One way to think about Digital Twins is that they are virtual representations of your actual assets . . . perhaps think about them as Virtual Assets. However you think about Digital Twins, you can benefit from the National Institute of Building Science' web series on the subject. See more below in Sources. This week's ALN Th@3 will explain why the upcoming ALN Book Club Discussion series is focused on "Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI" by Yuri ...

David McKeown, long-time stalwart of the Institute of Asset Management asks us to "Look away from the madness, for a moment! This is what our world actually needs - we absolutely can choose this! This is the long term I choose. With me?" See more about his recent Linkedin post below in Ideas, which also includes information about ALN A55K Professional Certification Training from the Andrew James Advisory Group. ALN Th@3 pm ET this week will address the false dichotomy of "We can't afford...

Big actions often create big results. However, sometimes small initiatives ramp up to become very large. This week, one of those seemingly small initiatives was announced by the Linux Foundation at the ASHRAE winter conference. The Linux Foundation will acquire the Coalition for Smarter Buildings (C4SB). The non-profit C4SB will now become a Foundation and will provide the "umbrella" code and processes for Linux operating systems to connect to assets in real estate and buildings. The ALN an...

Big actions often create big results. However, sometimes small initiatives ramp up to become very large. This week, one of those seemingly small initiatives was announced by the Linux Foundation at the ASHRAE winter conference. The Linux Foundation will acquire the Coalition for Smarter Buildings (C4SB). The non-profit C4SB will now become a Foundation and will provide the "umbrella" code and processes for Linux operating systems to connect to assets in real estate and buildings. The ALN an...

We are excited to facilitate the first 2025 ALN Roundtable Series focused on Water Utility Assets. This week's ALN Th@3 pm ET will feature the AIM-USA/ALN Paper on "State Asset Management Initiatives for Public Water Utilities" and will highlight the West Palm Beach County Water Utilities ISO 55001 certification…and recertification…journey. See more below in People, Sources, and Upcoming Events. Register at this link. Asset Management, and particularly Asset Leadership, is bipartisan. Bu...