--- title: Thoughts Over the Wire (8) description: Blog posts at ThoughtWire about creating smart built environments through Digital Twin Technology. (8) --- [![ThoughtWire](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Asset-19/ThoughtWire.png?width=585&name=ThoughtWire.png "ThoughtWire")](https://www.thoughtwire.com/) - [Smart Hospitals](https://thoughtwire.com/smart-hospital-products/) - [Smart Buildings](https://thoughtwire.com/smart-building-products/) - [Technology](https://thoughtwire.com/technology/) - [About](https://thoughtwire.com/about/) - [Resources](https://www.thoughtwire.com/smart-built-environment-resource/) - [Smart Resources](https://www.thoughtwire.com/smart-built-environment-resource/) - [Blog](https://blog.thoughtwire.com) - [News Center](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/news) - [Request a Demo](https://info.thoughtwire.com/demo) #### OverView Our HighIQ Smart Healthcare solution helps optimize the day-to-day lives of doctors, nurses, and clinicians at work. 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Find the right solution for your commercial building. [Find Out More](https://www.thoughtwire.com/smart-building-products/) #### GET STARTED - ##### [The Problems](https://www.thoughtwire.com/smart-building-solutions/problems-we-solve/) Solve your biggest challenges - ##### [Our Solutions](https://www.thoughtwire.com/smart-building-solutions/) Make your building smarter - ##### [Our Customers](https://www.thoughtwire.com/smart-building-solutions/customers/) Who we work with #### PRODUCTS - ##### [PrecisionHub](https://www.thoughtwire.com/smart-building-products/precision-hub/) Optimize building operations - ##### [@Work](https://www.thoughtwire.com/smart-building-products/at-work-application/) Improve tenant experience #### Overview Built using a super-fast graph database, our Digital Twin technology is at the heart of our applications. [Download e-book](https://info.thoughtwire.com/fp-opm-application-digital-twin-technology-ebook) #### GET STARTED - ##### [Overview](https://www.thoughtwire.com/technology) Connecting people and spaces for smarter built environments. - ##### [Digital Twin Technology](https://www.thoughtwire.com/technology/digital-twin/) What is a Digital Twin? - ##### [Core Services & Connectors](https://www.thoughtwire.com/technology/platform-services) The foundation for smart built environments #### OVERVIEW At ThoughtWire, we’re on a mission to create Smarter Spaces by using powerful Digital Twin Technology to bring Built Environments to life. [FIND OUT MORE](https://www.thoughtwire.com/about/) #### GET STARTED - ##### [Our Leadership](https://www.thoughtwire.com/about/leadership) Dedicated, focused and experienced executive - ##### [Careers](https://www.thoughtwire.com/about/careers/) You belong at Thoughtwire #### Find Out More - ##### [Ambiant Labs](https://www.thoughtwire.com/about/ambiant-labs) Making the art of possible come to life - ##### [News Center](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/news) Keep up with the latest ## [How Healthy and Resilient Is Your Building?](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/how-healthy-and-resilient-is-your-building) by [Christina Piruchta](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/author/christina-piruchta) on March 02, 2021 Top 3 Reasons Your Building’s Intelligence is Key to Your Safe Back-to-Work Strategy How would you feel if your building could assess sanitation and s\[...\] [Read more](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/how-healthy-and-resilient-is-your-building) ## [Poll Results: The Value Smart Buildings bring Occupants, Operators and Owners](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/value-of-smart-buildings-poll-results) by [Frans van Staden](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/author/frans-van-staden) on October 27, 2020 During our recent webinar, we asked our attendees a series of poll questions that cover three themes: 1. What makes a Building Smart, 2. The value a D\[...\] [Read more](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/value-of-smart-buildings-poll-results) ## [Expert Q&A: The Value Smart Buildings bring Occupants, Operators and Owners - Part 2](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/value-of-smart-buildings-part-2) by [ThoughtWire](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/author/thoughtwire) on October 12, 2020 Recently, we hosted a webinar with industry experts from Yorkland Controls, DB Engineering and Multiplex. Below is part two of two excerpts from our e\[...\] [Read more](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/value-of-smart-buildings-part-2) ## [Expert Q&A: The Value Smart Buildings bring Occupants, Operators and Owners - Part 1](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/value-of-smart-buildings-part-1) by [ThoughtWire](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/author/thoughtwire) on October 06, 2020 Recently, we hosted a webinar with industry experts from Yorkland Controls, DB Engineering and Multiplex. Below is part one of two excerpts from our e\[...\] [Read more](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/value-of-smart-buildings-part-1) ## [Evolution of the Real-Time Health System](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/evolution-of-the-real-time-health-system) by [Carly McLeod](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/author/carly-mcleod) on August 18, 2020 Health systems have evolved significantly with technology throughout the years, with each innovation aiming to reach a higher level of transformation,\[...\] [Read more](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/evolution-of-the-real-time-health-system) # Thoughts Over the Wire - [Events (24)](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/tag/events) - [Featured (68)](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/tag/featured) - [Smart Buildings (77)](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/tag/smart-buildings) - [Smart Hospitals (47)](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/tag/smart-hospitals) - [TW Team (31)](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/tag/tw-team) - [TWTurns10 (8)](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/tag/twturns10) [Read More](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/next-gen-building-os) OR SHARE THIS ARTICLE: ## [Next Gen Building OS](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/next-gen-building-os) By [Franco Castaldini](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/author/franco-castaldini) | on 05, Jun 2019 Death of the Building Operating System Dream? What will the next generation platform for CRE look like and does it signal the death of the Building OS? [Read More](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/next-gen-building-os) [Read More](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/can-smart-buildings-really-help-improve-productivity) OR SHARE THIS ARTICLE: ## [Can Smart Buildings Really Help Improve Productivity?](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/can-smart-buildings-really-help-improve-productivity) By [ThoughtWire](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/author/thoughtwire) | on 04, Jun 2019 “The most valuable asset of a 21st-century institution (whether business or nonbusiness) will be its knowledge workers and their productivity.” ~Peter Drucker, 1999 Twenty years ago, Peter Drucker wro\[...