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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,

21 May 2020: A twin can be made to replicate a new asset or be modelled from an existing physical asset. ... The digital twin can be used to test new ideas or model scenarios without interrupting the actual physical asset and its users.

3 Jul 2020: The Integrated Enterprise Kevin Reeves, Costain As digital transformation accelerates across the built environment, Costain is collaborating across the value chain to move towards the Integrated Enterprise, connecting Digital Twins to ask complex

11 Mar 2020: The ICG work programme focuses on the areas where Clients can have the biggest transformational impact: Project 13 - a new delivery model for infrastructure, Digital Transformation, Carbon and People.

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

27 Aug 2020: lagroup885x433.png The Local Authorities working group (established in 2019) is made up of representatives from a number of local authorities, Home Nation Reps, the UK BIM Alliance and the Department for Levelling Up Housing and Communities.

3 Jul 2020: Digital Twins Why Now? David McKee, Slingshot Simulations As a digital representation of assets and operations help owners and operators make their workforce safer, improve productivity and reduce costs, we look at how the development of a nation of

2 Jun 2020: Webinar on National Digital Twin programme's open consultation on 'The Pathway Towards an Information Management Framework' About this Event Please join us to discuss the recently published IMF Pathway.

3 Jul 2020: Demographic Twins for ‘What if?’ Scenario Planning Mark Birkin, Alan Turing Institute As a digital representation of assets and operations help owners and operators make their workforce safer, improve productivity and reduce costs, we look at

19 Aug 2020: 1] New Technologies Case Study: Data Sharing in Infrastructure - A final report for the National Infrastructure Commission. ... Deloitte, November 2017. [2] Developing new statistics of infrastructure: August 2018.

3 Jul 2020: Why a National Digital Twin?

3 Jul 2020: A National Underground Asset Register: Delivering Value with Flexibility Neil Brammal, Geospatial Commission As a digital representation of assets and operations help owners and operators make their workforce safer, improve productivity and reduce

17 Sep 2020: For clarity, the BIM Information Requirement Wiki Tool work currently being tendered aims to create an easy to use collaborative database that allows specially selected restricted users (client organisations) to add and edit content in order to

3 Jul 2020: Cambridge researchers are part of a collaborative project tasked with developing models, infrastructure and machine learning algorithms for capturing mobility, transportation and traffic activity in London, as the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown eases.

3 Jul 2020: Overcoming Commercial Barriers to the Scaled Adoption of Digital Twins Tom Henderson, TechUK As a digital representation of assets and operations help owners and operators make their workforce safer, improve productivity and reduce costs, we look at

10 Aug 2020: CDBB is looking for an organisation to event-manage and facilitate two series of online workshops and dissemination of outputs to the built environment sector. The objective of the project is to gain broad agreement on the digital capabilities

29 May 2020: The approach to delivering a National Digital Twin for the United Kingdom summary_tech_report_may29.jpg The approach to delivering a National Digital Twin for the United Kingdom outlines the National Digital Twin Programme’s progress to date,

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).

24 Aug 2020: Without doing these steps before you buy new technology, you may be unable to see its full potential. ... Value comes from the added benefits new technologies enable, such as better coordination and reducing configuration time when exchanging between

9 Jan 2020: CDBB, in partnership with the Construction Innovation Hub, Department for International Trade and Foreign Commonwealth Office are holding a Global BIM Summit in London to bring together the international community developing and delivering national

14 Aug 2020: One such expert body is the Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE) who have recently published their own open consultation report on the future of the ‘new normal for infrastructure systems’.

4 Feb 2020: Ahead of the Construction Innovation Hub’s inaugural Digital Construction on a Shoestring workshop, Duncan McFarlane, Professor of Industrial Information Engineering at the University of Cambridge and head of the Distributed Information &

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

17 Nov 2020: The two survey papers; ‘A survey of Top-Level Ontologies’ and ‘A Survey of Industry Data Models and Reference Data Libraries’, form the foundation for the work described in ‘The Pathway towards and Information Management Framework’ (IMF).

25 Nov 2020: We would love for you to join in! Keep in touch below for news of the Global Summit “Pre-event Series” during February 2021.

2 Mar 2020: Standards create an avenue of consistency and opportunity for skills to be recognised and developed.

25 Feb 2020: it will bring to the people of the UK, both in the delivery of new assets and in the performance of our existing systems.

21 Dec 2020: In order to realise the potential of digital twin information management within construction and learn how to apply it correctly, we must recognise there is a need for a holistic approach to construction management.

3 Jul 2020: Roundtable Event The DT Hub Digital Twin Talks Series 2 will culminate with a live Rountable event with the speakers from the series, where participants will have a chance to input and discuss with the presenter panel how current thinking is being

27 Nov 2020: Design Council is proud to be working with the Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB), a member of the Construction Innovation Hub, on a new project exploring the digital skills required ... The workshops are an excellent opportunity for new

25 May 2020: It will do this through 3-D computing paradigm at an early building design stage, coupled with operational energy input, bringing a new approach to total life analysis of energy and

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.

12 Sep 2020: Studies on practical implementation of new policies, such as Building Information Modelling (BIM) mandates, however, have suggested that implementation has not happened as envisaged. ... Our findings revealed that the decoupling phenomenon manifested in

7 Apr 2020: BIM was never just about the delivery of accurate 3D representations of new buildings and infrastructure, it is about the careful planning, development and coordination of data-rich project models, capable ... Take for example a team responsible for

11 Aug 2020: The survey is available to all existing and new DT Hub members.

20 Nov 2020: This ensures that the new building reflects the school’s requirements for building functionality and operational performance, but is sufficiently flexible and adaptable to accommodate future changes. ... GSL also helps to ensure that the transition

27 Apr 2020: ACM, New York, NY, USA, 6 pages.

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

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

7 Oct 2020: Her interest is in making both new and existing assets smarter with the benefits of data and innovative business models.

1 Dec 2020: The international programmme will launch its new Global BIM Network at the inaugural Global BIM Summit on 17 March. ... This is great news and shows the appetite there is in this fast-growing community which aims to accelerate learning around digital

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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 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

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