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27 Jun 2019: Introducing Terry Stocks, Lead - Delivery BIM Level 2, CDBB (7.4min) In this video we hear from the Terry Stocks and his role in leading the delivery of BIM Level 2.

26 Mar 2019: 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

25 Oct 2019: We'll briefly show you how to log into the Green Impact 'workbook' and set up a new team, run through the requirements of a Labs award, and give a brief

5 Jun 2019: 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

13 May 2019: More information on the outcomes and requirements expected for the course, as well as how to apply, are available at the link above.

5 Apr 2019: The Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB) is delighted to publish the Roadmap - the next output of the Digital Framework Task Group (DFTG). The Roadmap sets out how the Information Management Framework for the built environment (the ‘Framework’

20 Sep 2019: CDBB Week 2019 brought together key stakeholders from the Centre’s academic, industry and public sector networks to celebrate our collaborative and joined-up approach towards a digital built Britain that is fit for the future.

13 Sep 2019: The next challenge we are looking to address is making BIM and Information Requirements client-led and client specific in the partner countries. ... A key learning point is to make the delivery methods adaptable and flexible, to suit the requirements for

19 Jan 2019: One cause of over-engineering is a cumulative effect of different stakeholders adding margins to the requirements and the specification of the system to mitigate against their own risks. ... The stakeholders often know that their system is overdesigned,

22 Nov 2019: Following the appointment of Manchester-headquartered consultancy Turner Harris to lead the Enablers stream of the National Digital Twin (NDT) Programme, CEO James Harris, Enablers stream lead, is looking forward to grappling some of the key

25 Oct 2019: We'll show you how to log into the Green Impact 'workbook' and set up a new team, run through the process of completing actions, and briefly outline the requirements of

25 Oct 2019: We'll run through the process of completing the Silver actions, and briefly outline the requirements of a Silver award.

17 Oct 2019: The names of the shortlisted individuals and teams for the 2024 scheme will be listed here in due course.

25 May 2019: The fifth of our series of nine BIM roundtable events was held on Tuesday 5th March and saw a group of small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) from across the construction sector discuss the advantages of being small when delivering BIM, along with

16 Oct 2019: Event and Livestream Invitation to join with representatives of local, state, and commonwealth governments, industry and academia, at the inaugural SEQ Digital Twin Industry Forum.

19 Dec 2019: There has been an update to the University’s Policy Framework on Research Data Management. The new version reflects the expectations of best practice held by the major funders of the University and is applicable to all research staff and students.

11 Jul 2019: Capability Framework and Research Agenda One of the questions the Department for BEIS originally asked CDBB was - “what do we need to do to build a digital built Britain”?

24 Sep 2019: A mysterious figure was spotted at every single event during CDBB week. Who was he, the CDBB team wanted to know, and what was he doing here? We tracked him down at the Summer Showcase and unmasked him as Professor Robert Amor, Head of the

8 Mar 2019: The deadline for PIs to submit their research outcomes into Researchfish is Thursday 14th March at 4pm for the following major funders UKRI, CRUK, BHF, NIHR, NC3Rs, AMS and Rosetrees Trust awards. Wellcome Trust grant holders whose grant ends

20 Nov 2019: Dr Mohamed Zaki is the Deputy Director of the Cambridge Service Alliance at the University of Cambridge, A research centre that brings together the world’s leading firms and academics to address service challenges. Mohamed’s research interests

18 Jan 2019: Due to the Norwich Auditorium AV equipment being replaced, the next RGUG meeting will instead be held at the Department of Engineering as follows Tuesday 26th February 2019 2pm – 3:30pm LR4, Dept of Engineering, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2

5 Jun 2019: 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

19 Jan 2019: Future cities in the making–overcoming barriers to information modelling in socially responsible cities. ECR Project by Dr Franziska Sielker from University of Cambridge.

6 Nov 2019: This is the first in a series of DT Hub Supply Chain Workshops. The workshop will provide an opportunity to learn more about CDBB’s National Digital Twin Programme, and to get involved in the start-up of newly launched Digital Twin Hub.

15 Aug 2019: Rounding off CDBB Week 2019, we will highlight the key headlines and outcomes of the week’s in-person events and online activities via our social media channels, and launch additional videos, presentations and bonus content from each day of CDBB

19 Nov 2019: Why interoperability is so important when delivering BIM. In this blog CDBB Change Consultant Fiona Moore introduces the BIM Interoperability Experts Group (BIEG) and the reasons behind its development.

8 Feb 2019: At the next RGUG, Helen Wain from Finance will be available to answer any questions or queries about Procurement. Please send your topic suggestions to Procurement.Services.Enquiries@admin.cam.ac.uk by 19th February so she can prepare accordingly.

