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31 Oct 2018: As his presidential year for the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) draws to a close, Professor Lord Robert Mair, head of the Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction at the University of Cambridge, sets his sights on the role of civil

10 Jul 2018: July 2018 CDBB Newsletter

2 Nov 2018: Network FOuNTAIN: Network For ONTologies And Information maNagement in Digital Built Britain

12 Feb 2018: Professor Andy Neely and Dr Mark Bew introduce the Centre and explain what a Digital Built Britain is, what the challenges are and how Cambridge will engage with its various stakeholders.

15 Oct 2018: Ahead of the Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB) and Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction (CSIC)-hosted ‘Security-Mindedness for Smart Infrastructure: Challenges and Opportunities’ event on 1 November, Alexandra Luck, security

25 May 2018: The Centre’s BIM programme for 2018/19 brings focus to supporting current best practice and guiding growth towards a digitally built and operated Britain. Ahead of publication of new international standards, Terry Stocks, Head of the UK BIM

5 Feb 2018: Dr Mark Bew, Strategic Advisor to the Centre, sets his role at, and vision for, the Centre for Digital Built Britain

24 Jul 2018: Following the Government’s response to the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) report Data for the Public Good that tasks CDBB with forming the Digital Framework Task Group (DFTG), Alexandra Bolton, Deputy Director of the Centre, looks

7 May 2018: Consultation on revised Student Disciplinary Procedure 1 November-20 December 2022 This consultation invites members of the Collegiate University, including students, to give views on a number of potential changes to the Student Discipline Procedure.

31 Aug 2018: Guest international blog by David Miller Architects, reflecting on their work with Chile and collaboration with CDBB's Adam Matthews, who has been a key player in the promotion of the UK’s BIM expertise to various countries around the world and

14 Mar 2018: Alexandra Bolton, Deputy Director of the Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB), reports on the latest CDBB mini research projects, and makes the case for taking a multidisciplinary approach to the digital agenda.

28 Aug 2018: Arup’s report Cities Alive: Designing for urban childhoods (December 2017) presents the inclusive benefits of taking a child-friendly approach to urban planning. Sam Williams, part of the multi-disciplinary Operations Consulting team at Arup and

28 Sep 2018: Workshop for experts from industry, academia and standards bodies to help provide insight and challenge through a structured debate and workshop activities around the capabilities of the existing AR and VR technologies used in the built environment.

8 Aug 2018: The CDBB programme is actively multi-disciplinary to engage with ideas and perspectives beyond digital technology and construction. Gillian Rose, Professor of Human Geography at the University of Oxford, and a member of the CDBB Expert Research Panel

1 Jul 2018: I am a Research Associate and the former Delivery Manager for the National Digital Twin Programme (NDTP) at the Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB). My research interests lie in operations management with a focus on safety. The main focus of my

19 Jun 2018: Detailed metadata has to be supplied. Apparently many people use MetaGenie (freely available to download from www.gigateway.org.uk ) to manage their metadata or alternatively use MetaGenie Online (a web

19 Jun 2018: The following frequently asked questions aim to answer some of the queries that may arise from this process. These have been developed in collaboration by BSI, CDBB, the UK BIM Alliance, Public Sector bodies, and the Home Nations Working Group.

1 Dec 2018: CDBB were pleased to support the Institution of Civil Engineers – Scotland at their “BIM and Soft Landings for better outcomes” masterclass held at Stirling University.

20 Sep 2018: While the construction and infrastructure sector generates huge amounts of data the full value of that data is yet to be realised. Dr Jennifer Schooling, Chair of the Research Strategy Steering Group at the Centre for Digital Built Britain considers

7 Feb 2018: AUM is a series of annual symposia for discussing applied urban simulation models that offers insights into urban change and informs practical policy initiatives. It welcomes scholars and practitioners who are developing or using such models. Since

3 Aug 2018: New funding opportunities, the launch of the DFTG and more in CDBB's August newsletter.

18 May 2018: In this month’s guest blog Dr Jacqui Taylor, CEO and co-founder of FlyingBinary, a company recognised as one of the 20 global Internet of Things (IoT) companies building capacity for Society 5.0 in 2018, articulates how a digital built Britain can

25 Jan 2018: A report for the Government Construction Client Group

20 Jul 2018: Government confirmation that the Centre for Digital Built Britain will form a Digital Framework Task Group (DFTG) to guide the development and adoption of a digital framework for infrastructure data is good news. Mark Enzer, Chief Technical Officer

30 Aug 2018: Security-Mindedness briefing and workshop organised by CDBB and CSIC.

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8 Aug 2018: The Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB) is pleased to announce their BIM Roundtable Discussion Series in association with the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).

