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5 May 2020: To understand how the buildings and infrastructure of the future can deliver better services and outcomes for people, we needed to take a multidisciplinary approach. ... Within these pages you will find the projects, people and publications that made up

12 Nov 2020: screenshot_2020-11-12_at_09.16.31.png The local authority (LA) sector is large and diverse with 343 councils in England who collectively spent around £25bn on capital expenditure in 2017/2018 and approx. £4bn on building maintenance and operation

25 May 2020: This research network contributes to developing the research agenda, enhancing the level of performance and digitisation for future smart cities and smart construction at citizen, portfolio, organisation and project levels.

23 Jun 2020: Simply put we need housing suitable for the kinds of people we employ, need to minimise congestion in the region and within the City of Cambridge, provide efficient transportation routes for

7 May 2020: To asset owners and managers, understanding how people move through and use the built environment is a high priority, enabling better, more user-focused decisions. ... CDBB’s overarching role was to bring people together, to convene, connect and

27 Nov 2020: Driving shared knowledge and benefits from a global and open digital construction market About the Global BIM Summit Building on a foundation of successful collaborations between governments, and regional public sector communities, we are taking the

28 Sep 2020: The UK BIM Framework is the overarching approach to implementing BIM in the UK, using the framework for managing information provided by the ISO 19650 series. It includes: the published standards called upon to implement BIM in the UK the UK BIM

22 Jun 2020: If the construction industry is to undergo a digital shift, it is important to consider what the consequences of such a shift are for the places and people both at the

27 Mar 2020: Government advice on self-isolating or are one of the growing number of people working remotely on a regular basis, telecommuting is shaping the world we live in. ... infrastructure. The potential benefits of the NDT include: optimising use of resources;

25 May 2020: This network takes an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the state-of-the-art in use of modelling support for infrastructure planning decision making, both in industry and policy practice, and in the research community; needs of the

4 Nov 2020: screenshot_2020-12-11_at_11.11.09.png Four Futures, One Choice provokes us with a future lens enabling us to view, with clarity and detail, four scenarios of what Britain could look like in 2040, depending upon the decisions that are made now, in

25 May 2020: This research network aims to take a user-centric approach to interacting with information, from search and retrieval to browsing and exploration, and to consider the following three dimensions: (1) the lifecycle of information, from its creation,

22 Jun 2020: One example of such an application is understanding how people interact with the built environment, using video cameras to observe and applying privacy-preserving analysis to produce useful feedback for architects

27 Apr 2020: Abstract. When looking at in-building or urban settings, information about the number of people present and the way they move through the space is useful for helping designers to understand

29 Sep 2020: benefits_885.jpg Why should the construction and infrastructure sectors adopt BIM? CDBB, BSI and the UK BIM Alliance work together as the UK BIM Framework to demonstrate why and how to adopt secure, resilient information management for the built

19 Aug 2020: Here we will provide links to featured past events that may be relevent for ongoing research and learning, or may be relevent to upcoming events.

22 Jun 2020: Research background Edwin is a Research Associate in Digital Innovation and Policy at the CDBB and the Cambridge University Judge Business School. His Ph.D. from Bayes Business School (formerly Cass) focused on continuous and cross-disciplinary

26 Aug 2020: About Us Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Automation Big Data BIM 4 Clients BIM Interoperability Expert Group Build Building Information Modelling (BIM) Built Environment Cambridge living laboratory research facility Change Communities

25 May 2020: This research project has used advanced image processing and computer vision techniques to recreate geospatial viewpoints of some historic, 17th century David Loggan line drawings of Cambridge Colleges. Subsequent drone flights then captured current

28 Jan 2020: construction projects context) and conceptualise it as a dynamic change process that people enact.

23 Jun 2020: Dr Jag Srai, is Head of the Centre for International Manufacturing at the University of Cambridge’s Dept. of Eng. Institute for Manufacturing (IfM). His research focus is in the analysis, design and operation of international manufacturing supply

22 Jun 2020: Research background I am a Land Economist by training and have research expertise in gated communities, real estate market appraisal, land administration, and urban planning. I obtained both my MPhil and PhD from the Department of Land Economy,

24 May 2020: The project aimed to understand the extent to which the UK planning system is engaging with BIM at different spatial scales (e.g., individual building, development scheme, city, region).

10 Sep 2020: ARCOM Kwadwo paper.png The paper 'Offsite manufacturing and construction industry transformation: a multi-level socio-technical transitions perspective' has been published in the Proceedings of the 36th Annual ARCOM Conference.

24 May 2020: This project addresses the question of how European cities are adapting to BIM, and what awareness there is of BIM in future city thinking and strategies, particularly around Smart Cities. It also looks at what tools and policies are being used to

23 Jun 2020: Dr John Orr is an EPSRC Early Career Fellow and University Lecturer in Concrete Structures at the University of Cambridge. His teaching and research are related to sustainable construction, with emphasis placed on concrete, and structural

10 Apr 2020: screenshot_2020-08-18_at_15.18.54.png Abstract Edge computing and Federated Learning (FL) can work in tandem to address issues related to privacy and collaborative distributed learning in untrusted IoT environments.

