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21 May 2019: The Centre for Digital Built Britain was a partnership between the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy and the University of Cambridge. It sought to understand how the construction and infrastructure sectors can use a digital

23 Jan 2019: CDBB has published the first output of its Digital Framework Task Group, The Gemini Principles. The paper sets out proposed principles to guide the national digital twin and the information management framework that will enable it.

1 Oct 2019: I’m writing this blog following my attendance at the Digital Twin Day organised by the Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB) in partnership with the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) on September 9, 2019.

14 Nov 2019: Research background Erika’s own research background is focused predominantly upon the multi-disciplinary areas of 'digital business models and services, platform business models, business model innovation in the digital built environment, BIM and

29 May 2019: As part of CDBB Week, this event will outline the next steps for making the National Digital Twin a reality, and showcase new real-live examples of infrastructure digital twins from the UK's transport, energy and water sectors

5 Mar 2019: Mott MacDonald has been appointed as Delivery Partner for the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) Building Information Modelling (BIM) Pathfinder Programme, as part of the Cross-government Prosperity Funded Global Infrastructure Programme.

31 May 2019: 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

27 Jun 2019: Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury announces launch of the Centre for Digital Built Britain' Digital Framework Task Group during visit to the University of Cambridge, (2.38m)

21 Nov 2019: 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

7 Mar 2019: Resources: The Roadmap. download or change browser if interactive features do not work]. ... Click on the roadmap image below and download the interactive pdf (the interactive features work best in Adobe).

12 Apr 2019: This project set out to show the benefits of a manufacture-led approach to construction, showing how it would support the commitments made by the UK government to improving the construction sector.

25 May 2019: A digital built Britain harnesses the wealth of data being created by digital construction, high performing assets, smart cities, the digital economy and connected citizens to deliver a Britain that is fit for the future.

1 Oct 2019: Setting a pathway to better information management The Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB) Digital Framework Task Group (DFTG) has set out a pathway to better information management and guidance on digital twin adoption.

3 Apr 2019: DAFNI is funded by EPSRC as part of the UK Collaboratorium for Research on Infrastructure and Cities. At the conference we will launch DAFNI 1.0, which is the culmination of 2 years of software development by DAFNI's delivery team at STFC.

20 Nov 2019: Joan Lasenby received her undergraduate BA degree and Part III qualification, in Mathematics from Trinity College, Cambridge. Her PhD was in Radio and Molecular Studies of the Galactic Centre at the Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory (now the

21 Nov 2019: Samuel Chorlton is chair of the Digital Twin Hub, a part of the Centre for Digital Built Britain. Samuel is helping to provide guidance and oversight to support industry and government as they look to leverage and adopt digital twin techniques to

4 Jun 2019: Urban Innovation Labs,. (2019). Integration and Optimisation of Services Embedded in the Built Environment. (CDBB_REP_21)

14 Mar 2019: Mark Enzer, CTO at Mott MacDonald and Digital Director at the Centre for Digital Built Britain Mark is a keen champion of innovation in the context of collaborative delivery models and he is particularly interested in transformational change in the

3 Jun 2019: CDBB Week is a series of events and activities that focus on the rich variety of research work at the Centre.

21 Nov 2019: Tom is the lead for the Digital Twin Hub (DT Hub), a part of the National Digital Twin programme. In this role Tom is responsible for the continued growth of the DT Hub community, enabling knowledge sharing within the community, and advancing the DT

19 Nov 2019: Research Background Didem cares about the future of the world and nature. She is a computer scientist with a Ph.D. in mechatronics, which can give you an idea about how much she loves to talk about the future and emerging technologies. She is a data

17 Jan 2019: We are pleased to announce that Mark Girolami will be joining the Centre for Digital Built Britain in March 2019 from the Department of Mathematics at Imperial College London, where he holds both the Chair of Statistics and the Lloyds Register

31 May 2019: 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

13 May 2019: Our May Monthly Paper is by James Heaton and Ajith Parlikad looking at a framework for the alignment of infrastructure assets to citizen requirements within a Smart Cities framework.

