
What is Proptech and how can it help the Commercial Real Estate Industry?
The word proptech has been trending a lot lately, but what does it mean? Is it an app? Is it something I can buy? Do I already use proptech? Let’s start with the basics: What
Creating the future of
autonomous buildings
Cohesion's patented digital twin technology is the backbone of the industry-leading data insights platform. It provides access to data and insights on how on-premises or cloud systems and people interact with the building. It also enables autonomous actions that optimize building systems, such as access control, energy monitoring, HVAC, indoor air quality and more.
Our digital twin achieves autonomy by integrating with all devices and systems in the building through open and secure protocols. It then combines system data with occupant-centric data from the tenant experience features to derive truly unique and comprehensive information about buildings. These insights create actions to command building systems for real-time optimization, resulting in greater ROI.
Our digital twin is built on a state-of-the-art data lakehouse. The lakehouse is a solution for managing data that combines elements of two different approaches:
Thanks to advances in computing and data storage technology, a strict separation between these two concepts is no longer necessary. With a lakehouse, information moves efficiently between these unstructured and structured storage modes. That means large amounts of data can be put to use more quickly and effectively.
Cohesion uses a digital lakehouse to capture, store and process structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data with the greatest data quality, performance, security, and governance. This foundational data architecture is what supports all of the functions and insights available on Cohesion — business intelligence, real-time data applications, data science, and machine learning.
A digital twin is a virtual representation of a real-world object or process. Thanks to advances in computing it is now possible to create digital twins in contexts ranging from healthcare to manufacturing to urban planning. Engineers, scientists, and others use digital twins to better understand real-world systems and manage those systems effectively.
The creation and use of a digital twin involves answering three questions:
One benefit of using a digital twin is that the extremely sophisticated recreation of real-world processes makes it easier to automate those operations and ensure that they are running properly. This capability, in turn, makes managing complex systems like modern office buildings easier and more efficient.
Cohesion’s patented digital twin technology is purpose-built for building owners and operators to provide data and insights of how people and systems interact with the building. Cohesion Digital Twin technology collects and contextualizes millions of data points in real-time with a thorough understanding of a building’s various spaces, systems, and devices to enable autonomous actions that optimizes building systems and increases asset valuation.
Data from access control systems, elevators, occupancy sensors, air quality monitors, computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS systems), space reservation systems, vendor management systems, HVAC systems, weather, energy, and human interactions are used to create a robust data model that is the foundation for the digital twin visualizations and tools, as well as autonomous optimizations.
Digital twin technology connects to, integrates with and collects data from all IoT sensors, building operations and maintenance systems, as well as various internal and external data sources that impact building performance and the experience of its occupants. Cohesion already integrates with the majority of the leading building systems. We are also continually adding to our library, so you can be confident our technology can seamlessly connect to your building.
The word proptech has been trending a lot lately, but what does it mean? Is it an app? Is it something I can buy? Do I already use proptech? Let’s start with the basics: What
Building Potential All buildings have potential. A true digital transformation of buildings requires a comprehensive combination of integrated systems, connected workflows, and human engagement. This approach enables unlocking actionable insights to make buildings more resilient,
The concept of digital twins is not new. They have been around for decades. What is new is the untapped value that digital twins will generate for the commercial real estate market in the very