8 Feb 2019: In the case of a no deal Brexit, the UK government has committed to underwrite the funds of all active EU grants and bids submitted until exit day. Information and updates on the underwrite can be found here. Further guidance is still to be published

17 Dec 2019: With its ambitious climate initiative Cambridge Zero, the University is helping to build a zero-carbon future.

11 Sep 2019: Peru is working with CDBB International on its path towards digital and sustainable transformation. In the first CDBB Week 2019 International Blog Gianina Caballero, Programme & Project Coordinator for the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO)in Per

19 Jan 2019: From Norm to Swarm: development of a balanced scorecard for evaluating automation in construction. ECR project by Dr Isolda Agusti Juan, from The Bartlett School of Construction & Project Management, UCL

25 Jun 2019: Background A significant amount of work has been conducted over the last year by the Digital Framework Task Group (DFTG), part of The Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB), in order to set the foundations and draft a plan (the Roadmap) for the

11 Sep 2019: In the fourth of our CDBB Week 2019 International blog series telling the in-country experience of partner countries, Nayeli Mayorga, Policy officer for energy and infrastructure, British Embassy Mexico City reports on progress in Mexico

2 Jul 2019: On Wednesday, 11 September we will celebrate the culmination of the BIM Roundtables Series in the gardens of St Catharine’s College, Cambridge. Hosted by Keith Waller, Programme Director of the Construction Innovation Hub, the event is intended to

15 Jul 2019: The Digital Twin Hub is a collaborative learning community, facilitated via an online portal, that will support collaboration related to the development, management and integration of digital twins for the built environment, including economic and

19 Dec 2019: GeminiPrinciplesimage.jpg To understand how transformative the Gemini Principles are to the development of digital twins, we looked at academic literature for any examples where digital twin implementations were based on similar precepts.

18 Dec 2019: As we approach the start of a new year, Adam Matthews, Head of CDBB’s International Programme reflects on some of the highlights of 2019 and looks forward to the year ahead.

6 Dec 2019: Due to the Christmas vacation the Research Operations Office (ROO) will close from 1pm on Tuesday 24th December 2019 and will re-open on Thursday 2nd January 2020.

16 Sep 2019: [Flikr Photos from the day] On 11 September, bathed in afternoon sunshine and amid the vibrant colours of St Catharine’s College’s gardens, CDBB and the Construction Innovation Hub hosted a reception for industry insiders, researchers and

8 Mar 2019: When costing grant applications to access shared equipment through the Henry Royce Institute, the EPSRC have advised that Royce equipment access costs must be entered into X5 as "Non-staff – Other Directly Incurred - OTHER COSTS – Consumables

29 May 2019: 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

29 Mar 2019: This is a new requirement by the Wellcome Trust only. The Wellcome Trust are emailing Principal Investigators directly to request re-budgeting.

11 Oct 2019: In the case of a no deal Brexit, the UK government has committed to underwrite the funds of all active EU grants and bids submitted until exit day. Information and updates on the underwrite can be found here. Further guidance is still to be published

29 Mar 2019: Minutes from the Research Grants User Group Meeting on 26th February are now available on the ROO website. The next meeting will be Thursday 2 May 2019 2pm - 3.30pm Norwich Auditorium, Roger Needham Building, 7 J J Thomson Avenue, West Cambridge

13 Sep 2019: In the case of a no deal Brexit, the UK government has committed to underwrite the funds of all active EU grants and bids submitted until exit day. Information and updates on the underwrite can be found here. Further guidance is still to be published

1 Nov 2019: Following the UK BIM Framework’s publication of a refreshed Government Soft Landings (GSL) , lead author David Philp reflects on the report’s production and how the guidance therein supports maintenance of the ‘golden thread’ of a built

21 Jun 2019: The Research Grants User Group Meeting is led by the Research Office and is a forum where research contract and grant administration topics can be discussed. The next meeting will take place as follows Thursday 27th June 2019 10am – 11:30am Large

28 Jul 2019: Our July Monthly Paper is a working paper by Dr Timea Nochta, Nicole Badstuber and Dr Noura Wahby looking at city digital twins.

10 Oct 2019: Find out about what happened at CDBB Week in the October 2019 Newsletter. [View Newsletter] October 2019 Newsletter Introduction: This month we are reflecting on the events of our inaugural CDBB Week.

18 Jan 2019: The Contract Status Portal is due to be retired on 31st January 2019 as its content has now been integrated into the Research Dashboard. The dashboard offers Researchers and Administrators an overview of their contracts, applications and grants