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24 May 2020: This project aimed to create a toolkit for capturing occupant satisfaction with their environment in buildings in order to feed the next generation of smart buildings with a more holistic set of metrics for comfort and enjoyment of a space.

27 Aug 2020: Abstract screenshot_2020-08-27_at_08.33.23.png Most of the existing research on BIM implementation and benefits realisation has departed from a technocentric perspective and instead promoted the belief that the benefits of using BIM technologies

7 Dec 2020: To understand the lifecycle of information across all assets and join the dots to make our current data structures work. Reviewing and developing tools with a clear emphasis on education across all levels removing the barriers which currently

28 Jan 2020: screenshot_2020-08-14_at_16.01.11.png Research background Abstract: With the rising adoption of building information modelling (BIM) for asset management within the architecture, engineering and construction sectors, BIM-enabled asset management

24 May 2020: Can people who use hearing aids experience the detailed soundscapes of the buildings they are in? This project aimed to build multiple microphone sensors and ways to interrogate the acoustic environment into wearable technologies for

23 May 2020: This project initiated some baseline data gathering and primary analysis of the ways in which off-the-shelf IOT sensors are going to generate and distribute data, the services they will invoke, and the infrastructure dependencies that will thus be

30 May 2020: Introduction pwc_2020_assessment_part_1.png In 2016 the UK Government mandated the use of Building Information Modelling (‘BIM’) Level 2 on all centrally procured public construction projects.

7 Dec 2020: To understand and articulate the procurement and contractual issues arising from the need for interoperability in Government-led projects and to consider what solutions may be possible.

15 Dec 2020: The survey papers identify the requirements and inform the ontological choices for a Foundation Data Model (FDM).

11 Mar 2020: Dr Didem Gurdur Broo has been awarded a prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship to develop a conceptual framework for human-centred sustainable future cyber-physical systems.

16 Jul 2020: This project considers stakeholder engagement in Smart Cities and Digital Infrastructure Projects.

13 Jun 2020: This workpackage explores the capabilities needed: by government, by those involved in the specification, design and delivery of built assets and across a portfolio of services, through-life, for businesses and citizens, and the capabilities needed

5 Nov 2020: A new publication explores the actions that will need to be taken by the construction sector over the next 20 years if we are to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), deliver on carbon reduction targets and save ecosystems from collapse.

6 Aug 2020: According to Rivas, “In order to speed up the adoption of BIM, there should be a step-by-step mandate with BIM requirements in the public bidding documents that also include ... Currently, Chile has 10 types of projects with standardised BIM

25 May 2020: What questions are City Information Modelling (CIM) and Building Information Modelling (BIM) best suited to answer? This project examines what digital information is commonly available in UK cities and what new information can be retrieved from the

25 Jun 2020: pathway_to_imf_image.jpg The Pathway Towards an Information Management Framework: A Commons for a Digital Built Britain, set out the technical approach for the development of an Information Management Framework (IMF) to enable secure, resilient

4 Sep 2020: Guidance D now provides examples to demonstrate the content and relationship between different information requirements.

25 May 2020: Abstract screenshot_2020-08-14_at_17.12.02.png Effective asset management plays a significant role in delivering the functionality and serviceability of buildings.

2 Mar 2020: The information management standards for the built environment, ISO 19650, introduce the concept of Project Information Requirements (PIR) and Asset Information Requirements (AIR), which “need to pass along supply chains to ... the point where

23 May 2020: This report describes the uses of BIM technologies and implementation of BIM processes, examples of its benefits and some of the main lessons learned from BIM implementation during Project Capella, which forms part of the University’s Biomedical

25 May 2020: This project set out to show the benefits of a manufacture-led approach to construction, showing how it would support the commitments made by the UK government to improving the construction sector.

14 Aug 2020: At the seventh in our series of roundtable discussions run by the Centre for Digital Built Britain in association with Chartered Institute of Building, we brought together specialist BIM consultants to share their insights and consider the progress

18 Jun 2020: Once the process of transformation has been started momentum must be maintained. In the UK, the initial programme was planned as a project that concluded after a stated term.

18 Jun 2020: Construction is an important sector in every economy.

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.

13 Jun 2020: The past 20 years have witnessed a transformation in digital technologies that touches every part of life in Great Britain.

