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8 Nov 2019: Find out about what happened at CDBB Week in the November 2019 Newsletter. [View Newsletter] November 2019 Newsletter Introduction: This month I'm pleased to officially welcome our post-doctoral researchers to the CDBB community.

5 Jun 2019: CSTI Policy Seminar regarding Smart Cities - This seminar aims to address these various opportunities and challenges associated with smart cities and relevant policy implications. Two international scholars are invited to share their recent studies

21 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.

11 Dec 2019: Neil has nearly 20 years of experience in implementing new technology and processes in the construction industry. He has worked for most types of firm in the sector, from founding his own business and social enterprises to leading roles in large

14 Nov 2019: Research background Dr Aftab Jalia studied architecture at the University of Pune in India before pursuing postgraduate degrees at MIT and the University of Cambridge. He worked for the Aga Khan Trust for Culture in New Delhi and Hyderabad for 5

4 Feb 2019: In his talk celebrating the ISO publication, Scott Steedman - Director of Standards, BSI, commented that the PAS 1192 series of standards have had 150,000 plus downloads, 20% from outside of

5 Apr 2019: Shaping the future of global manufacturing supply networks: Delivering sustainable value for producers and consumers through digital platforms

12 Apr 2019: Following the publication of the Digital Framework Task Group (DFTG) Roadmap, the Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB) is launching the Digital Twin Hub (DT Hub), a collaborative and learning community for those who own or develop Digital Twins.

31 Jan 2019: The first BIM4Clients [BIM4C] of 2019 workshop was held on 16th January at the Institution of Engineering and Technology with a full house of client organisations. The workshop was a collaboration between the Centre for Digital Built Britain [CDBB]

17 Apr 2019: In his new role as academic lead for CDBB, Professor Mark Girolami looks forward to building on, developing and delivering the Centre’s vision for a digital built Britain.

11 Jan 2019: The Construction IT Alliance (CitA) supports the Irish construction sector to take full advantage of current and emerging information and communications technologies. Dr Alan Hore, Co-Founder of CitA and Head of Quantity Surveying at Dublin

17 Jan 2019: Adam Matthews, CDBB’s Head of International, reflects on the success of the India-UK Future Tech Festival and looks forward to working bilaterally with India to promote high-tech digital construction.

31 May 2019: Franziska Sielker and Amarynth Sichel are researchers at the University of Cambridge Department of Land Economy working on the CDBB-funded project ‘Future Cities in the Making—overcoming barriers to information modelling in socially responsible

6 Jun 2019: The Government announced the launch of this centre of excellence in Cambridge in order to champion the digital revolution in the built environment. The Centre was part of a landmark government-led investment in growing the UK’s construction sector.

19 Nov 2019: Research background Xiang Xie is a research associate working in the Asset Management group in Institute for Manufacturing. Xiang’s research mainly focuses on the application of building level and campus level Digital Twin to support

14 Aug 2019: 18th 2020 International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering 37th 2020 International CIB W78 Conference

27 Jun 2019: Summary of the Research Network Scoping Workshop and Call for Networks, (5.3min) In this video we hear from Charles Bouton during the Research Network Scoping Workshop about the event and the next steps, and we hear from Jennifer Schooling about the

7 Sep 2019: The National Digital Twin (NDT) has been cited by the National Infrastructure Commission as having the potential to unlock an additional £7 billion per year of benefits across the UK infrastructure sector.

19 Nov 2019: Dr Michael H. Ramage is Reader in Architecture and Engineering in the Department of Architecture, where he founded and leads the Centre for Natural Material Innovation, Fellow and Vice Master of Sidney Sussex College, a Chartered Engineer, Member of

15 Feb 2019: The CDBB International programme engages with countries in Europe, Latin America, Asia, North America and Africa. Adam Matthews, head of the International team, reports on the latest collaboration in Uruguay.

22 Feb 2019: The Centre for Digital Built Britain and the Digital Framework Task Group commended in the National Infrastructure Commission Annual Monitoring Report 2019

30 Jul 2019: As part of CDBB Week CDBB will be officially launching the National BIM Strategy Online Training Programme on Wednesday 11 September of CDBB Week. The launch will consist of a digital communications campaign to include blog articles of partner

20 Nov 2019: Having studied in the Department of Geography at the University of Cambridge, completing a BA, MPhil and PhD, Dr Gemma Burgess joined CCHPR in 2007 and is now the Centre's Acting Director. Her research interests include the opportunities that

8 Feb 2019: Following the British Standards Institution (BSI) launch event marking the publication of the BS EN ISO 19650 documents, National Annex and Transition Guidance, Dr Anne Kemp, BIM Strategy & Development Director, Atkins and Chair of UK BIM Alliance

25 Jun 2019: The June monthly paper, by Kirsten Lamb, outlines the digital built Britain research landscape by means of a scoping review and gap analysis. This has informed the Capability Framework and Research Landscape work being conducted by CDBB on

27 Jun 2019: CDBB Summer Showcase - Andy Neely Welcome, Introduction and 'What is a Digital Built Britain' CDBB Summer Showcase, 30 July 2018, St.