12 Jul 2018: Mark Harvey, Head of Profession (Infrastructure) at the Department for International Development (DFID), reflects on how new technologies are driving positive change in developing countries.

17 Jan 2018: Search site. Centre for Digital Built Britain completed its five-year mission and closed its doors at the end of September 2022. This website remains as a legacy of the achievements of our five-year foundational journey towards a digital built

9 Nov 2018: The Centre for Digital Built Britain’s (CDBB) Security-Mindedness for Smart Infrastructure: Challenges and Opportunities event, in association with the Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction (CSIC) at the University of Cambridge, brought

14 Nov 2018: Blog by Innovate UK on the Satellite Applications Catapult: asset monitoring using satellite and IoT technologies. Originally posted on Innovate UK site, reposted with permission.

23 Aug 2018: Following the announcement of three new funding opportunities at the CDBB Summer Showcase Event, Alexandra Bolton, Deputy Director of the Centre, looks forward to receiving bids for the new calls.

21 Feb 2018: Rt Hon Lord Henley, Parliamentary Secretary of State for the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, gave a speech on Smart Cities at Smart Cities UK 2018 in which he refers to the important work of the Centre for Digital Built

7 Jun 2018: Dr Anne Kemp Director at Atkins - BIM Strategy and Development Chair, UK BIM Alliance

26 Feb 2018: Please visit A.J. Stone's homepage to download the program. coming soon: A simple molecular dynamics example program that employs the explicit symplectic rigid-body integration scheme propose in1996.

19 Nov 2018: Search site. Centre for Digital Built Britain completed its five-year mission and closed its doors at the end of September 2022. This website remains as a legacy of the achievements of our five-year foundational journey towards a digital built

19 Apr 2018: In this month’s guest blog Karen Alford, Flood and Coastal Risk Manager for the Environment Agency, specialising in asset data and information, charts the organisation’s digital journey and looks forward to the next step.

13 Jun 2018: Author of 'Built: The Hidden Stories Behind our Structures', structural engineer at AECOM and champion of engineering as a career, Roma Agrawal proposes a skills manifesto to deliver our digital-built future.

8 Aug 2018: The Centre for Digital Built Britain’s (CDBB) engagement programme works across research, industry and policy to champion digital transformation. Amelia Burnett, Head of Engagement for CDBB, heralds the change.

8 Aug 2018: The Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB) is pleased to announce their BIM Roundtable Discussion Series in association with the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).

30 Nov 2018: Following today’s announcement that CDBB as part of the Transforming Construction Alliance has been awarded leadership of the new £72m Core Innovation Hub, Professor Andy Neely, Director of the Centre, welcomes the good news.

8 Aug 2018: The Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB) is pleased to announce their BIM Roundtable Discussion Series in association with the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).

11 Oct 2018: Following on from the success of the opening workshop for the Pedagogy and Upskilling Research Network there will be a follow-up workshop to contribute to the next phase of the research. We are seeking wider participation to define the future

10 Jul 2018: CDBB Funded Network Event

10 Nov 2018: The recent announcement by Housing Secretary James Brokenshire (MP) to launch the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission puts quality and aesthetics on the construction agenda. Jaimie Johnston, Director and Head of Global Systems at the

17 Aug 2018: CDBB's D-COM network is looking for survey participants to help understand the present capabilities of compliance systems, along with the current attitudes and industry readiness for the digitisation of regulations and compliance checking.

3 May 2018: The Laing O’Rourke Centre for Construction Engineering Masters (CEM) Annual Debate brings informed insights and lively discussion to the subject of a national Digital Twin.

28 Aug 2018: Lamb, K. (2018). Blockchain and Smart Contracts: What the AEC sector needs to know.

6 Nov 2018: Stage two of the project to catalogue and make available for download the British East Africa portion of the War Office Archive (funded by the Indigo Trust) was completed in March

28 Nov 2018: A collaborative project between Stanford University, in the US, and the University of Cambridge is combining Virtual Reality technology and education to bring the outside world to children who are not able to experience it. Kathy Ho, a teacher at