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16 Jul 2020: Author of Data for the public good which recommended the development of the National Digital Twin and the creation of the information management framework, Sarah is the Outreach Lead for the NDTp, working with stakeholders to enable greater

22 Jun 2020: Research background Nicola Moretti is a research associate at the Engineering Department of the University of Cambridge. He works with the Asset Management Group at the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM) and is part of the Centre for Digital Built

19 May 2020: Our Challenge To support a flourishing society, economy and natural environment, substantial changes must occur across our cities and infrastructure in order to enable them to be more energy and material efficient, to be more durable and resilient

22 Jun 2020: Research background Dr Zakaria DAKHLI is a research associate in digital services and business models for off-site construction supporting the IfM (Institute for Manufacturing) and the CDBB (Centre for Digital Built Britain). Before joining the

7 May 2020: Setting the stage for society to flourish…

14 Sep 2020: Anne joined the National Digital Twin Programme at CDBB in May 2020 as a Senior Project co-ordinator of the Change Stream. Her role is to support the Change Stream Lead with the objective of facilitating the changes required to enable the

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4 Mar 2020: Helena Brimson is an Administrator for the National Digital Twin Programme.

15 Dec 2020: An interactive web-enabled toolkit which provides the requisite functionality for clients to dynamically generate their own personalised business case for investing in a digital twin.

22 Jun 2020: Areas of research that interest him have to do with how technological innovation, technology adoption and implementation impact people, processes and actions in project, organisation or industry settings alongside implications for

25 Feb 2020: Research background Prior to Cambridge, Vladimir did a Msc in physics at the University of Namur (Belgium) where he started to work on low-cost optical system for the monitoring of precious manuscripts. He then pursues a doctoral degree at

21 May 2020: With greater data sharing recognised as having the potential to unlock benefits across the UK infrastructure sector the NDT Programme is starting to make people sit up and recognise the financial

22 Jun 2020: Research background Aurimas recently completed his PhD at the University of Bath, developing new approaches for architects and structural engineers to design low embodied carbon structures using reclaimed structural elements and minimally processed

6 Apr 2020: As Coronavirus (COVID-19) continues impact the construction industry, a number of resources have been made available to provide accurate information on what you can do to support your business.

18 Nov 2020: Research background Gokcen is a systems engineer with a PhD in Information Systems. Her research interests include software engineering, smart buildings and cities, and BIM. Her application areas comprise software process assessment, BIM capability

14 Sep 2020: Laura is a HR Coordinator for CDBB and Strategic Partnerships Office, and has joined us from the HR Administration team at the University. Her role includes coordinating recruitment and providing advice on HR policies and employment relations issues,

24 May 2020: The Housing Digital Built Britain Network focused its attention on residential housing. It brought together academics, practitioners, policy makers and government to facilitate dialogue and determine the key areas of inquiry.

14 Sep 2020: Research background Dan Summerbell's background is in manufacturing operations. He has worked in a range of industries, across the UK, France, the US and Canada. He joined the Centre for Industrial Sustainability in 2017 to work on carbon efficeincy

22 Jun 2020: Research background A human geographer by background, Dr Sabina Maslova's research interests include migrant housing, professional migration, housing decision-making, expatriates, residential mobility, and transnational work. She holds a PhD (cum

18 Sep 2020: The purpose of this work is to understand the breadth and depth of skills and roles required to successfully develop, implement and operate an Information Management Framework (IMF) and working towards a National Digital Twin as an ecosystem of

14 Aug 2020: net zero targets, skills and training development, how people are adapting to working from home and the mental health of the population etc. ... and infrastructure best serve the needs of the people.

16 Nov 2020: As proven by many other digital transformation initiatives it is about people and processes not purely about technology.

30 Jan 2020: READ - Blog by Professor McFarlane on the this event. One-day workshop: Low-cost automation for SME's Digital Construction on a Shoestring is an approach to increasing the digital capabilities of companies in the construction sector by deploying

15 Apr 2020: In November 2018 Government announced a £72m award from UKRI to the Construction Innovation Hub, a four-year programme of work to transform the construction sector as part of the Industrial Strategy.

22 Jun 2020: I have a MSc and a PhD in Geomatics Engineering-Remote Sensing. I have been a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Leeds since July 2019 and working with CDBB from Feb 2020. My research background is in monitoring crustal deformation

7 Jul 2020: design teams remotely – or even split remotely –…when you’ve got people returning to work and some staying at home”. ... the space is running at – for example; density in washrooms and lift lobbies – so people can get that comfort”.

