingenio Jan 2023Oggigiorno produciamo un enorme quantità di dati, perché non sfruttarli per migliorare la qualità delle costruzioni? Una corretta…
Combining digital twins with Building Lifecycle Intelligence
“With trusted data, great things happen.” This is the new tagline from nima, the former UK BIM Alliance. As a strong advocate for the adoption of…
Cristina Savian joins nima as an international ambassador
nima dec 2022In one of those early steps, we are proud to announce that Cristina Savian is joining us as one of our first truly international…
A Digital Twin for the Entire Building Lifecycle
Nemetschek Group Dec 2022Cristina Savian shares some insights on how Digital Twins combined with a Building Lifecycle Intelligence approach, and OPEN…
Improving the Built Environment Through the Power of Data and Technology
Glodon Co. Ltd. dec 2022As the focus shifts to building a better-built environment, information management is being served as one of the key drivers…
Demystifying Digital: Digital Twins
ACE Emerging Professionals dec 2022Construction is the least digitised industry in our society; digitisation and technology of the industry can help…
Digital Twins: "sono necessarie linee guida standardizzate per la sua implementazione"
Ingenio Digitale dec 2022Cristina Savian definisce il Digital Twin come una rappresentazione virtuale di un asset o un processo sincronizzata con una…
The Elephant in the Circus
aec Business dec 2021Who knew that I would have unintentionally bought myself a front-row seat to this promising jaw-dropping sensational show…
Long-Term Infra Strategy
GW Prime dec 2021The true test of a nation’s infrastructure takes place in times of crisis. This holds particularly true in the case of Australia,…
Is this a Digital Twin?
Written by Anil Sawhney, Ph.D. PMP FRICS FHEA and firstly published on www.houseofdigitaltwin.com on Jul 22, 2021Another interesting ClubHouse room…
Integrating Digital Twins and Deep Learning
Written by Mergen Kor and firstly published on www.houseofdigitaltwin.com on May 31, 2021We discussed "Integration of Digital Twin and Deep Learning…
BE-WISE CEO Cristina Savian: Digitalization has become a necessity in the construction
Key Global May 2021The digitalization is accelerating and even if construction industry players are still confused and hesitant about the change and…
Parliamo di cittá sostenibili, ma esistono veramente?
Giovanni Guccini - Sergio D’Arpa - Giorgio Zaupa Written by Giovanni Guccini, Cristina Savian and firstly published on www.houseofdigitaltwins.com on…
To Raise or not to Raise: Insights from Shadow Ventures Founder and CEO, KP Reddy
Review of Raising Capital vs. Organic Growth for Proptech and Contech Start-upsby Aktham Dabbas and Cristina SavianWritten by Aktham Dabbas, Cristina…
Digital Me
Firstly Published By Cristina Savian and Jenny Tseng on www.houseofdigitaltwins.com on Apr 21, 2021What transferrable skills are critical to helping…
Come le immagini le città del 2050?
Cristina Savian, Giovanni GucciniScritto da Giovanni Guccini e Cristina Savian e publicato su www.houseofdigitaltwins.com on Mar 29, 2021 Le…
Discussing Digital Twins with the Centre for Digital Built Britain
Written by Cristina Savian and Jeff Blaylock and firstly published on Mar 29, 2021 on HouseofDigitalTwins.com We had the pleasure of hearing from…
Construction Supply Chain
Cristina Savian and Kelsey Poinsatte-Jones Written by Cristina Savian and Kelsey Poinsatte-Jones and firstly published on Mar 22, 2021 on…
Willkommen! Bienvenido! Bienvenue! Benvenuto! Välkommen! Hoş geldin! Witaj! Selamat datang!
As the funder of the "House of Digital Twins" Club on ClubHouse, it is my pleasure to personally welcome you to the club.In only a few weeks, we have…
House of Digital Twins
As a vocal and passionate advocate for the adoption of Digital Twins for our built assets, I keep finding myself standing in, what feels like, the…
Women and the EMBA
Executive MBA (EMBA) alumna Cristina Savian’s consultancy focuses on innovation and technology, bringing to market the most promising innovation in…
Cristina Savian is driving digital transformation in the built environment
University of Cambridge oct 2020Executive MBA (EMBA) alumna Cristina Savian’s consultancy focuses on innovation...
Are we ready for “Big Brother” on construction sites?
aec Business aug 2020I certainly do feel unsettled without my international lifestyle, hopping from one industry event to another. I am very…
Do We Need Blockchain in Construction?
