Michael Baker International Launches LiveTwin™, an Open, AI-Native Digital Twin Platform Built for the Future of Critical Infrastructure

Introduced at Michael Baker's Annual Tech Summit, LiveTwin Connects Fragmented Infrastructure Data into a Single Intelligent Environment Where AI Transforms Information into Actionable Insight

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, architecture, consulting, and digital solutions, today launched LiveTwin™, the flagship solution of digitalMBI, the firm's digital innovation platform. Unveiled during the company's inaugural Tech Summit, LiveTwin creates a living digital representation of facilities, campuses, infrastructure, and operations by connecting assets, systems, models, and real-time data into a single intelligent environment.

Built for owners, operators, public agencies, and infrastructure professionals, LiveTwin unifies building information modeling (BIM), geographic information systems (GIS), reality capture, internet of things (IoT), enterprise systems, and workflows into a shared operational view of the built environment. By connecting and contextualizing data across these systems, LiveTwin creates a trusted foundation where AI can deliver real-time insights, automation, and intelligent decision support.

The open platform is already in use by early adopters across more than 1,400 facilities in the United States, representing more than 30 million square feet of managed space. These early access partners have been able to onboard in minutes rather than months, with some reporting performance improvements exceeding 20 times the legacy solutions they replaced. These early results demonstrate how digital twins can deliver measurable operational value today, without requiring organizations to rebuild their digital environments from scratch or replace existing technology investments.

With the launch of LiveTwin, Michael Baker introduces the first in a growing portfolio of digitalMBI solutions designed to help clients address increasingly complex infrastructure challenges.

Built as an AI-native platform from day one, LiveTwin embeds AI directly into the data foundation rather than layering it on after the fact. Combining digital engineering, data ontology, analytics, and operational technologies, LiveTwin enables organizations to scale knowledge, automate workflows, and accelerate decision-making across the asset lifecycle at enterprise scale.

LiveTwin is part of digitalMBI, Michael Baker's digital innovation ecosystem created to help owners and operators modernize how infrastructure is designed, delivered, operated, and maintained. Working alongside the company's enterprise AI platform, Titan, LiveTwin combines AI reasoning, automation, and governance with deep engineering and infrastructure expertise while ensuring clients retain ownership, control, and traceability of their data. Together, these capabilities help provide the foundation for a growing portfolio of AI-enabled digital solutions that bring engineering, operations, and enterprise intelligence into a connected ecosystem.

"The future of infrastructure depends on the ability to turn data into insight and insight into action," said Rod Malehmir, Ph.D., Chief Technology Officer at Michael Baker International. "Our industry does not have a data creation problem. It has a data connection problem. Infrastructure information exists everywhere, but too often remains locked inside disconnected systems. LiveTwin creates the digital foundation that allows AI to work across that information in a trusted and meaningful way. When data, context, and AI come together, owners can move beyond seeing their assets to understanding performance, anticipating needs, and making better decisions about the future."

Unlike traditional digital twin solutions focused primarily on visualization, LiveTwin is designed to operationalize data across the asset lifecycle. By creating a contextualized understanding of assets, operations, and infrastructure systems, the platform helps organizations improve resiliency, manage risk, prioritize investments, and transition from reactive operations to predictive, intelligence-driven asset management. The result is a platform that helps organizations scale expertise, not just data.

As part of Michael Baker's broader engineering, consulting, and advisory services, LiveTwin complements the firm's ability to help clients navigate increasingly complex infrastructure, data, and technology challenges. Together, these capabilities combine deep domain expertise with innovative digital solutions to help clients deliver meaningful outcomes across the infrastructure lifecycle.

To schedule a demo, please visit: https://livetwin.io/.

About Michael Baker International
Michael Baker International is a leading provider of engineering, architecture, consulting, and technology services spanning four Verticals: Infrastructure, Places & Facilities, Federal and Government Services, and GovTech. The firm's Practices encompass all facets of infrastructure, including design and civil engineering for diverse bridge, highway, water, rail and transit, and aviation projects, as well as planning, architecture, environmental, and construction and program management. For more than 85 years, the company has been a trusted partner to clients, providing comprehensive services and solutions, delivering expertise and quality, and embracing emerging technologies and the latest innovations – like intelligent transportation, engineered models, and public safety software as a service (SaaS).

The company has more than 6,000 employees across more than 120 office locations. Michael Baker's Wolf Pack is committed to Making a Difference for clients and communities through a culture of innovation, collaboration, and technological advancement while evolving its business to become a full-service engineering and consulting firm.

To learn more, visit https://mbakerintl.com/.

For more information, contact:
Press: Julia Covelli, [email protected], (866) 293-4609

SOURCE Michael Baker International