--- title: What’s a Digital Twin? + Tech in Construction With Andy Kaiyala description: In today’s episode, host Jason Richmond introduced Andy Kaiyala of WSB where they discussed how engineers support clients, owners, and contractors with advanced tech—like digital twins. 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Ask us! And we will try to answer it in future Dirt Talk episodes. ## Featured Guest --- ![107_podcover](https://resources.buildwitt.com/hubfs/107_podcover.jpg) Nic Parish Job Title, Company ![icon-linkedin-black](https://resources.buildwitt.com/hubfs/BuildWitt_November2021/images/icon-linkedin-black.svg) " title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen> Host Jason Richmond introduces Andy Kaiyala, VP of Construction Technology and Controls at WSB. Andy has a 25-year career bidding and building complex infrastructure projects all over the world, including the Middle East and Australia. So he knows all about successful digital integration in construction. In this episode, he shares how engineers support clients, owners, and contractors with advanced tech—like digital twins. (If that’s a new term for you, don’t worry; Andy breaks it down in the podcast.) 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