18 Jun 2020: Learning is needed throughout a change programme of this scale and complexity.

18 Jun 2020: Faced with the potential benefits that come with digital transformation – improved productivity, better value for money and sustainable efficiencies – what are the outcomes of different parties, such as government, industry and academia, working

24 May 2020: This project aims to define the barriers and opportunities for adopting BIM in the UK housing sector, and to highlight the potential benefits of BIM to this sector.

14 Aug 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

23 Sep 2020: At the end of August, I had the pleasure of presenting at the Women in BIM ‘How to be an effective ally’ webinar. Women in BIM (WiB) – of which I am the Regional Lead for Scotland – is a global online community with a vision to support,

18 Jun 2020: The UK acknowledged the challenges it faced in construction, including low productivity, late delivery of projects, and lack of value for public money.

20 Nov 2020: There are many reasons for this including that construction companies are predominantly assessing new hires based on their current requirements which don’t routinely include a digital skill set.

18 Jun 2020: Changing the way people think and work is no small task. This is not a linear process and it requires identifying people across a broad skills base to engage a range of communication activities.

18 Jun 2020: Why have one single definition for BIM? Lack of agreement on a definition can mean working with new definitions of BIM for every new project undertaken, wasting time and resource.

7 Dec 2020: To articulate the benefits case around the importance of interoperability to a wide audience, provide a set of clear learning outcomes and support the provision of targeted and digestible learning content feeding from the

14 May 2020: On May 12th, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) webinar launch of Flourishing Systems invited more than 100 industry representatives to heed the call to change the way we view and run our national infrastructure in the urgent

3 Jun 2020: The aim of this project was to develop a new digital interface to integrate the data and visualisation of the designs of land use, buildings, transport infrastructure and associated urban services at both the neighbourhood and city scale.

2 Nov 2020: A conference paper titled “Digital Twinning of Railway Overhead Line Equipment from Airborne LiDAR Data” authored by PhD student Mahendrini Ariyachandra and Dr Ioannis Brilakis received the Best Paper Award (best out of 221 papers) presented at

21 Aug 2020: By Sarah Hayes, Change Stream Lead of the National Digital Twin programme The DT Hub was launched at the end of March 2020 and now in August has grown to over 500 members.

14 Aug 2020: At the last in our series of roundtable discussions run by the Centre for Digital Built Britain in association with Chartered Institute of Building, we brought together asset and facilities managers to share their insights and consider the progress

3 Jun 2020: ML technology has enabled a revolutionary leap in many digital economies generating growth in activity and business mainly for the ITC sector. Part of the growth is generated through sharing of IP, knowledge, tools and datasets. We want to adopt

7 Dec 2020: To explain how technologies can enable the client organisation functions of procuring, assuring, managing and maintaining interoperable data, in order to ensure that the full benefits of data management can be achieved throughout an asset’s life

25 Jun 2020: The approach to delivering a National Digital Twin for the United Kingdom summary_tech_report_may29.jpg Published today, The approach to delivering a National Digital Twin for the United Kingdom outlines the National Digital Twin Programme’s

22 Jul 2020: Autonomous navigation is a fiendishly complex challenge, but an innovative team, led by Dr. Amada Prorok, at Cambridge University’s Department of Computer Science and Technology, has made it their mission to find new ways of coordinating

12 Oct 2020: Professor David Mosey, Professor Cam Middleton, Darya Bahram, Dr Roxana Vornicu, Dr Paolo Giana Despite the constraints imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic, there has been significant progress in the CDBB research programme examining how collaborative

14 May 2020: screenshot_2020-08-14_at_16.41.50.png Abstract A digital twin (DT) refers to a digital replica of physical assets, processes, and systems.

24 May 2020: Digital technologies have the potential to unlock major social and economic change for the World’s rapidly growing urban populations, creating value through more liveable, healthy and environmentally sustainable cities.

31 Jan 2020: On 29 January 2019 The Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) of Peru signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of the United Kingdom to the improvement and development of Infrastructure investments in the country.

8 Jan 2020: Digital Twins: The Next Phase of the AI Revolution? The Turing Talk: Part of the IET EngTalk Series and BCS Lecture Series The idea of an Intelligent Digital Avatar conjures up many images from a complete virtual world that one can safely define,