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19 Feb 2021: CDBB, together with the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) and BRE (Building Research Establishment) forms part of the Construction Innovation Hub (the Hub), a £72 million Government-backed R&D initiative, funded ... by UK Research and Innovation’s

1 Feb 2021: 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

5 Mar 2021: The Centre for Digital Built Britain’s International work stream has championed the foundation of successful collaborations between international governments and regional public sector communities resulting in the forthcoming launch of a Global

17 Mar 2021: As transport systems increase in complexity and mutual dependency the cost and requirement for real-world testing is also increasing. Therefore, the automotive and transport industries are seeking to augment real-world testing with simulation and

6 Sep 2021: Enabled by the Construction Innovation Hub we are sharing on the DT Hub a new series entitled Digital Twin Journeys to focus on academic research and lessons learned from digital twin

27 Oct 2021: In this two video mini-series, the research team shares insights about how existing digital maturity enabled these hospitals to respond to the pandemic in agile ways, transforming to a hybrid ... For more on this project, including links to their

18 Aug 2021: An enhanced suite of training has been launched to support the global implementation of Building Information Modelling (BIM).

26 Feb 2021: The Centre for Digital Built Britain’s International work stream has championed the foundation of successful collaborations between international governments and regional public sector communities resulting in the forthcoming launch of a Global

19 Mar 2021: The Centre for Digital Built Britain’s International work stream has championed the foundation of successful collaborations between international governments and regional public sector communities resulting in the forthcoming launch of a Global

17 Jun 2021: The Landscape Decisions Programme, part of the UKRI Strategic Priorities Fund, addresses the challenge of delivering evidence-based decisions within UK landscapes through research collaboration with policy, business and land management ... If you’d

3 Nov 2021: innovative research and technology developments.

12 Feb 2021: A panel discussion with the authors Chair: Dr Erika Parn cz_logo_rectangle.png Four Futures, One Choice, a new, plain-language e-book written by experts from the Centre for Digital Built Britain in Cambridge, presents four future scenarios for what

5 Mar 2021: The Centre for Digital Built Britain’s International work stream has championed the foundation of successful collaborations between international governments and regional public sector communities resulting in the forthcoming launch of a Global

12 Feb 2021: Explore what the UK’s buildings, places and spaces could be like in 2040 & how the choices we make today could lead to fairer greener future. An interactive story sets out four future visions for the built environment and will be available

17 May 2021: This research forms part of the Centre for Digital Built Britain’s (CDBB) work at the University of Cambridge. ... It was enabled by the Construction Innovation Hub, of which CDBB is a core partner, and funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

20 Apr 2021: framework_for_composition.png The Construction Innovation Hub's  (the Hub) Platform Design Programme (PDP) working in partnership with both government and industry to develop a platform construction system consisting of a standardised kit of

3 Sep 2021: Mike Turpin, Technical Adviser for the Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB) explains how the recently released enhanced suite of online training will help to support the global implementation of Building Information Modelling (BIM).

26 Feb 2021: Those with an interest in how digital technology is transforming construction can also find out more about other Construction Innovation Hub funded CDBB research during the festival. ... a series of free online events and activities for the whole family

20 Oct 2021: CDBB is seeking suppliers for a package of work to showcase the real-world impact of CDBB. Ever since its inception in 2017, the CDBB has been instrumental in helping create the artefacts of a digital built Britain.

12 Aug 2021: Building a global evidence base to support government investment in built environment innovation that delivers benefits for people and places Following its launch, the Global BIM Network is now initiating a Call for Knowledge to all public sector

5 Mar 2021: The Centre for Digital Built Britain’s International work stream has championed the foundation of successful collaborations between international governments and regional public sector communities resulting in the forthcoming launch of a Global

11 Mar 2021: The Construction Innovation Hub’s Platform Design Programme is working in partnership with both government and industry to develop a platform construction system consisting of a standardised kit of parts to deliver social infrastructure buildings.

15 Jan 2021: Development. Colouring London has been supported by grants from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, Historic England, The Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis/MacArthur Foundation, UCL Innovation and Business, and ... Contact:. Polly

25 May 2021: Today (25 May) a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been announced between representatives for the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States of America (U.S.) cementing a pledge to work together on the development of the US National Building

1 Mar 2021: Top Trump Role Profile Cards - click on each to view the pdf file of the role profile.

21 Oct 2021: Our research has shown that construction firms that have successfully adopted and are using BIM and OSM share six common characteristics:.

