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Theme : Digital Twins
May 13th 2026
Designing a Digital, Decision‑Led Building Renovation Passport - The Methodology

Welcome to the second in a series of three blogs focusing on Building Renovation Passports, and how they act as building specific renovation frameworks to help owners and desicion...

May 12th 2026
Reducing the Performance Gap and Empowering Building Occupants to Reduce their Energy Consumption

Buildings are responsible for about 40% of the energy consumed in Europe and up to 75% of the EU’s building stock is considered inefficient. And to efficiently power indoor...

Apr 29th 2026
Queen Margaret University: IES Live Performance Monitoring & Decarbonisation Planning

Queen Margaret University: IES Live Performance Monitoring & Decarbonisation Planning Using IES Live, IES’s cloud-based building decarbonisation and energy management...

Apr 27th 2026
Bridging the Performance Gap: RDT Achieves 99% Simulation Accuracy for University of Madrid Facility Using IESVE

RDT Engineers (RDT) deployed IESVE software to deliver a high-fidelity performance digital twin for a complex university facility. By aligning physics-based simulation with...

Apr 17th 2026
IES Feature in B1M Film Exploring Surging Demand for Data Centres

We’re excited to feature in the B1M’s latest film which explores the surging global demand for data centres, the enormous strain they place on power and water infrastructure, and...

Apr 1st 2026
Digital Twins for Positive Energy Districts: Bridging Design and Operation with IES Digital Twin Technology

As part of the EU-funded TIPS4PED project, IES has developed a digital twin methodology to support the design and operation of Positive Energy Districts (PEDs). With pilot studies...

Mar 17th 2026
IES Live Highly Commended at the 2026 CIBSE Building Performance Awards

We’re proud to announce that we have been Highly Commended at the CIBSE Building Performance Awards 2026, in the ‘Product or Innovation of the Year – Building Performance...

Mar 4th 2026
IES Joins European Partners to Launch BLUEPRINT: New Vision for Participatory, Digital-Led Urban Renovation

IES has joined a major new Horizon Europe project, BLUEPRINT (Building Living Urban Ecosystems through Participatory Renovation and Innovation Tools), which aims to transform how...

Mar 2nd 2026
United Wholesale Scotland: Performance Monitoring & Actionable Insights with IES Live

As part of a two-phase decarbonisation and optimisation strategy, IES developed a calibrated Digital Twin of the Queenslie site and integrated it with the IES Live platform to...

Jan 22nd 2026
The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Data Centre Cooling Requirements

IES Consulting recently partnered with a global data centre operator, providing dynamic simulation services to future-proof its facilities and build resilience against the demands...

Dec 11th 2025
Active Energy Control in a Residential Building Using Digital Twin Technology

Introduction The EU-funded ENSNARE project, which has recently concluded, set out to accelerate deep renovation and decarbonisation of Europe’s building stock through innovative...

Oct 30th 2025
IES Advancing Resilience and Net-Zero at Sustainable Places 2025

Sustainable Places (SP25) once again proved to be one of Europe’s leading events for collaboration and innovation in the built environment. Bringing together researchers, industry...

Aug 22nd 2025
EMEA Summer School: Answering Your Questions

This summer, IES ran a series of lecture-style sessions covering key analyses that can be undertaken using IESVE. With over 1300 questions submitted across the five sessions,...

Jul 28th 2025
Could your factory be ‘leaking’ carbon - and cash?

Here’s how live whole life performance modelling could help you plug the gap…For manufacturers navigating today’s net zero landscape, decarbonising factories and facilities is a...

Jul 10th 2025
IES at the Forefront of Next-Generation Energy Certificates with SmartLivingEPC

The global push towards a climate-neutral future has placed the building sector under an intense spotlight. Responsible for approximately 40% of energy consumption and 36% of...

Jul 9th 2025
Unlocking Hidden Energy & Cost Savings in UK Schools

We have all felt the impact of rising energy costs in recent years, and the education sector is no exception. In 2023/24, energy expenditure in UK schools reached a staggering...