Shaping DigiFab’s digital core with Digital Twins
In DigiFab, CARTIF is responsible for some of the project’s most crucial digital developments. The team is leading the design of the Digital Twin framework — a virtual replica of buildings and neighbourhoods that allows renovation strategies to be tested before implementation. By linking this framework with BIM and advanced energy simulation tools, CARTIF ensures that stakeholders can explore different options in a safe, reliable, and user-friendly way.
But their role doesn’t stop there. CARTIF is also developing digital tools that bring together simulation, data analysis, and visualisation. These tools will provide planners, engineers, and local authorities with clear insights early in the decision-making process, helping them choose the best renovation strategies with confidence.
Making renovation smarter and healthier
For CARTIF, DigiFab is about more than just energy efficiency. The project offers the chance to design solutions that truly improve people’s lives. That means tools capable of evaluating not only energy savings, but also comfort, noise levels, and overall building performance.
The challenge lies in creating digital applications that can predict and balance all these factors — so that renovation projects deliver healthier, more comfortable, and more sustainable places to live and work.
Impact in Spain
In Spain, the potential impact of DigiFab is significant. Energy renovation is a national priority, but progress is often slowed by the lack of accessible, trustworthy tools for decision-makers. CARTIF’s work within DigiFab aims to change this. By giving local governments and professionals the ability to simulate renovation scenarios and compare results, the project can help speed up the renovation rate, boost energy efficiency, and contribute directly to Spain’s decarbonisation goals.
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