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5 Mar 2021: Following the ISO 19650 process, information requirements are then written with the intended benefits in mind. ... Learning on the job. Once the target benefits are identified, the next step is to commence pilot projects and set the relevant information

15 Mar 2021: Local authorities have varied responsibilities and populations, but all are grappling with increasing budget pressures -not least due to the Covid-19 relief and recovery.

1 Jul 2021: Alexandra Bolton, Executive Director, CDBB on the upcoming Cyber-Physical Fabric Summit The pandemic has highlighted the need to make better, data-driven decisions that are focussed on creating better outcomes.

26 Feb 2021: The Centre for Digital Built Britain’s International work stream has championed the foundation of successful collaborations between international governments and regional public sector communities resulting in the forthcoming launch of a Global

30 Jul 2021: maintain and operate, with no direct line of sight between Organisational Information Requirements (OIR) and Asset Information Requirements (AIR). ... This project addresses this challenge by providing a structured approach to the development of

5 Mar 2021: The Centre for Digital Built Britain’s International work stream has championed the foundation of successful collaborations between international governments and regional public sector communities resulting in the forthcoming launch of a Global

20 Dec 2021: nwkcover.png Our latest output from the Digital Twin Journeys series is a webcomic by David Sheppard.

19 Mar 2021: The Centre for Digital Built Britain’s International work stream has championed the foundation of successful collaborations between international governments and regional public sector communities resulting in the forthcoming launch of a Global

27 Jan 2021: Our work builds on established relationships with a number of asset owners and we are collaborating to capture user requirements and obtaining feedback on designs and implementations.

6 Sep 2021: Since its creation in 2018, the National Digital Twin programme (NDTp) has had three objectives: Enable a National Digital Twin – an ecosystem of connected digital twins to foster better outcomes from our built environment Deliver an Information

17 Jun 2021: Cross-discipline collaboration, cultural barriers and compelling questions. Better data can help us understand the complex interactions between the urban systems we create and the natural systems in which they operate.

27 Oct 2021: Digital twins can help organisations achieve various goals. In some cases, the end goal is for buildings and infrastructure to last longer, use less energy, and be safer. In others, it is enhancing the lives of people who interact with the built

1 Mar 2021: Top Trump Role Profile Cards - click on each to view the pdf file of the role profile.

19 Mar 2021: The construction industry, on the other hand, still relies heavily on labour combined with onsite work, which is no longer compatible with the current health, safety, and performance requirements.

18 Aug 2021: An enhanced suite of training has been launched to support the global implementation of Building Information Modelling (BIM).

1 Feb 2021: Search site. Centre for Digital Built Britain completed its five-year mission and closed its doors at the end of September 2022. This website remains as a legacy of the achievements of our five-year foundational journey towards a digital built

5 Mar 2021: The Centre for Digital Built Britain’s International work stream has championed the foundation of successful collaborations between international governments and regional public sector communities resulting in the forthcoming launch of a Global

17 May 2021: In a proof-of-concept collaboration between TWI Ltd and the University of Cambridge and enabled by the Construction Innovation Hub, researchers have developed a sustainable process to rapidly join timber elements using linear friction welding.

12 Aug 2021: Building a global evidence base to support government investment in built environment innovation that delivers benefits for people and places Following its launch, the Global BIM Network is now initiating a Call for Knowledge to all public sector

3 Nov 2021: The COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow (31 October to 12 November 2021) is sending a strong message to all countries to put the targets set at the COP21 2015 summit into action in order to achieve Net-zero goals and stop climate change.

15 Jan 2021: Colouring London is described by the ODI as an example of a 'successful collaborative data maintenance model’ along with Wikipedia, Open Streetmap, Music Brainz, and Open Food Facts'.

12 Feb 2021: A panel discussion with the authors Chair: Dr Erika Parn cz_logo_rectangle.png Four Futures, One Choice, a new, plain-language e-book written by experts from the Centre for Digital Built Britain in Cambridge, presents four future scenarios for what

20 Apr 2021: framework_for_composition.png The Construction Innovation Hub's  (the Hub) Platform Design Programme (PDP) working in partnership with both government and industry to develop a platform construction system consisting of a standardised kit of

26 Feb 2021: As part of the Cambridge Festival we are inviting Cambridgeshire residents to join us to explore what the future might be for UK’s buildings, infrastructure, places and spaces.

12 Feb 2021: Explore what the UK’s buildings, places and spaces could be like in 2040 & how the choices we make today could lead to fairer greener future. An interactive story sets out four future visions for the built environment and will be available

22 Mar 2021: There are immediate improvements required – for example to standardize data refreshes and improve data flow – even as data requirements are anticipated to change.

