Journal of Engineering, Project, and Production Management, 2025, 15(3), 0017
Integrating an Equitable Transition to Net Zero in Digital Twin Roadmaps: Strategies for the Built Environment
1Postgraduate
Student, Faculty of Civil Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia
Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah, 25200 Kuantan, Malaysia, Email:
bathichheba@gmail.com
2Senior Lecturer, Faculty of
Industrial Management, Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah,
25200 Kuantan, Malaysia, Email: nurhaizan@umpsa.edu.my
3Senior
Lecturer, Department of Engineering, University Teknologi PETRONAS,
32610 Seri Iskandar, Malaysia. Email: salmaliza.salleh@utp.edu.my
4Associate Professor, Faculty of Civil Engineering
Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah, 25200
Kuantan, Malaysia; Visiting Professor, Faculty of Graduate Studies,
Daffodil International University, 1341 Dhaka, Bangladesh. Email:
arahimirahman@umpsa.edu.my (corresponding author).
Project Management
Received December 1, 2024; revised December 20, 2024; January 6, 2025; accepted January 7, 2025
Available online June 30, 2025
Abstract: The main vision for an equitable transition to net zero includes promoting inclusivity, accessibility, and equity in the development and application of digital twin (DT), as well as facilitating sustainable transitions for the built environment to reach net-zero emissions. As a result, the use of DT in the built environment has grown as countries work towards net-zero emissions. However, the integration of an equitable transition to net zero is frequently neglected, resulting in lopsided benefits and reinforced societal injustices. The aim of this study was to identify the strategies for integrating an equitable transition to net zero in built environment roadmaps using DT. This aim was achieved using a qualitative approach and by collecting and analysing data from semi-structured interviews with twenty built environment experts from different countries. Subsequently, the collected interview data was analysed using thematic analysis. The study findings revealed that strategies can be divided into four themes: collaboration and education, sustainable technology, data management and policy, and inclusive project management. The significance of this study is that it shows how to tackle social and environmental inequalities and achieve the net zero goals, with this work being the first of its kind to propose roadmaps that integrate DT into the broad context of equitable and net zero transition in the built environment.
Keywords: Digital Twin, Built Environment, Equitable Transition, Net Zero.
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Citation: Bathich, H., Zainudin, N. M., Salleh, S., and Rahman, R. A. (2025). Integrating an Equitable Transition to Net Zero in Digital Twin Roadmaps: Strategies for the Built Environment. Journal of Engineering, Project, and Production Management, 15(3), 0017.
DOI:
10.32738/JEPPM-2025-0017
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