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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 Britain
 

CDBB’s role in the UK BIM Programme 

CDBB is one of the organisations tasked by Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) with managing the UK BIM Programme. This involves knowledge sharing among industry stakeholders, academics and policy makers to adopt and implement innovative digital approaches. This includes: 

  • Coordinating and delivering events and activities that engage industry in adopting BIM for the operation and integration of assets;  
  • An education and training programme
  • Liaising with national and international standard bodies to create and iterate technical standards and protocols that support industry implementation of BIM; 
  • Supporting existing communities and strategic organisational work to promote BIM, including government departments (central, local and their agencies), UK BIM Alliance, Digital Transformation Network, buildingSMART, Institution of Civil Engineers’ Digital Transformation Advisory Board, BIM4, BSI, Future Cities Catapult, Construction Leadership Council, Construction Industry Council, Digital Catapult, Alan Turing Institute, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Ordinance Survey, Geospatial Commission, and the Chartered Institute of Building; 
  • Working with the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI) to promote a security-minded approach to BIM and to digital technologies; 
  • Promoting the UK BIM Programme internationally to grow potential export markets.  

CDBB and the Construction Innovation Hub are working to better understand industry progress toward information management and digital ways of working becoming ‘business as usual’ in the construction sector. Focused on promoting the methodology of information management and digital ways of working, rather than technical solutions, they are developing the guidance, case studies, tools and support needed to better design, build and operate buildings and infrastructure. 

Together with the BSI and UK BIM Alliance, CDBB supports the UK BIM Framework, which offers guidance and support to businesses of all sizes and at all levels of digital maturity.   

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[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 policymakers – all with an interest in making Building Information Modelling (BIM) ‘...


Read more at: CDBB Week 2019 Research Blog: Dr Franziska Sielker

CDBB Week 2019 Research Blog: Dr Franziska Sielker

13 September 2019

CDBB Week 2019 showcases CDBB’s diverse range of work and engagement with our industry, academic and policy networks. As part of Friday’s #CDBBWeek2019 Digital Roundup, the Centre invited a number of researchers from CDBB funded research networks and early career researchers to shine a light on their projects supporting a...


Read more at: CDBB Week 2019 - International Blog - Brazil

CDBB Week 2019 - International Blog - Brazil

13 September 2019

As part of our series of CDBB International blogs to mark CDBB Week 2019, Andressa Mares Guia Milhomens, Coordinator and International Trade Analyst for the Ministry of Economy, Brazil, reflects on the in-country experience from Brazil setting out the challenges and opportunities of developing the Brazilian BIM Strategy...


Read more at: CDBB Week 2019 International Blog: Mott MacDonald

CDBB Week 2019 International Blog: Mott MacDonald

13 September 2019

Mott MacDonald, led by its Smart Infrastructure business, was appointed by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) as the Delivery Partner for the BIM Pathfinder Programme in January 2019. As part of our series of International blogs to mark CDBB Week 2019, Sean Kearney, Senior Information Consultant at Mott MacDonald, reflects on successful engagement and progress in partner countries.


Read more at: CDBB Week 2019 International Blog: Peru

CDBB Week 2019 International Blog: Peru

11 September 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 Peru sets out the benefits of collaboration. Peru is currently one of...


Read more at: CDBB Week 2019 International Blog: Colombia

CDBB Week 2019 International Blog: Colombia

11 September 2019

In a series of CDBB International blogs to mark CDBB Week 2019, a number of representatives from partner countries offer the in-country experience of collaborating to implement a national programme of digital change. Juan Camilo Pantoja, Project Director at FDN (Financiera de Desarrollo Nacional), reports on progress in Colombia.


Read more at: CDBB Week 2019 International Blog: Chile

CDBB Week 2019 International Blog: Chile

11 September 2019

In the second of our CDBB Week 2019 International blog series telling the in-country experience of partner countries, Carolina Soto, Executive Director of Planbim Corfo reflects on the digital transformation journey to date in Chile. In 2015, the State of Chile began encouraging the adoption of BIM by its public...


