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7 Jul 2020: Opening space – The increased need for space (to comply with social distancing measures that are likely to be in force for some time yet) is influencing new driving designs. ... Will our new buildings have lifts which are wider and fatter (as opposed

22 Jun 2020: The doctoral research aimed at reengineering asset management business processes, through new information management capabilities offered by digital tools and approaches.

2 Dec 2020: Samuel Chorlton, Chair of the Digital Twin Hub Standards make everyday life work. They may decide the size or shape of a product or system. They can specify terms so that there are no misunderstandings. They are crucial for instilling confidence and

11 Jun 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

27 Mar 2020: Increasing numbers of people are currently working from home. Whether you are following 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.

19 Feb 2020: CDBB’s Digital Twin Hub is establishing and bringing together stakeholders in the digital twin space to create a collaborative web-enabled community to drive learning and accelerate progression through shared experience. Samuel Chorlton, DT Hub

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

30 Apr 2020: Dr Ioannis Brilakis, leader of the University of Cambridge Department for Engineering’s Construction IT group, and CDBB academic has been awarded grant funding, along with visiting Professor Rafael Sacks, to enhance building progress monitoring

22 Dec 2020: The Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB), as part of our work within the Construction Innovation Hub, is working to inform and inspire children and young people about careers in design, construction and asset management and encourage them to gain

4 Nov 2020: While government adopted a presumption in favour of offsite manufacturing technologies as part of a transition to Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) and new business models, The Forge marks the first ... manufacturing – the adoption of a platform

30 Apr 2020: The new edition extends guidance into the areas of exchange information requirements, the level of information need, information delivery planning and open data and buildingSMART.

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

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.

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.

15 Jan 2020: A National Digital Twin would enable us to test new policies to consider the impact they could have on the economy, finance, transport, education and health, and ensure our systems and ... news we read.

12 Oct 2020: Southern Construction Framework (‘SCF’) –The team are studying with the SCF their detailed proposals new models of supply chain collaboration. ... Melzo Municipality- The team are engaging in more depth with advisers to Melzo Municipality in Italy

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.

28 Jan 2020: Becoming Digital: Enacting Digital Transformation in Construction Projects cdbb_wp_040_thayla_zomer_imagex300.jpg Our January Monthly paper is a working paper by Thalya Zomer, Andy Neely, Ajith Parlikad and Veronica Martinez.

5 Feb 2020: The third edition of Guidance Part 2: Processes for Project Delivery includes completion of the analysis of ISO 19650-2 clause 5, with new content introduced in respect of clauses

24 May 2020: The Housing Digital Built Britain Network focused its attention on residential housing. It brought together academics, practitioners, policy makers and government to facilitate dialogue and determine the key areas of inquiry.

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.

24 May 2020: This project develops probabilistic master-planning tools to support effective implementation of energy policies in UK cities. It integrates high-dimensional data that spans environmental features, physical form & land-use, socio-demographics, and

12 Nov 2020: There is also a perception that BIM is only for capital projects like new build and major refurbishment.

15 Dec 2020: Data from the three systems (BIM environment, IoT platform and BMS) were integrated and processed, focusing on the usability of the systems, building a new data structure on top of the

18 May 2020: Construction Quality Planning (CQP) provides a structured quality planning process for introducing new products, from the concept phase through to manufacturing and first-time installation. ... The Hub is exploiting existing natural synergies and

25 May 2020: This work providesafirst step toward next-generation systemsengineering by demonstrating thefeasibility of using a digital twin to generate new insight on systems relationships andinterdependencies.Thisstep requires substantial interdisciplinarywork

15 May 2020: than 70 new registrations to the online portal were recorded in the 24 hours following the launch. ... If the industry does not develop these from within, it will create opportunities for new entrants from other sectors, both for individuals and

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.

23 Apr 2020: Construction Innovation Hub, introduces the Hub's Value Theme. As we start a new financial year, I find myself reflecting on just how far we’ve come at the Construction Innovation ... Accordingly, I write to you as the new Impact Director for Value,

23 Jun 2020: including the reconstruction of 74 schools and 15 new health centres.

25 May 2020: The output of this project already facilitated new academic research in urban economics and real estate.

26 Aug 2020: In the past year, the industry has seen a flourish of new initiatives, supported and encouraged by the Transforming Construction Challenge.

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.

11 Sep 2020: The past five years have seen a spike in interest from venture capital in an array of new and innovative companies specialising in the application of information and automation technologies – developed ... the foundation on which the new

3 Jun 2020: Osmose is a project aimed at building a new operating system for situated environments that can handle the demands of thousands of sensors and actuators that need to run in a ... Prototyping. We are also planning a prototype deployment within Pembroke

25 May 2020: In this project we define ‘built form’ as the assemblage of individual buildings and structures in the built environment and we make use of a wide range of new insights and ... Building on the pilot CDBB project PolyChora, which has developed an

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.

5 Mar 2020: We need both capability and capacity in the work force and that in turn needs new skills, education and training to support change. ... The team from Bouygues will also be offering tours of the building site on which the new home of the Department of

14 Feb 2020: For example, using sensor technologies and data analytics to understand the whole-life performance of new structures helps avoid wasteful over-design. ... sectors will be both a solution to the crisis in which we find ourselves and create new

27 Aug 2020: built environment – both existing and new. ... Managing information about the built environment can enable us to get more out of existing and new assets.

14 Sep 2020: Anne joined the National Digital Twin Programme at CDBB in May 2020 as a Senior Project co-ordinator of the Change Stream. Her role is to support the Change Stream Lead with the objective of facilitating the changes required to enable the

24 May 2020: Building on four years of material generated by the Cambridge Forum for Sustainability and Environment, this report examines the future use of big data in the built environment.

14 Aug 2020: This, in its turn, will expand the market for technology providers and mean they are in a better position to develop new products that will address current points of tension.

25 May 2020: Procurement strategies for incentivising collaborative delivery to optimise whole-life outcomes. The digital disruption of traditional norms fuels arguments that digital technology gives rise to completely new collaborative models and has

28 Aug 2020: Dame Wendy Hall, Regius Professor of Computer Science and Executive Director of the Web Science Institute at the University of Southampton, was instrumental in the development of the World Wide Web.

6 Apr 2020: The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has produced new guidance on the employment issues raised by the coronavirus crisis.

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.

26 Aug 2020: The 2020 NAFEMS UK Conference will examine this change, covering topics ranging from traditional FEA and CFD, to new and emerging areas including artificial intelligence, machine learning and EDA.

31 Mar 2020: These are among the findings of a new report, Building Information Modelling: Evaluating Tools for Maturity and Benefits Measurement, commissioned by the Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB) for the Construction ... None of the maturity assessment

23 May 2020: Ancillary sensing in the context of BIM concerns drawing new sources of useful information into common data environments used in the design, creation and management of the built environment physical assets.