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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.

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).

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

15 Jan 2020: Ahead of his Turing Talk touring lecture series, Professor Mark Girolami, Sir Kirby Laing Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Cambridge, Royal Academy of Engineering Research Chair, Academic Director of CDBB, and Director of the

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

5 Feb 2020: This document is available to download from the UK BIM Framework website.

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.

4 Nov 2020: The Centre for Digital Built Britain, as part of the Construction Innovation Hub, is supporting a ground-breaking commercial development.

30 Jun 2020: You can either attach your photo(s) to the email or, if it/they are very large files, upload to  and email from there or copy and paste a download link

25 May 2020: How can buildings’ energy use and embodied energy both be optimized at the design stage? This project aims to enable the generation of real-time data from operational energy use and from energy embedded in building components.

11 Aug 2020: The Smart Infrastructure Index is enabling members of the Digital Twin Hub (DT Hub) to measure their digital maturity and benchmark their progress against their peers.

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

24 Sep 2020: The industry has a prime opportunity to set a new course and increase the pace towards digitalisation.

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

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

27 Apr 2020: screenshot_2020-08-18_at_15.48.55.png Abstract When looking at in-building or urban settings, information about the number of people present and the way they move through the space is useful for helping designers to understand what they have

30 Apr 2020: The fourth edition of Guidance Part 2: Processes for Project Delivery has been published today by the UK BIM Framework.

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

15 Dec 2020: A paper by Dr Nicola Moretti, Dr Xiang Xie, Dr Jorge Merino, Justas Brazauskas and Dr Ajith Parlikad - An openBIM Approach to IoT Integration with Incomplete As-Built Data has been published in a special issue of MDPI’s Applied Sciences Journal

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.