A digital twin only matters when someone makes a decision with it. This block presents two owner side stories from opposite ends of the asset lifecycle. First, laser scanning and point cloud data feeding BIM and twin workflows on a large scale semiconductor fabrication megaproject, where near real time as built validation catches field deviations before they become rework across a program coordinating more than 100 engineers, consultants, and trade contractors. Second, a 34 school trust in the UK that connected BIM, GIS, and live IoT sensors into an operational picture supporting access mapping, evacuation planning, flood risk, and emergency readiness.
12:30 PM – 1:00 PM
From Point Cloud to Production: Reality Capture and Digital Twin Validation on a Large-Scale Semiconductor Megaproject
Presented by Ravi Wood, Samsung Austin Semiconductor
Building the largest capital programs in the world means construction moves faster than traditional documentation can keep up — and the margin for error on a live semiconductor fabrication campus is close to zero. This session shares how laser scanning and point cloud data have been integrated directly into BIM and digital-twin workflows on a large-scale semiconductor fabrication megaproject in Taylor, Texas, to validate as-built conditions against design intent in near real time.
Drawing on 17+ years of BIM leadership and reality capture experience across mission-critical data centers, semiconductor fabs, and manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and India, this talk covers how reality capture data is used to catch field deviations before they become costly rework, how point clouds feed federated BIM models for clash detection and constructability review, and how this workflow scales across a program coordinating 100+ engineers, consultants, and trade contractors.
Attendees will leave with practical takeaways on integrating reality capture into large-scale capital program delivery — from selecting the right capture cadence for a live construction site, to closing the loop between field conditions and design documentation, to using this data to defend schedule and budget decisions to executive stakeholders.
This session is presented from the asset owner’s perspective — not a vendor pitch — reflecting real workflows from an active owner’s-representative role on a major semiconductor infrastructure investment.
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Spatial Truth for Safer Schools: Connecting BIM, GIS and IoT for Emergency-Ready Estates
Presented by Jeremy Pilgrim, Building Spatial Intelligence
This presentation will explore how accurate, live, building-level geospatial data can support safer, more resilient school estates.
The central argument is that schools cannot rely on static floor plans, disconnected spreadsheets or outdated emergency documents when responding to live risks. Whether the challenge is emergency access, evacuation planning, flood risk, environmental conditions or occupancy, estate teams and response partners need a trusted spatial view of the built environment.
Led by Jeremy Pilgrim, the session will be grounded in a practitioner case study developed with Paul Stewart, Estates and Facilities Manager at a 34-school trust in the UK. Jeremy will draw on Paul’s first-hand experience throughout the presentation, using recorded insight and case study material to show how the trust has implemented a full BIM solution across all of its schools, creating a detailed estate-wide spatial dataset that supports operational planning, access mapping and risk management.
The case study will also demonstrate how live IoT sensors, installed throughout all teaching spaces, are being used to monitor classroom temperature, CO₂ levels and occupancy in real time. Rather than treating the digital twin as a static model, the session will show how this combination of BIM, geospatial data, and live monitoring is being used as practical operational intelligence.
The session will demonstrate how reality capture, BIM, GIS and IoT can be connected to create a live common operating picture of a school estate. This includes accurate building layouts, access routes, room-level data, external site context, flood-risk mapping, live temperature, CO₂ and occupancy data.
The presentation will be particularly relevant to a US audience because emergency response management is such a major concern for schools. However, the focus will not be on security products or crisis response technology. Instead, it will position spatial data as the foundation for better preparedness, clearer communication and faster decision-making.
The key message is that a digital twin is only valuable if it becomes operational intelligence. For schools, that means being able to understand what is happening, where it is happening, who may be affected, and how responders can access the right spaces quickly and safely.
