--- title: Thoughts Over the Wire | Featured (4) description: Featured | Blog posts at ThoughtWire about creating smart built environments through Digital Twin Technology. (4) --- [![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. Find the right solution for your hospital. 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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/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/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/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/what-does-it-mean-to-be-digital-twin-enabled) OR SHARE THIS ARTICLE: ## [What does it mean to be Digital Twin enabled?](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/what-does-it-mean-to-be-digital-twin-enabled) By [Sandy Mangat](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/author/sandy-mangat) | on 24, Apr 2019 In our last blog on #DigitalTwin we demystified the similarities and differences between BIM and Digital Twin, if you haven’t read that yet - check it out here. 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/can-green-buildings-really-help-combat-climate-change) OR SHARE THIS ARTICLE: ## [Can Green Buildings Really Help Combat Climate Change?](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/can-green-buildings-really-help-combat-climate-change) By [ThoughtWire](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/author/thoughtwire) | on 02, Apr 2019 Our environment is reaching its limit! The current state of the climate is troubling at best. The average global temperature has warmed, snow and ice levels have diminished and the sea level has risen\[...\] [Read More](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/can-green-buildings-really-help-combat-climate-change) [Read More](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/bim-vs-digital-twin-technology) OR SHARE THIS ARTICLE: ## [BIM vs Digital Twin Technology](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/bim-vs-digital-twin-technology) By [Sandy Mangat](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/author/sandy-mangat) | on 19, Mar 2019 Navigating the technology landscape in most industries can sometimes feel like a nightmarish game of mad libs. The jargon can be unending and with the pace of technological change accelerating every y\[...\] [Read More](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/bim-vs-digital-twin-technology) [Read More](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/what-challenges-do-digital-twins-solve-in-buildings) OR SHARE THIS ARTICLE: ## [What Challenges do Digital Twins Solve in Buildings?](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/what-challenges-do-digital-twins-solve-in-buildings) By [ThoughtWire](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/author/thoughtwire) | on 05, Mar 2019 Digital twins have matured significantly in the past several years, making them well suited for use in organizations and built environments. In fact, they’ve opened up incredible opportunities for sol\[...\] [Read More](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/what-challenges-do-digital-twins-solve-in-buildings) [Read More](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/biggest-risk-to-your-commercial-building-in-2019) OR SHARE THIS ARTICLE: ## [Biggest Risk to Your Commercial Building in 2019](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/biggest-risk-to-your-commercial-building-in-2019) By [Sandy Mangat](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/author/sandy-mangat) | on 28, Feb 2019 As an owner or occupier of commercial buildings, you face problems big and small every day. Like a broken coffee machine that causes the entire marketing department to have a full-scale meltdown, or w\[...\] [Read More](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/biggest-risk-to-your-commercial-building-in-2019) [Read More](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/how-to-retrofit-your-building-for-the-future-using-opm) OR SHARE THIS ARTICLE: ## [How to Retrofit Your Building for the Future Using OPM](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/how-to-retrofit-your-building-for-the-future-using-opm) By [ThoughtWire](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/author/thoughtwire) | on 26, Feb 2019 If you’re retrofitting a commercial building, you might want to consider adding OPM to your plans. Why? Because OPM is a powerful way to get superior results from your retrofit. 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