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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

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

26 Feb 2021: As part of the Cambridge Festival we are inviting Cambridgeshire residents to join us to explore what the future might be for UK’s buildings, infrastructure, places and spaces.

8 Sep 2021: screenshot_2021-09-08_at_10.47.25.png Welcome to our Autumn newsletter. We are pleased to bring you an update of the activities from across CDBB, the National Digital Twin Programme, our Construction Innovation Hub work, our research teams, and

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

1 Mar 2021: The Skills and Competency Framework, is the people enabler needed to develop and drive adoption of the IMF. ... There will be opportunities for technical and non-technical people who are equipped with the right skills, ranging from data fundamentals,

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

13 May 2021: It also supports a smooth transition (soft landing) between design and construction teams and the people that operate and use public buildings and facilities. ... putting people's needs at the heart of construction.

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.

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.

12 Feb 2021: Odysseus, a collaborative project led by The Alan Turing Institute, is featured by Microsoft On the Issues, the organisation’s global public affairs content hub that explores ways technology impacts society.

26 Apr 2021: Resource: Skills and Competencies for the National Digital Twin. With a growing digital transformation movement, there are a wealth of new and exciting career and training opportunities for people, regardless of ... The elements that make up the Skills

25 Mar 2021: Resigned to our fate). The people and businesses of the UK have placed greater value on lower-carbon activities, such as creative pursuits, sharing and repairing economies, careers in caring and ... spending time in nature with the people we love.

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,

16 Jun 2021: s productivity gap, but could also unlock economic, environmental and social gains to create a better future for people and the planet.”.

20 Apr 2021: Asset System lifecycle and a periodic process lifecycle – to support the management of information for any large system of people, organisations, assets and, crucially, the activities in which they are involved.

19 Mar 2021: Many industries and businesses have been converted into more efficient, dynamic, and productive forms. The construction industry, on the other hand, still relies heavily on labour combined with onsite work, which is no longer compatible with the

1 Dec 2021: Thank you also to those people that have provided invaluable feedback that continues to shape the direction of the guidance.”.

19 Jan 2021: Hear from experts in application of digital technologies from the University of Cambridge (UoC) that are helping SMEs in the construction sector overcome digital transformation challenges.

16 Feb 2021: In this blog from Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Research (CCHPR), Hannah Holmes and Gemma Burgess, explain how they mapped the locations of over 350 UK businesses specialising in different types of OSM, including modular buildings, pods,

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

20 Apr 2021: Asset System lifecycle and a periodic process lifecycle – to support the management of information for any large system of people, organisations, assets and, crucially, the activities in which they are involved.

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.

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).

3 Feb 2021: Following the Centre for Digital Built Britain’s (CDBB) announcement that it is launching a Global BIM Summit on 17 March 2021 aimed at the global public sector community, details of the pre-event series and further programme information for the

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.

4 Nov 2021: This collaborative project will demonstrate the potential of a National Digital Twin to deliver beneficial outcomes for people and the planet.

28 Apr 2021: As a result, a formal mechanism to ensure that the right information can be made available at the right time, to the right people and that the quality of the information

14 Jan 2021: Carbon free.png The UK is legally committed to being zero-carbon and zero-waste by 2050. Engineered timber is the only large-scale construction material that can be grown.

1 Feb 2021: It also supports a smooth transition (soft landing) between design and construction teams and the people that operate and use public buildings and facilities.For local authorities looking to take the

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

22 Nov 2021: When we travel by train, we expect that we will arrive at our destination safely and on time. Safety and performance of their service network is therefore a key priority for Network Rail.

15 Nov 2021: Digital twins enable asset owners to use better information at the right time to make better decisions. Exploring the early stages of a digital twin journey – understanding the information need – are Staffordshire Bridges researcher Dr Farhad

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.

19 Jan 2021: Hear from experts in application of digital technologies from the University of Cambridge (UoC) that are helping SMEs in the construction sector overcome digital transformation challenges.

19 Jan 2021: Hear from experts in application of digital technologies from the University of Cambridge (UoC) that are helping SMEs in the construction sector overcome digital transformation challenges.

23 Nov 2021: PRESS RELEASE On Wednesday, 24 November 2021 - during Digital Construction Week - CDBB International launches a new BIM Toolkit to support the adoption and implementation of BIM across the globe.

15 Feb 2021: Following publication of his collaborative landmark research synthesising computational mathematics and data science in engineering, Professor Mark Girolami, Sir Kirby Laing Professor of Civil Engineering, Royal Academy of Engineering Research Chair

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

2 Dec 2021: PRESS RELEASE Today, 2 December 2021, marks the launch of the Global BIM Network’s (the Network’s) strategic Roadmap outlining a vision and collaborative pathway for public sector leadership across the globe.

19 Nov 2021: A new infographic, enabled by the Construction Innovation Hub, is published today to bring to life a prototype digital twin of the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM) on the West Cambridge campus. Xiang Xie and Henry Fenby-Taylor discuss the

16 Nov 2021: Executive Summary Local Authorities are under increasing pressure to deliver carbon reductions and improve local services in the face of increasing pressures on budgets.

13 Oct 2021: The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is a major UK Government department headed up by the Secretary of State and Lord Chancellor. Its mission is to deliver a world-class justice system that works for everyone in society.