\] [Read More](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/can-smart-buildings-really-help-improve-productivity) [Read More](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/dans-dose-of-the-day-lost-in-translation) OR SHARE THIS ARTICLE: ## [Dan's Dose of the Day - Lost in Translation](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/dans-dose-of-the-day-lost-in-translation) By [Dan Nguyen](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/author/dan-nguyen) | on 30, May 2019 A few years back in early spring, a patient with my last name was admitted to my unit; Nguyen is one of the most common last names in the world. During handoff, the previous nurse informed me that thi\[...\] [Read More](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/dans-dose-of-the-day-lost-in-translation) [Read More](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/expert-webinar-separating-hype-from-reality-in-cre-tech-qa) OR SHARE THIS ARTICLE: ## [Expert Spotlight: Mike Prsa, Principal and Vice President, Mulvey & Banani](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/expert-webinar-separating-hype-from-reality-in-cre-tech-qa) By [ThoughtWire](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/author/thoughtwire) | on 17, May 2019 Recently, we hosted our first expert webinar of 2019 with Mulvey & Banani, a Toronto-based engineering consulting firm leading the way for Building and Office Intelligence solution design. Watch t\[...\] [Read More](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/expert-webinar-separating-hype-from-reality-in-cre-tech-qa) [Read More](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/meet-the-tw-team) OR SHARE THIS ARTICLE: ## [Meet the TW Team](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/meet-the-tw-team) By [Justin Robinson](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/author/justin-robinson) | on 15, May 2019 We’re all guilty of this, at least a little bit: we get into our own bubbles. When we’re at work doing our own thing, we tend to lose sight of what our colleagues get up to on a day-to-day basis. If y\[...\] [Read More](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/meet-the-tw-team) [Read More](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/what-can-cre-owners-and-operators-learn-from-weworks-ipo-filing) OR SHARE THIS ARTICLE: ## [What can #CRE owners and operators learn from WeWork's IPO filing?](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/what-can-cre-owners-and-operators-learn-from-weworks-ipo-filing) By [Sandy Mangat](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/author/sandy-mangat) | on 09, May 2019 At the risk of stating the obvious, WeWork is a big deal. WeWork is a big deal not only in the world of commercial real estate but it joins an elite new group of Silicon Valley unicorns filing for an \[...\] [Read More](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/what-can-cre-owners-and-operators-learn-from-weworks-ipo-filing) [Read More](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/tw_internship_experience_with-customer-success-technical-service-group-and-marketing) OR SHARE THIS ARTICLE: ## [The TW Internship Experience with Customer Success, Technical Service Group and Marketing](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/tw_internship_experience_with-customer-success-technical-service-group-and-marketing) By [ThoughtWire](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/author/thoughtwire) | on 08, May 2019 In our last instalment of the “TW Internship Experience - Winter” series, we will be highlighting the experiences of Maggie who worked as a Sales Intern in Marketing, Mehdeep who worked as a System Su\[...\] [Read More](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/tw_internship_experience_with-customer-success-technical-service-group-and-marketing) [Read More](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/nosocomial-infections-and-other-preventable-adverse-events) OR SHARE THIS ARTICLE: ## [Dan's Dose of the Day - Nosocomial Infections and Other Preventable Adverse Events](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/nosocomial-infections-and-other-preventable-adverse-events) By [Dan Nguyen](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/author/dan-nguyen) | on 07, May 2019 I remember this elderly patient of mine who was transferred to our mental health unit because she was presenting very aggressive behaviour. It was progressive dementia that was being accompanied with \[...\] [Read More](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/nosocomial-infections-and-other-preventable-adverse-events) [Read More](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/come-talk-to-us-about-digital-twins-at-realcomm/ibcon-2019) OR SHARE THIS ARTICLE: ## [Come talk to us about Digital Twins at Realcomm/IBCON 2019](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/come-talk-to-us-about-digital-twins-at-realcomm/ibcon-2019) By [ThoughtWire](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/author/thoughtwire) | on 06, May 2019 Did you think a Digital Twin has to be a visual representation of the built environment? Not necessarily. Don’t miss our panel discussion at this years conference demystifying what does and does not c\[...\] [Read More](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/come-talk-to-us-about-digital-twins-at-realcomm/ibcon-2019) [Read More](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/tw_internship_experience_winter_edition) OR SHARE THIS ARTICLE: ## [The TW Internship Experience - Winter edition: Development Team](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/tw_internship_experience_winter_edition) By [ThoughtWire](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/author/thoughtwire) | on 01, May 2019 At the beginning of the year, ThoughtWire had five new students join the team for their winter work term. 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Or better yet download our Digital Twin\[...\] [Read More](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/what-does-it-mean-to-be-digital-twin-enabled) [Read More](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/volunteer-recognition-day) OR SHARE THIS ARTICLE: ## [Volunteer Recognition Day](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/volunteer-recognition-day) By [Justin Robinson](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/author/justin-robinson) | on 20, Apr 2019 We all want to change the world. Some people are fortunate and resourceful enough to have the means to do something huge like start the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, or donate half a million do\[...\] [Read More](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/volunteer-recognition-day) - [Prev](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/page/7) - [Next](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/page/9) ### Schedule a Demo ## [![demo-cta](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/hs-fs/hubfs/demo-cta.png?width=250&name=demo-cta.png)](https://info.thoughtwire.com/demo) ### How do you connect the inside with the outside world? 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