Read more at: CDBB Week 2019 International Blog: Mexico

CDBB Week 2019 International Blog: Mexico

11 September 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


Read more at: CDBB International programme - Training for Implementation of a National BIM Strategy

CDBB International programme - Training for Implementation of a National BIM Strategy

11 September 2019

CDBB’s International team helps to grow the global digital construction market, facilitating trade across national borders. We work with governments and policy makers overseas to support the adoption of a national BIM strategy and to promote the adoption of a standards-based approach to BIM using International and UK...


Read more at: Information management according to BS EN ISO 19650

Information management according to BS EN ISO 19650

31 July 2019

The UK BIM Alliance with BSI and CDBB is developing guidance to support individuals and organisations in the UK to understand the fundamental principles of building information modelling according to ISO 19650 Parts 1 and 2. The ISO 19650 series is being developed over time and these first two parts supersede BS 1192:2007...


Read more at: BIM Roundtable Discussion Series Roundtable 7: specialist BIM consultants

BIM Roundtable Discussion Series Roundtable 7: specialist BIM consultants

10 July 2019

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 being made towards BIM as ‘business as usual’. CDBB will use these sessions...


Read more at: Publication: Final Report - A digital twin prototype for journeys to work in Cambridge

Publication: Final Report - A digital twin prototype for journeys to work in Cambridge

10 July 2019

screenshot_2020-06-30_at_22.17.11.png Project background This project represents an early trial to address the research gap on city-level digital twins. The pilot is focused on commutes, such as journeys to work, which are a key determinant of peak-time travel demand. It aims to develop a digital twin model prototype for...


Read more at: Publication: Final Report - Ancillary Sensing for Building Information Modelling: Current Practice and Future Research

Publication: Final Report - Ancillary Sensing for Building Information Modelling: Current Practice and Future Research

10 July 2019

screenshot_2020-07-01_at_17.29.00.png Project background The goal of this project is to develop two separate current frameworks for practice, policy and future research under the umbrella theme of ancillary (additional) sensing for BIM. Ancillary sensing in the context of BIM concerns drawing new sources of useful...


Read more at: Publication: Final Report - Future Cities in the making – overcoming barriers to information modelling in socially responsible cities

Publication: Final Report - Future Cities in the making – overcoming barriers to information modelling in socially responsible cities

10 July 2019

future_cities_in_the_making.png Project background 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 built environment...


Read more at: Case Study: Towards a digitally enabled estate: the University of Cambridge

Case Study: Towards a digitally enabled estate: the University of Cambridge

4 June 2019

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 Campus. cdbb_yearone_graphics_forpowerpoint10.png Outcomes In this project...


Read more at: Publication: Final Report - Futures Cities and BIM

Publication: Final Report - Futures Cities and BIM

31 May 2019

future_cities_and_bim.png Project background This project addresses the question of how European cities are adapting to BIM, and what awareness there is of BIM in future city thinking and strategies, particularly around Smart Cities. It also looks at what tools and policies are being used to take forward BIM in city...


Read more at: BIM4Water’s inaugural award celebrates digital transformation in the water sector
BIM4Water’s inaugural award celebrates digital transformation in the water sector

BIM4Water’s inaugural award celebrates digital transformation in the water sector

29 May 2019

The digitalisation of the water industry has been rewarded in the inaugural BIM4Water Award 2019 for Outstanding Achievement in Digital Delivery within the UK Water Industry.


Read more at: Call for proposals: Evaluating BIM maturity and benefits measurement tools
Call for proposals: Evaluating BIM maturity and benefits measurement tools

Call for proposals: Evaluating BIM maturity and benefits measurement tools

14 May 2019

The Centre of Digital Built Britain in partnership with the UK BIM Alliance invites proposals to conduct a research project to investigate BIM maturity and benefits tools evaluation.