19 Jan 2019: A City-Level Digital Twin Experiment for Exploring the Impacts of Digital Transformation on Journeys to Work in the Cambridge Sub-region. ECR project by Dr Li Wan, University of Cambridge

19 Nov 2019: Research background Paul joined the Department of Engineering in 1995, initially to work on the development of a yield-line analysis program for concrete bridges. In recent years, Paul's research has been on using new sensing technologies such as

3 May 2019: Following the recent release of the BS EN ISO 19650 Concepts Guidance, co-editor and contributing author Sarah Davidson, Associate Professor in the Department of Architecture and Built Environment at the University of Nottingham, sets out the

6 Mar 2019: The CDBB is establishing the Digital Twin Hub (DT Hub), a collaborative web-enabled community for those who own, or who are developing, digital twins within the built environment.

2 Feb 2019: As part of CDBB Week this day will showcase the Research work of CDBB.

19 Jan 2019: Aerial Swarm Robotics for Active Inspection of Bridges. ECR Project by Dr Shan Luo, University of Liverpool

21 Mar 2019: CDBB is pleased to sponsor this year's Laing O'Rouke Cewntre for Construction Engineering and Technology, Construction Engineering Masters Annual Debate

29 Mar 2019: The shape of future architecture, engineering and construction was subject of the Construction Engineering Masters Annual Debate

5 Jul 2019: Following the release of tickets to the National Digital Twin Day, Mark Enzer, CTO of Mott MacDonald and Chair of CDBB’s Digital Framework Task Group (DFTG), looks forward to a day celebrating our progress so far towards a National Digital Twin

7 Sep 2019: The National Digital Twin programme (NDTp) was run by the Centre for Digital Built Britain, a partnership between the University of Cambridge and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

27 Jun 2019: Introducing Terry Stocks, Lead - Delivery BIM Level 2, CDBB (7.4min) In this video we hear from the Terry Stocks and his role in leading the delivery of BIM Level 2.

19 Nov 2019: Research background Dr Reyhaneh Shojaei is a Research Associate at the Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Research in the Department of Land Economy. Her current research focuses on understanding the socio-economic inhibitors to the take up

19 Jan 2019: Toward Blockchain-enabled Constructon Supply Chains: Potential, Requirements and Implementaiton. ECR Dr Algan Tezel, from University of Huddersfield

19 Jan 2019: The local governance of digital technology – Implications for the city-scale digital twin. ECR project by Dr Timea Nochta, IfM, University of Cambridge

30 Jan 2019: ICT in Design, Construction and Management in Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Operations (AECO)

19 Jan 2019: DEET (DigitalEnergy Estimation Tool). ECR project by Dr Zaid Alwan, Faculty of Engineeringand EnvironmentNorthumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne

19 Jan 2019: Information Resilience. ECR project by Dr Karen Blay, Loughborough University

19 Jan 2019: Reinventing renting: The use of digital technology in housing for ‘generation rent’. ECR project by Kathryn Muir, Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Research, University of Cambridge

14 Nov 2019: Rafael Sacks holds the Ashtrom Engineering Company Chair in Civil Engineering at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. His research interests are focused on the synergies of BIM and Lean Construction, two related areas that are

19 Jan 2019: Co-Evolving Built Environments and Mobile Autonomy for Future Transport and Mobility Amanda Prorok, University of Cambridge

30 Sep 2019: As a SME we have experienced a shift in the market with the term Digital Twin promoting the full lifecycle approach to facilities management and building a bridge between BIM and Smart Cities.

18 Mar 2019: Ahead of CDBB’s inaugural event at the Cambridge Science Festival, and an appearance on BBC Click, Thayla Zomer, a researcher at CDBB, explains the digitalisation of construction to a young audience.

29 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

23 May 2019: The Precision Engineered Timber research project funded as part of the Construction Innovation Hub and the Centre for Digital Built Britain,