2 Feb 2021: Local authorities across the UK are being encouraged to ‘go digital’ in their approach to the design, construction and operation of their buildings and estates.

27 Jan 2021: We want our research to make a real difference to infrastructure asset owners. ... This approach steers outcomes of the research project towards deliverables that can be used in practice by asset owners.

22 Nov 2021: bim_toolkit_image.png Image: BIM Maturity Selection Guide showing how documents can be developed over time If you are based in the UK and are looking for support to implement Building Information Modelling (BIM) please visit the UK BIM Framework

26 Feb 2021: The Centre for Digital Built Britain’s International work stream has championed the foundation of successful collaborations between international governments and regional public sector communities resulting in the forthcoming launch of a Global

21 Sep 2021: Mark Enzer OBE, FREng, Director of the Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB), Head of the National Digital Twin Programme, Digital Director and board member for the Construction Innovation Hub and Chief Technical Officer of Mott MacDonald has

12 Feb 2021: Professor Mark Girolami. Codenamed Odysseus, the project was led by a Turing team including Professor Mark Girolami, Sir Kirby Laing Professor of Civil Engineering, Royal Academy of Engineering Research Chair at ... Girolami of Odysseus, that used

20 Apr 2021: architecture.png The Architecture Principles This document builds on the National Digital Twin (NDT) Programme’s The Pathway Towards an Information Management Framework: A Commons for a Digital Built Britain.

12 Feb 2021: Explore what the UK’s buildings, places & spaces could be like in 2040 & how the choices we make today could lead to fairer, greener future. An interactive story sets out four future visions for the built environment and will be available throug

16 Jun 2021: The Value of Information Management in the Construction and Infrastructure Sector, commissioned by the University of Cambridge’s Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB) as a partner of the Construction Innovation Hub and produced by KPMG and Atkins

11 May 2021: The launch of the Global BIM Network, which took place at the Global BIM Summit held online on 17 March, attracted more than 1000 representatives from 97 countries around the world.

19 Mar 2021: Dr Gemma Burgess, Director, Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Research, Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge. ... Dr Erika Parn, Research associate, University of Cambridge. 13.00. Welcome. Dr Mohamed Zaki, deputy director,

14 Jan 2021: Find out more about this research here..

11 May 2021: The Construction Playbook (2020) highlights the need for appointing parties, such as asset owner clients, to further embed digital technologies and processes, especially the UK BIM Framework and digital twins, as a vehicle to improve the performance,

22 Mar 2021: The Infrastructure Mapping Application for London (IMA) seeks to address London’s need for improved coordination around infrastructure delivery to minimise disruption.

19 Jan 2021: 1.30pm - Closing words. 2 Feb 2021 - How to use digital technologies to improve productivity in construction - Hosted by Construction Futures Research Centre. ... The Construction Innovation Hub is funded by UK Research and Innovation through the

20 Apr 2021: prlcess_model.png If we are to achieve more from the built environment, it essential that we better understand the information required in its planning, design, construction and management. This information needs to be able to be shared and

16 Mar 2021: Last May the National Digital Twin programme (NDTp) was really pleased to publish our proposed Pathway to an Information Management Framework (IMF).

13 May 2021: A new tool from the Construction Innovation Hub launches today (13 May 2021) to help local authorities to transform how they design, build and use their buildings digitally.

17 Mar 2021: More than 2,000 public sector representatives and funders from around 100 countries across the world will join together today to launch a new Global BIM Network for the public sector. Today’s Global BIM Summit, convened by the Centre for Digital

27 May 2021: And we will continue to talk and listen to industry, to research and survey, to question and analyse so that we can stay ahead of change and respond to the

20 Apr 2021: prlcess_model.png If we are to achieve more from the built environment, it essential that we better understand the information required in its planning, design, construction and management.

1 Dec 2021: The UK BIM Framework has released an update to the online guidance supporting the BS EN ISO 19650 series. This latest release continues to reflect the considerable commitment and voluntary effort by industry to continue the drive towards

30 Jul 2021: The ‘Line of Sight: an Asset Management Methodology to Support Organisational Objectives’ paper has been published today, 30 July 2021, by the Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction (CSIC) and can be read here.

22 Oct 2021: The National Digital Twin Programme’s Digital Twin Hub has been working with digital collaboration platform specialist Axis to produce an online meeting tool based on the Digital Twin Toolkit report, released earlier this year, containing