25 May 2020: The entire lifecycle of the built environment is governed by a variety of regulations, requirements and standards. The checking of compliance against these is a complex task, which is currently performed manually, thus becoming resource intensive.

23 Jun 2020: Research background I am a geophysicist with experience in monitoring natural hazards (earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides) with remote sensing techniques (GPS, InSAR). I currently work on applying InSAR techniques to monitor structural health of

8 Jul 2020: Abstract screenshot_2020-08-14_at_17.31.51.png Visual inspection and human judgement form the cornerstone of daily operations and maintenance (O&M) services activities carried out by facility managers nowadays.

24 May 2020: This research network aims to: establish the existing landscape; determine the current position and future vision in relation to other industry bodies that are fundamental in shaping the future of built environment education and training; establish

25 May 2020: How can buildings’ energy use and embodied energy both be optimized at the design stage? This project aims to enable the generation of real-time data from operational energy use and from energy embedded in building components.

12 Sep 2020: Blog: From Thayla Zomer on this paper and research Abstract screenshot_2020-10-12_at_15.09.59.png Most existing research on built environment policy has focused on the independent variable - policy formulation - and assumed that the prescriptions

22 Jun 2020: Research background My primary area of research has been in the field of sensor data collection and analysis obtained from multi-modal sources. In my CDBB project, I am working on developing an architecture for real-time analysis of the data being

25 May 2020: This project aimed to fully document and make available the automated back analysis tool developed to support commercial implementation, as well as investigate barriers to the adoption of data-driven adaptive design in practice through a targeted

1 Jun 2020: Research background Drawing on the literature on dynamic capabilities and digital transformation, this paper conceptualises and investigates the relevant antecedents of an essential capability for digital transformation – the digital transforming

23 Jun 2020: Professor David Mosey PhD is Director of the Centre of Construction Law and Dispute Resolution at the Dickson Poon School of Law. He joined the Centre in May 2013 after spending 33 years as a specialist construction lawyer, including over 20 years

25 May 2020: This project developed a case study of The Edge in Amsterdam, billed as the world’s smartest building, for CDBB.

27 Aug 2020: Abstract screenshot_2020-08-27_at_08.33.23.png Most of the existing research on BIM implementation and benefits realisation has departed from a technocentric perspective and instead promoted the belief that the benefits of using BIM technologies

24 May 2020: Using the principles of universal design, this project aims to create a VR environment that reduces usability issues such as balance in order to test virtual built environment designs with users who have a balance or sensory impairment.

22 Jun 2020: Research background PhD. Gabriel Martin was a Predoctoral Research Associate with the Hyperspectral Computing Laboratory Cáceres (Spain) and Postdoctoral Researcher in "Instituto de Telecomunicaçoes" Lisbon, Portugal. His research interests in

7 May 2020: Securely connecting diverse data for better outcomes…

13 Mar 2020: Tammy is the Comms and Engagement Lead for the National Digital Twin Programmer at CDBB. Tammy works closely with the National Digital Twin Programme Digital Twin Hub and the research community.

22 Oct 2020: The CDBB envisages stage one consisting of the development and delivery of concept demonstrator of a web application incorporating a content management system that will enable people to self-navigate through

23 Jun 2020: Tim Wright has been at Leeds since 2006, initially as a Royal Society University Research Fellow and (since 2012) as Professor of Satellite Geodesy. His work has been at the forefront of developing the use of satellite radar interferometry (InSAR)

28 Jan 2020: screenshot_2020-08-14_at_16.01.11.png Research background Abstract: With the rising adoption of building information modelling (BIM) for asset management within the architecture, engineering and construction sectors, BIM-enabled asset management

14 Sep 2020: Jo Dickson joined the Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB) in 2020 from Cambridgeshire and Peterborough councils where she led the internal communications for the two local authorities including supporting staff through the Covid-19 relief and

8 Dec 2020: Adam Matthews, Head of International, CDBB said: "BIM is inclusive, it’s a digital collaboration that draws people in to solving the challenge of delivering the world’s infrastructure. ... Our partnering with governments and industry around the world

22 Jun 2020: Research background Darya Bahram is a chartered architect (RIBA), project manager (MAPM) and member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb) and has been working as Research Associate at the Centre of Construction Law & Dispute Resolution,

4 Mar 2020: Rachel joined the National Digital Twin Programme at CDBB in February 2020. Rachel is a Project Manager for the National Digital Twin Programme. Rachel holds a degree in Philosophy from the University of Leeds. Before joining CDBB, Rachel has worked