Reply To: Introduce Yourself

[Richard Laing]

• Who are you?

A Professor at Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen. Originally trained as a QS (Chartered), and now mainly engaged with research concerning the ways in which our cities and buildings are being transformed by digital technology.

• What is your industry and profession?

Architecture and the Built Environment. Applied Research.

• Where do you plan to use your new Digital Twin Knowledge? Personally/professionally?

Use of the digital twin carries the potential to greatly improve the delivery of services in our built environment, and coupled with collaborative tools could also democratise access to data.

• Why have you decided to join the DTHub?

I am keen to hear from others – both from within architecture and built environment and software/hardware developers – about their experiences implementing, using and engaging others with digital twins.

• Have you participated in any of our meetups, or events?

I was a member of one of the CDBB research workshop consortia, dealing with skilling.

• Do you have any examples of work that you have done using Digital Twins?

Some examples of our work can be found here and here.