22 Jun 2020: Sakthy Selvakumaran (MEng, CEng, MICE, PhD) is the Isaac Newton Trust Fellow in Engineering at the University of Cambridge and the Founder of tech start-up BKwai: a software platform providing visualisations and data analytics for instrumentation

25 Feb 2020: Importantly, these buildings will operate more efficiently to deliver better services and social outcomes for the people using them. ... it will bring to the people of the UK, both in the delivery of new assets and in the performance of our existing

22 Jun 2020: Research background Dr Farhad Huseynov is a Senior Research Associate at the University of Cambridge. His research interests lie in the Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) of bridges. During his PhD studies at the University College Dublin, he

22 Dec 2020: The report observed that although people with the requisite digital skills are now entering work they are not being hired into the construction industry. ... DEC: Stonebridge Cross puts young people in the driving seat of sustainable thinking, inclusive

3 Jul 2020: intervention policies, by providing information on, for example, people who do not observe social distancing rules. ... The plot (bottom right) shows the number of buses, cars, motorbikes, people and trucks detected by the image processing algorithms.

22 Jul 2020: The Buildings Client Group is a cross-sector leadership community working together to stimulate effective changes across the built environment. It aims to connect individuals who are leading digital adoption within their organisation.

6 Jan 2020: We do that at scale by working in partnership with others and I have been incredibly fortunate across my career to work with a wide range of talented people from universities

2 Mar 2020: One of the key enablers of change toward a digital built Britain will be skills; specifically, having people with the right skills in the right roles throughout the various built environment ... They could also enable people in those roles to easily find

2 Jul 2020: Computational Modelling group Prof Markus Kraft is a Fellow of Churchill College Cambridge and Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology. He is the director of CARES ltd., the Singapore-Cambridge CREATE Research Centre.

11 Dec 2020: fourfutures_onechoice_2020._png.png Four Futures, One Choice uses a futures thinking methodology to explore four scenarios for the digital built environment in the year 2040, hinging on the age demographics in the UK and the achievement of the

15 Jun 2020: Research Projects Research Theme Currently Funded Project Type A digital twin prototype for journeys to work in Cambridge Digital Twins, Cambridge Living Laboratory Research Facility Early Career Researcher 2018 Adaptive Design of Supported

24 Aug 2020: Building anything is a complex process involving many processes and people. ... implementing the technology and the business people who will manage and monitor those processes.

26 Aug 2020: CDBB is pleased to be a partner for Digital Construction Summit 2020, which is an annual event for digital decision-makers in the built environment sector. ​Following the Covid-19 outbreak, we postponed our 2020 event, planned for 3 June, in line

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.

13 Oct 2020: The Information Management Framework (IMF) aims to enable effective information management across the Built Environment.

4 Apr 2020: screenshot_2020-06-18_at_17.09.03.png This review of CDBB funded literature revealed a wide array of tools - meaning digital technologies, processes and frameworks - at various stages of maturity, many of which could be transformative if they were

24 May 2020: Indeed, carbon saving measures are not uniformly beneficial to all people and buildings, and integrated analysis across diverse dimensions can help understand barriers or opportunities for their uptake.

16 Apr 2020: CDBB, a partner in the Construction Innovation Hub, has published The Building Information Modelling (BIM) Interoperability Report.

18 Nov 2020: 2020 has certainly asked a lot of us. Our industry and wider society has been stretched almost to capacity in terms of handling the pressure that’s been placed upon us, and it’s provided a rather stark glimpse of a future landscape I’m sure

22 May 2020: Our Challenge CDBB’s vision of the future involved buildings and infrastructure that are “smart”, capturing data about performance to predict when maintenance would be needed, understand how users are engaging with the services they provide

3 Jul 2020: The DT Hub is pleased to present its second series of Digital Twin Talks! Join us on the 7th July for the first video in a eight part series exploring the interconnection of digital twins and the benefits that can be delivered. The series provides

22 Jun 2020: Research background I completed my Ph.D. in Earthquake Engineering in 2018 at Imperial College London. I have experience in computational methods for the characterisation of nonlinear structural behaviour and structural dynamics. Additionally, I

17 Apr 2020: The DT Hub is pleased to present Digital Twin Talks! Join us on the 28th April for the first video in a five part series exploring how digital twins are defined and the overarching concepts around them.

1 Dec 2020: Introduction: screenshot_2020-12-01_at_11.39.40.png Welcome to our Winter newsletter. I hope you enjoy reflecting on the wealth of activity that has continued, through the challenges that 2020 has brought us all, as much as I have.