Search

26 Feb 2018: Call for expressions of interest in participating in network bids and potential future research programmes. An initial Workshop will bring together an academic community interested in the research to be done around enhancing the performance of built

18 May 2018: In this month’s guest blog Dr Jacqui Taylor, CEO and co-founder of FlyingBinary, a company recognised as one of the 20 global Internet of Things (IoT) companies building capacity for Society 5.0 in 2018, articulates how a digital built Britain can

5 Jul 2018: Pedagogy and Upskilling'. To capture the transformational requirements for future Built Environment professionals, a flexible and integrated competency approach will be investigated. ... dynamically evolving market requirements as a result of digital

11 Oct 2018: The trade opportunities arising from the international adoption of BIM standards being pioneered in the UK was the focus of a Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and the Department for International Trade (DIT) event in

16 Aug 2018: How can the infrastructure sector capitalise on the data opportunity? Ahead of the Shaping a Digital World event on 25 September, the Institution of Civil Engineers held a joint roundtable with construction sector advisors Invennt to explore the

31 Oct 2018: As his presidential year for the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) draws to a close, Professor Lord Robert Mair, head of the Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction at the University of Cambridge, sets his sights on the role of civil

10 Sep 2018: The 2019 International Conference on Smart Infrastructure and Construction (ICSIC) will bring together world-leading academics and practitioners from the fields of infrastructure planning, asset management and sensing.

9 Aug 2018: D-COM: Digitisation of Requirements, Regulations and Compliance Checking Processes in the Built Environment.

21 Feb 2018: Rt Hon Lord Henley, Parliamentary Secretary of State for the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, gave a speech on Smart Cities at Smart Cities UK 2018 in which he refers to the important work of the Centre for Digital Built

20 Jul 2018: Government confirmation that the Centre for Digital Built Britain will form a Digital Framework Task Group (DFTG) to guide the development and adoption of a digital framework for infrastructure data is good news. Mark Enzer, Chief Technical Officer

17 Aug 2018: A workshop for experts from industry, academia, standards bodies to provide insight around the capabilities of the existing AR and VR technologies used in the built environment.

24 Aug 2018: Prof Andy Neely, Director of the Centre for Digital Built Britain is speaking at an open Cambridge Network event on how a digital economy may affect the construction and building industry in the future.

30 Nov 2018: Transforming Construction Alliance secures £72 million government funding to drive innovation and boost UK construction productivity.

20 Jun 2018: This Mini-Project developed a case study of The Edge in Amsterdam, billed as the world’s smartest building, for the Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB). Developing the future of the digital built environment will require intensive study of a

17 Apr 2018: CDBB recently held its first workshop on 'Research Network Scoping', at which we announced our Call for Networks.

14 Feb 2018: This Workshop will bring together a community interested in the research to be done around enhancing the performance of built assets and the services that depend upon them by better use of data. It will include a series of workshops in order to

4 Oct 2018: This methodology is set to become a requirement within the updated London Plan.

8 Aug 2018: The Centre for Digital Built Britain’s (CDBB) engagement programme works across research, industry and policy to champion digital transformation. Amelia Burnett, Head of Engagement for CDBB, heralds the change.

3 May 2018: The Laing O’Rourke Centre for Construction Engineering Masters (CEM) Annual Debate brings informed insights and lively discussion to the subject of a national Digital Twin.

10 Nov 2018: The recent announcement by Housing Secretary James Brokenshire (MP) to launch the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission puts quality and aesthetics on the construction agenda. Jaimie Johnston, Director and Head of Global Systems at the