4 Jun 2019: Urban Innovation Labs (2019). Making the Digitally Enabled Services and Supply Chain Work. (CDBB_REP_20)

14 May 2019: The Centre of Digital Built Britain in partnership with the UK BIM Alliance invites proposals to conduct a research project to investigate BIM maturity and benefits tools evaluation.

5 Apr 2019: CDBB and the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) teamed up for the fifth event in a programme of high-level ‘roundtable’ discussions, which aim to further accelerate adoption of the government’s digital strategy for the built environment,

1 Mar 2019: In her monthly round-up of activities at the Centre for Digital Built Britain, Alexandra Bolton, Deputy Director at CDBB, welcomes the latest report from the National Infrastructure Commission and looks forward to talking digital transformation at

21 Nov 2019: James is an Advisory for the National Digital Twin programme.

8 Apr 2019: Click on the roadmap image below and download the interactive pdf (the interactive features work best in Adobe).

25 Jan 2019: Following the formation of the Digital Framework Task Group (DFTG) Alexandra Bolton, Deputy Director of the Centre for Digital Built Britain, sets out the next steps in defining the Information Management Framework for a digital built Britain.

22 Feb 2019: 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).

31 May 2019: Alexandra joined the National Digital Twin Programme at CDBB in May 2019. She is the Programme Manager for the DT Hub. Her role is to support the DTHub Chair and the Stream Delivery Lead in starting up and developing the newly born DTHub Community.

4 Apr 2019: Following the official launch of the Construction Innovation Hub (CIH), Programme Director, Keith Waller sets out the collaborative vision for transforming the UK construction sector.

29 Jan 2019: Saturday 23 March: 1:30pm - 4:30pm

1 Feb 2019: In this month’s blog we hear from Fiona Moore, CDBB’s BIM Programme Manager, who discusses her thoughts on the importance of BIM in construction and how a change management approach can be key in making progress and releasing the benefits of BIM.

21 Nov 2019: Peter leads the National Digital Twin programme at CDBB. He is responsible for the delivery and strategic alignment of the programme. Peter's background is in civil engineering with a PhD in data-driven asset management. He is experienced in

31 May 2019: 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

2 Apr 2019: Following the announcement that Mott MacDonald has been appointed delivery partner for the UK Global Infrastructure Programme, Adam Matthews, Head of CDBB International, welcomes the news.

5 Jun 2019: 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

7 Mar 2019: Presenters: James HeatonInstitute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge ‘The use of BIM and asset classification within a Smart Cities framework’Dr Isolda Agusti Juan The Bartlett School of Construction and Project Management, University

4 Jul 2019: Find out about the latest news from CDBB on events, our blogs, recent reports and more in the CDBB's June 2019 Newsletter [View Newsletter] July 2019 Newsletter Introduction: screenshot_2019-07-04_at_12.44.33.png This month the CDBB team have been

26 May 2019: Applications are welcome from ambitious post-doctoral researchers looking to develop their careers with the Centre for Digital Built Britain

22 Feb 2019: 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

14 Nov 2019: Research background Dr Darshil Shah is a senior researcher within the Centre for Natural Material Innovation, working to combine sustainability with performance and functionality in natural materials. He collaborates with scientists across

14 Nov 2019: Professor Campbell Middleton is the Professor of Construction Engineering and Director of the Laing O’Rourke Centre for Construction Engineering and Technology at the University of Cambridge. He joined the University of Cambridge in 1989 after

14 Nov 2019: Antiopi Koronaki is an architect engineer working in the Centre for Natural Material Innovation. Her research explores the potential of engineered timber in off-site manufactured school buildings in the UK. She holds a PhD from the University of

8 Mar 2019: Digital transformation brings opportunity as well as challenge, says Vicki Holmes, Digital Manager at Multiplex and Women in BIM core team member. In this guest blog Vicki makes the case for diversifying to digitalise.

11 Jul 2019: Pauline is a programme manager for the Change workstream of CDBB, working both on the delivery of the UK and International BIM programmes.

2 Aug 2019: Find out about the latest news from CDBB on events, our blogs, recent reports and more in the CDBB's August 2019 Newsletter [View Newsletter] August 2019 Newsletter Introduction: This month we are delighted to publish the results of nearly two years