Mr. Rohan Rawte

Mr. Rohan Rawte
Businesss Manager for the Middle East - North Africa and Asia - Pacific region
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BIOGRAPHY

Rohan has been involved in the Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) industry for more than 20 years. Initially specialising in the use of digital twins for avoiding failure, extending life/warranty, and optimizing cost in the mechanical and automotive industries, Rohan transitioned from the mechanical industry to the built environment when he joined IES in 2010. Rohan now manages multiple divisions for IES across the Middle East, India and Asia. Based in Singapore, he is currently focused on developing the company’s regional HQ in Asia, drawing on his experience in facing new markets, supporting the development and sale of new products, developing global and local partnerships and fostering multi-disciplinary global teams to drive results.

TOPIC

Digital Twins contributes to promoting energy efficiency and reducing
carbon emissions in the built environment

 

ABSTRACT

Buildings have a crucial role to play in achieving zero-carbon energy. Reports indicate buildings account for 37% of energy and process-related CO2 emissions, and over 34% of energy demand globally.

To mitigate climate change, industry leaders say that by 2030, 100% of new buildings must be net-zero carbon in operation, embodied carbon must be reduced by at least 40%, and by 2050, all new and existing assets must be net-zero across the whole-lifecycle. Whilst many countries/ organisations have pledged to decarbonise, few understand how their buildings truly perform or have concrete plans to improve them at the scale required.

Technology advancements, i.e. digital twins, are helping to address this. These highly accurate virtual replicas leverage physics-based simulations, data, machine learning and AI, to behave like their real-world counterpart and uncover detailed insights into current and future energy/carbon performance. Helping to identify energy efficiency upgrades, as well as simulate impacts of future changes and zero-carbon interventions, prior to implementation, to de-risk decarbonisation decisions.

This presentation will discuss how digital twin technology is supporting decarbonisation of the built environment, sharing lessons learned from real examples, including Nanyang Technological University (NTU) EcoCampus and the super-efficient Green Mark Platinum Keppel Bay Tower in Singapore.