<p>In this episode of <em>The ConTech Crew</em>, Jeff Sample and Nathan Wood sit down with Jacob D’Albora, Director of Digital Building Operations at VIATechnik, to talk about their newest innovation: Voyager, a digital twin solution built with owners in mind. Jacob shares insights into bridging the construction-operations gap, the shift from BIM as a 3D model to BIM as a data source, and why the facilities side of the AEC industry needs tools designed specifically for their workflow. The conversation also covers cultural change, standards, AI integration, and Jacob&#39;s recent appointment to the National Institute of Building Sciences’ Digital Twin Integration Committee.</p><h3></h3><h3><strong>Key Learnings:</strong></h3><ul><li>Digital twins should empower not overwhelm facility teams.</li><li>Interoperability is more realistic and effective than forcing a single source of truth.</li><li>The design and construction phases must hand off clean, validated data to ops.</li><li>Data consumers (like Voyager) increase the value of data creators.</li><li>Change management is just as vital as the technology itself.</li></ul><h3></h3><h3><strong>Timestamps:</strong></h3><p>[00:00] - Introduction</p><p>[01:05] - Introduction to Jacob D’Albora & the “Voyage to Value”</p><p>[03:30] - The origin of VIATechnik and their journey into owner services</p><p>[10:43] - VIATechnik’s product evolution: from services to Voyager</p><p>[25:09] - Value prompt of BIM</p><p>[29:45] - How this helps upstream teams like trades and designers</p><p>[33:36] - The need for transparency and culture change</p><p>[38:47] - Jacob’s appointment as Chair of the NIBS Digital Twin Committee</p><h3></h3><h3>Follow the Guest & Company</h3><ul><li><strong>LinkedIn:</strong> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacobdalbora/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacobdalbora/</a> </li><li><strong>LinkedIn(Company):</strong> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/viatechnik/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/company/viatechnik/</a> </li><li><strong>Instagram:</strong> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jpdalbora/?hl=en" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/jpdalbora/?hl=en</a> </li><li><strong>Instagram(Company):</strong> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/via.technik/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/via.technik/</a> </li><li><strong>Facebook:</strong> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jpdalbora/" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/jpdalbora/</a> </li></ul><h4></h4><h3>Follow the Host:</h3><ul><li><strong>LinkedIn:</strong> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ironmanofit/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/ironmanofit/</a></li></ul><h4></h4><h3>Follow the Co-Host:</h3><ul><li><strong>LinkedIn:</strong> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanaec/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanaec/</a> </li></ul><h3></h3><h3>Follow The ConTech Crew:</h3><ul><li><strong>Website: </strong><a href="https://thecontechcrew.com/" rel="nofollow">https://thecontechcrew.com/</a> </li><li><strong>YouTube:</strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/ConTechCrew" rel="nofollow"><strong> </strong></a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBDRThvRmSpyTZmMWY4EAjg" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/</a></li><li><strong>LinkedIn: </strong><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-contechcrew/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-contechcrew/</a> </li><li><strong>Facebook:</strong> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheConTechCrew/" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/TheConTechCrew/</a> </li><li><strong>Instagram:</strong> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thecontechcrew/?hl=en" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/thecontechcrew/?hl=en</a> </li><li><strong>Tiktok: </strong><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thecontechcrew" rel="nofollow">https://www.tiktok.com/@thecontechcrew</a> </li><li><strong>Twitter: </strong><a href="https://x.com/TheConTechCrew" rel="nofollow">https://x.com/TheConTechCrew</a> </li></ul>

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