Leveraging Blockchain-Enabled Digital Twins for Building Commissioning

Nana Akua Adu-Amankwa¹, Farzad Rahimian¹

1. Teesside University

Published in Proceedings of the International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Built Environment (SASBE 2024), edited by Ali GhaffarianHoseini, Amirhosein GhaffarianHoseini, Farzad Rahimian and Mahesh Babu Purushothaman. Springer Nature, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, volume 591, 2025, pages 1120 to 1127. DOI 10.1007/978-981-96-4051-5_107.

Abstract

This paper delves into the potential integration of Blockchain (BC) and Digital Twins (DT) into Building Commissioning (BCx). Through a combination of literature review and semi-structured interviews with experts in academia and industry, the study highlights the perceived role of BC-enabled DT in ensuring effective management of BCx activities. BCx often encounter issues related to manual data handling and inconsistencies in data representation, which can lead to errors, data loss, fragmented and inaccurate information, and poor decision-making. Thus, the study’s findings underscore the unique features of BC-enabled DT in supporting real-time decision-making, improving information access among stakeholders, and enhancing data security. These findings are supported by evidence from literature, demonstrating that DTs can leverage data for reliable decision-making while BC can ensure data integrity in a decentralised peer-to-peer framework. Furthermore, the study delves into the technological considerations for the effective use of a BC-enabled DT approach to BCx. The study sheds light on the approach’s relevance and significantly contributes to the advancement of the industry’s digital transformation strategies.

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Session

Presented in Track K, Saturday 9 November 2024, 11:00 to 13:00, room WG 1001, Auckland University of Technology. Session chair Dr Zahra Jalali.

How to Cite

Adu-Amankwa, N. A., & Rahimian, F. (2025). Leveraging Blockchain-Enabled Digital Twins for Building Commissioning. In A. GhaffarianHoseini, A. GhaffarianHoseini, F. Rahimian, & M. B. Purushothaman (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Built Environment (SASBE 2024) (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Vol. 591, pp. 1120–1127). Springer Nature Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-4051-5_107

About the Conference

Presented at SASBE 2024, the International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, held in Auckland from 7 to 9 November 2024 and chaired by Professors Ali and Amirhosein GhaffarianHoseini, founders of GDI Academy. The version of record is published by Springer Nature; this page is the conference archive record kept by GDI Academy.