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31 Mar 2020: Introduction and context of this report pwc_2020_part_1_image.png In 2016 the UK Government mandated the use of Building Information Modelling (‘BIM’) Level 2 on all centrally procured public construction projects.

11 Mar 2020: The ICG work programme focuses on the areas where Clients can have the biggest transformational impact: Project 13 - a new delivery model for infrastructure, Digital Transformation, Carbon and People.

12 Nov 2020: Terry Stocks, Chair of CDBB’s Local Authorities Working Group shares his thoughts on how we can help local government to realise the benefits of a digital approach to managing their estate and asset information. The local authority sector is large

18 Jun 2020: How do you change mindsets? Changing the way people think and work is no small task. ... This is not a linear process and it requires identifying people across a broad skills base to engage a range of communication activities.

1 Jun 2020: BSI, the Centre for Digital Built Britain, the UK BIM Alliance and the Construction Industry Council today release the Information Protocol to support BS EN ISO 19650-2 the delivery phase.

2 Oct 2020: This purpose of this tender is to explore and strengthen the connective tissue between the UK Building Information Modelling Framework (BIMF) and the Information Management Framework (IMF).

19 Aug 2020: Why does CDBB support the development of the IMF? Infrastructure plays a fundamental role in the social, economic and environmental outcomes that determine the quality of people’s lives.

23 Jun 2020: Following severe damages caused by climate cycle El Nino in Peru in 2017, yesterday the Department for International Trade (DIT) signed a Government-to-Government (G2G) agreement with the Government of Peru to support the crucial reconstruction of

26 Aug 2020: Mark Enzer, Head of the National Digital Twin Programme, CDBB, will be presenting at this years Transforming Construction Network + Embracing a Movement for Change Conference.

31 Mar 2020: In 2019, the Centre for Digital Built Britain, as part of the Construction Innovation Hub and in partnership with the UK BIM Alliance, commissioned a project to evaluate existing tools that assess BIM maturity and identify the benefits (return on

21 Aug 2020: We’re discussing how digital twins do mean different things to different people but what we all have in common is the need to share data. ... Interoperability in mobile phone technology is really important because people want to be able to use their

7 Dec 2020: To identify, assess, and promote conformity to standards supporting interoperability, including identifying current gaps and overlaps, and make recommendations to progress on any development required at UK, CEN or ISO level.

1 May 2020: to waste, we’re going to make the most of them and want people to use them as much as possible.

20 Nov 2020: We’re keen to hear from as many people as possible and so would urge anyone with an interest in this to sign up.”. ... Secondly there is an image of built environment professions asunskilled that can lead to young people being steered into other

29 Jul 2020: The UK BIM Framework has released a free resource to support the development of training content for building information modelling (BIM) aligned with current standards. The UK BIM Framework Learning Outcomes and other helpful resources are

12 Feb 2020: CDBB is partnering with Bouygues on a host of digital activities to demonstrate how virtual reality and gaming pursuits can be adapted and utilised in the construction industry.

6 Aug 2020: We also train over 1,500 people and create a free platform for implementing the BIM matrix that has assessed more than 220 businesses.”. ... People and process innovation are critical focus areas for the BIM programme.

14 Aug 2020: But the group agreed that it’s not just technical skills that are needed: the sector is also going to require change management specialists and people who are good at connecting

23 Nov 2020: Alexandra Luck One of the key drivers of the Construction Innovation Hub’s mission is to quicken the pace towards greater digitalisation in the construction industry.

27 Aug 2020: The University of Cambridge is approaching the market to engage with potential suppliers for the provision of a report on the economic impact of the implementation of Building Information Management (BIM).

2 Sep 2020: Built Environment Digital Twinning has been published and is available for download.

26 Aug 2020: Mark Enzer, Head of the National Digital Twin Programme will be presenting at NAFEMS UK Conference 2020, which will be focusing on 'Inspiring Innovation through Engineering Simulation'. Mark will be the keynote on day one of the event.

10 Nov 2020: Building a Sustainable, Net Zero London The UK is legally committed to being zero carbon by 2050. Engineered Timber is the only large-scale construction material that can be grown.

14 Aug 2020: screenshot_2020-04-17_at_11.25.18.png CDBB, a partner in the Construction Innovation Hub, has published The Building Information Modelling (BIM) Interoperability Report for consultation.

25 Jun 2020: pathway_to_imf_image.jpg The Pathway Towards an Information Management Framework: A Commons for a Digital Built Britain, set out the technical approach for the development of an Information Management Framework (IMF) to enable secure, resilient

5 Nov 2020: A new publication explores the actions that will need to be taken by the construction sector over the next 20 years if we are to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), deliver on carbon reduction targets and save ecosystems from collapse.