20 Oct 2021: CDBB is seeking suppliers for a package of work to showcase the real-world impact of CDBB. Ever since its inception in 2017, the CDBB has been instrumental in helping create the artefacts of a digital built Britain.

25 May 2021: Today (25 May) a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been announced between representatives for the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States of America (U.S.) cementing a pledge to work together on the development of the US National Building

28 Sep 2021: The Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB), enabled by the Construction Innovation Hub, has developed a tool to help navigate the broad, diverse knowledge base it has created over the last three and a half years.

1 Apr 2021: Industry standards have been developed to inform the approach of organisations to define Asset Information Requirements (AIR) and Asset Information Models (AIM). ... It addresses the disconnect between the PAS/ISO BIM-related standards and asset

26 Feb 2021: The Centre for Digital Built Britain’s International work stream has championed the foundation of successful collaborations between international governments and regional public sector communities resulting in the forthcoming launch of a Global

2 Feb 2021: Local authorities across the UK are being encouraged to ‘go digital’ in their approach to the design, construction and operation of their buildings and estates.

20 Apr 2021: This is critical not only for improving the way we deliver new  built assets and manage them through their lifecycle, but also for meeting other requirements such as carbon reduction and ... Following on from the Pathway toward an Information Management

22 Nov 2021: bim_toolkit_image.png Image: BIM Maturity Selection Guide showing how documents can be developed over time If you are based in the UK and are looking for support to implement Building Information Modelling (BIM) please visit the UK BIM Framework

21 Oct 2021: screenshot_2021-10-21_at_09.33.52.png Abstract This guidance document describes six key factors that will help construction firms to transform their project delivery through the adoption and use of BIM and OSM.

21 Sep 2021: Mark Enzer OBE, FREng, Director of the Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB), Head of the National Digital Twin Programme, Digital Director and board member for the Construction Innovation Hub and Chief Technical Officer of Mott MacDonald has

11 May 2021: The launch of the Global BIM Network, which took place at the Global BIM Summit held online on 17 March, attracted more than 1000 representatives from 97 countries around the world.

16 Jun 2021: The Value of Information Management in the Construction and Infrastructure Sector, commissioned by the University of Cambridge’s Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB) as a partner of the Construction Innovation Hub and produced by KPMG and Atkins

12 Feb 2021: Odysseus, a collaborative project led by The Alan Turing Institute, is featured by Microsoft On the Issues, the organisation’s global public affairs content hub that explores ways technology impacts society.

20 Apr 2021: This is critical not only for improving the way we deliver new  built assets and manage them through their lifecycle, but also for meeting other requirements such as carbon reduction and ... Following on from the Pathway toward an Information

28 Apr 2021: The pragmatic and technical requirements for the Foundation Data Model have now been developed and consideration has been given as to whether any existing Top-Level Ontologies could be used as ... There are four Top-Level Ontologies that meet all the

16 Feb 2021: Such concerns are echoed in a House of Commons Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee report, which indicates that it is difficult to fulfil requirements to use local labour to deliver

12 Feb 2021: Explore what the UK’s buildings, places & spaces could be like in 2040 & how the choices we make today could lead to fairer, greener future. An interactive story sets out four future visions for the built environment and will be available throug

11 May 2021: The Construction Playbook (2020) highlights the need for appointing parties, such as asset owner clients, to further embed digital technologies and processes, especially the UK BIM Framework and digital twins, as a vehicle to improve the performance,

1 Dec 2021: Guidance Part C now has information requirements examples focussed on health and safety and Guidance Part E is updated to include more detailed coverage of the BIM Execution Plan as well

20 Apr 2021: architecture.png The Architecture Principles This document builds on the National Digital Twin (NDT) Programme’s The Pathway Towards an Information Management Framework: A Commons for a Digital Built Britain.

17 Mar 2021: More than 2,000 public sector representatives and funders from around 100 countries across the world will join together today to launch a new Global BIM Network for the public sector. Today’s Global BIM Summit, convened by the Centre for Digital

19 Jan 2021: Hear from experts in application of digital technologies from the University of Cambridge (UoC) that are helping SMEs in the construction sector overcome digital transformation challenges.

27 May 2021: The Construction Innovation Hub and Class Of Your Own (COYO), supported by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), are today releasing a new film Where it All Begins as part of a call on the construction industry to support them in

16 Mar 2021: Last May the National Digital Twin programme (NDTp) was really pleased to publish our proposed Pathway to an Information Management Framework (IMF).