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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

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

29 Jan 2020: Most recently he has become PI on the new Digital Manufacturing on a Shoestring programme which is seeking to use off the shelf commercial digital technologies to provide low cost digital

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

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.

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

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

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

3 Jul 2020: Why a National Digital Twin?

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.

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.

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).

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 &

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,

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

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

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

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.

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

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 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

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).

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

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.

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

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

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

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

1 May 2020: In September last year the Deanery Church of England Academy, Swindon, opened its doors to 1,600 excited children – the first cohort to enter a fantastic new school.

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

4 Jun 2020: As many of you will already be aware, the mission of the CDBB is to develop and demonstrate policy and practical insights that will enable the exploitation of new and emerging

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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