29 Jul 2020: As the AEC industry takes steps to rebuild business as the country resets post-Covid-19 lockdown, Dr Manuel Davila Delgado, Associate Professor, Big Data Enterprise and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at the University of the West of England, and

30 May 2020: Introduction pwc_2020_assessment_part_1.png In 2016 the UK Government mandated the use of Building Information Modelling (‘BIM’) Level 2 on all centrally procured public construction projects.

11 Mar 2020: Dr Didem Gurdur Broo has been awarded a prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship to develop a conceptual framework for human-centred sustainable future cyber-physical systems.

4 Sep 2020: It is a significant team effort and I am hugely thankful to all the people who continue to offer their time and expertise in authoring and providing shape through feedback.”.

7 Dec 2020: To understand and articulate the procurement and contractual issues arising from the need for interoperability in Government-led projects and to consider what solutions may be possible.

2 Mar 2020: This includes creating a strong data infrastructure, having a high level of regulatory compliance, developing a data-literate workforce, and increasing the number of people with advanced data skills.” [9] Though

14 Aug 2020: The Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB), a partner of the Construction Innovation Hub (CIH) responsible for delivering the Government’s Building Information Modelling (BIM) programme and facilitating collaboration with industry, has published

7 Dec 2020: To articulate the benefits case around the importance of interoperability to a wide audience, provide a set of clear learning outcomes and support the provision of targeted and digestible learning content feeding from the

7 Dec 2020: To share UK BIM Framework compliant approaches to information requirements (IR), enabling increased interoperability thanks to information being procured in a standardised and repeatable way.

18 Jun 2020: Once the process of transformation has been started momentum must be maintained. In the UK, the initial programme was planned as a project that concluded after a stated term.

14 Aug 2020: The sixth of our series of eight BIM roundtable events was held on Monday 25 March and saw 15 technology companies join us around the table to discuss how technology was helping – or hindering – BIM to become business as usual.

18 Jun 2020: Construction is an important sector in every economy.

18 Jun 2020: Learning is needed throughout a change programme of this scale and complexity.

18 Jun 2020: Faced with the potential benefits that come with digital transformation – improved productivity, better value for money and sustainable efficiencies – what are the outcomes of different parties, such as government, industry and academia, working

18 Jun 2020: The UK acknowledged the challenges it faced in construction, including low productivity, late delivery of projects, and lack of value for public money.

18 Jun 2020: Why have one single definition for BIM? Lack of agreement on a definition can mean working with new definitions of BIM for every new project undertaken, wasting time and resource.

12 Oct 2020: Professor David Mosey, Professor Cam Middleton, Darya Bahram, Dr Roxana Vornicu, Dr Paolo Giana Despite the constraints imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic, there has been significant progress in the CDBB research programme examining how collaborative

14 Aug 2020: At the last in our series of roundtable discussions run by the Centre for Digital Built Britain in association with Chartered Institute of Building, we brought together asset and facilities managers to share their insights and consider the progress

22 Jul 2020: Autonomous navigation is a fiendishly complex challenge, but an innovative team, led by Dr. Amada Prorok, at Cambridge University’s Department of Computer Science and Technology, has made it their mission to find new ways of coordinating

2 Nov 2020: A conference paper titled “Digital Twinning of Railway Overhead Line Equipment from Airborne LiDAR Data” authored by PhD student Mahendrini Ariyachandra and Dr Ioannis Brilakis received the Best Paper Award (best out of 221 papers) presented at

7 Dec 2020: To explain how technologies can enable the client organisation functions of procuring, assuring, managing and maintaining interoperable data, in order to ensure that the full benefits of data management can be achieved throughout an asset’s life

15 Dec 2020: These two survey papers; ‘A survey of Top-Level Ontologies’ and ‘A Survey of Industry Data Models and Reference Data Libraries’, form the foundation for the work described in ‘The Pathway towards and Information Management Framework’ (IMF

28 Oct 2020: The Centre for Digital Built Britain published ‘The Pathway towards an Information Management Framework - A Commons for Digital Built Britain’ (the “Pathway”) as a response to the recommendation in the National Infrastructure Commission’s

25 Jun 2020: The approach to delivering a National Digital Twin for the United Kingdom summary_tech_report_may29.jpg Published today, The approach to delivering a National Digital Twin for the United Kingdom outlines the National Digital Twin Programme’s