Blockchain technology claimed to have the potential to disrupt many aspects of how companies do business. And like other emerging technologies, I…
Australia’s way to better plan, design and manage its cities
The last couple of weeks have been very significant for Digital Built Australia.On the 24th of February, Minister for Customer Service Victor…
The Road to a 3D Digital World in Australia
In the last six months have been spending a lot of my time down-under, thanks to my lovely partner who decided to improve my air mile elite status by…
Graduates share their EMBA insights
Previous students reflect on how the programme influenced their career prospects.....
Digital twins for smart places
Current global population trends indicate that by 2050, more than 80 per cent of us will live in...
Women in Construction Ambassadors
Cristina Savian is managing director at BE-WISE Ltd, a London based consultancy firm specialised in the digital transformation and innovation of the…
Tales from Beirut – EMBA Team Consulting Project
The experience was very enlightening and enriching at the same time. My last visit to...
Digital Twins for a Safer Built Environment
As a native of Turin Italy, I was horrified at the Ponte Morandi bridge collapse last year. As a child and as an adult I have travelled over that…
How Digital Twins will transform the construction industry
The World Summit on Digital Built Environments featured speakers from across...
Overcoming gender stereotypes in the construction industry
Recently, I have met Cristina Savian, a management professional with vast experience in engineering and business development. Her research is focused…
Tackling gender diversity in the construction industry
A global shortage of construction professionals could be met by increasing the number of women in the industry, according to research from Cambridge…
Women in BIM
By Katya VelevaWe ain’t many. I am not planning to shower you in statistics – if you want them, there are resources available a google search away,…
Diversity in Construction: Women in BIM
Comit Conference 2017Presentation by Cristina Savian of Women in BIM at the 2017 COMIT Annual Conference 'Mobilising Digital Assets'...
Media
Video moving to YouTubeEMBA, London, United Kingdom, 2026
Digital Twins Explained for the Built Environment: full lecture for 12d Synergy
BOM vs BIM Throwdown! The Data Backbone of Things You Build!
AEC TechTV, Episode 3
Global CRE & Contech in 2021 | Drastic Talks with Steve Pierz & Cristina Savian
Chat AEC Tech: AI in construction
Whatever Happened to Extended Reality in Construction?
Can Modular Construction Succeed? Examining Obstacles and Solutions
Tech Horizons: Decoding Digital Twins and Unlocking their Full Potential
Video moving to YouTubeDigital Twins and Blockchain, United Kingdom, 2025
Video moving to YouTubeDigital Built World, Sydney, Australia, 2023
Video moving to YouTubeDigital Twin, Dubai, UAE, 2023
Video moving to YouTubeKingdom Digital Twin, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2022
Video moving to YouTubeDigital Built World, Sydney, Australia, 2022
CIB Student Chapter Webinar: Collective Sensemaking, "The Great Reset"
How Are You Leveraging Digital Twins?
WDBE 2019
Implementing Digital Twin in the Built Environment, Digital Construction Week
Digital Twin: Axiom or Fake News? | Cristina Savian
Podcasts
How digital twins can help build the cities of the future
20 October 2023
The Big 5 Global Podcast, EP1
4 December 2023
Create Digital Twins With A Purpose
19 August 2022
OpenFuture Construct Podcast, Ep. 27
6 November 2021
The Smart Community Podcast
10 May 2021
Urban Jungle | Urban Wellbeing Solutions
17 January 2021
The Bilt Academy Podcast, Ep. 2
30 July 2020
Special projects
Driving the digital twin conversation during the global lockdown
When the world went into lockdown in 2020, I created the House of Digital Twins club on Clubhouse to keep the dialogue on digital transformation in the built environment alive.
Over 2020–2021, we:
- Hosted 50 sessions across 4 languages: English, Italian, French and German
- Grew a global community of 780 members
- Featured 100+ expert speakers and contributors
- Shared thousands of years of combined industry knowledge
Key learnings from the House of Digital Twins experience
- Collaboration matters: multi-disciplinary voices drive innovation.
- Language diversity accelerates adoption: local context is critical for global change.
- Practical use cases win attention: real-world examples outweigh theory.
- Community builds trust: open discussions foster confidence in emerging technology.
These sessions explored how digital twins can transform the design, construction and operation of our built environment, delivering better outcomes for sustainability, cost efficiency and performance.