Read more at: Information Management according to BS EN ISO 19650 - Guidance Part 1: Concepts
Information Management according to BS EN ISO 19650 - Guidance Part 1: Concepts

Information Management according to BS EN ISO 19650 - Guidance Part 1: Concepts

15 April 2019

The “Information Management according to BS EN ISO 19650 - Guidance Part 1: Concepts” has been released.


Read more at: BIM Roundtable Discussion Series - Roundtable 6 – technology providers
BIM Roundtable Discussion Series - Roundtable 6 – technology providers

BIM Roundtable Discussion Series - Roundtable 6 – technology providers

5 April 2019

The sixth of our series of nine BIM roundtable events was held on Monday 25 March and saw 15 technology companies join us around the table to discuss how technology was helping – or hindering – BIM to become business as usual.


Read more at: BIM Roundtable Discussion Series - Roundtable 5 – SMEs across the industry
BIM Roundtable Discussion Series - Roundtable 5 – SMEs across the industry

BIM Roundtable Discussion Series - Roundtable 5 – SMEs across the industry

5 April 2019

CDBB and the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) teamed up for the fifth event in a programme of high-level ‘roundtable’ discussions, which aim to further accelerate adoption of the government’s digital strategy for the built environment, especially the successful embedding of BIM across industry.


Read more at: BIM Roundtable Discussion Series - Roundtable 5 - SMEs
BIM Roundtable Discussion Series - Roundtable 5 - SMEs

BIM Roundtable Discussion Series - Roundtable 5 - SMEs

7 March 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 some of the challenges.


Read more at: Publication: Case Study: Toward a Digitally Enabled Estate: Project Capella

Publication: Case Study: Toward a Digitally Enabled Estate: Project Capella

15 February 2019

screenshot_2020-07-10_at_09.42.08.png Background 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 Campus. Outcomes In this...


Read more at: Blog from Fiona Moore - CDBB's BIM Programme Manager
Blog from Fiona Moore - CDBB's BIM Programme Manager

Blog from Fiona Moore - CDBB's BIM Programme Manager

1 February 2019

In this month’s blog we hear from Fiona Moore, CDBB’s BIM Programme Manager, who discusses her thoughts on the importance of BIM in construction and how a change management approach can be key in making progress and releasing the benefits of BIM. Fiona also reports on progress to date of the CDBB and Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) programme of ‘roundtable’ discussions, with the aim of gaining improved understanding of progress to date towards achieving BIM Level 2 as business as usual and what still remains to be achieved.


Read more at: BIM 4 Clients – 2019 Q1 Meeting
BIM 4 Clients – 2019 Q1 Meeting

BIM 4 Clients – 2019 Q1 Meeting

31 January 2019

The first BIM4Clients [BIM4C] of 2019 workshop was held on 16th January at the Institution of Engineering and Technology with a full house of client organisations. The workshop was a collaboration between the Centre for Digital Built Britain [CDBB] and the UK BIM Alliance [UKBIMA] to provide participants with an introduction to the CDBB programme, including some of its early outputs and an opportunity to hear from peer clients on their BIM Level 2 and wider digital journeys.


Read more at: Blog: Thayla Zomer discusses the University of Cambridge BIM Journey
Blog: Thayla Zomer discusses the University of Cambridge BIM Journey

Blog: Thayla Zomer discusses the University of Cambridge BIM Journey

11 December 2018

The University of Cambridge is creating a digital estate and delivering fully integrated BIM across design, construction and facilities management. Thayla Zomer, a PhD student at the Centre for Digital Built Britain investigating practices that influence the successful execution and completion of BIM projects, sets out the University’s digital journey.


Read more at: Publication: Final Report - Building Impulse: A novel digital toolkit for productive, healthy and resource-efficient buildings

Publication: Final Report - Building Impulse: A novel digital toolkit for productive, healthy and resource-efficient buildings

10 December 2018

screenshot_2020-06-30_at_21.46.07.png Project background 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. The toolkit consists of a...


Read more at: ICE BIM Scotland
ICE BIM Scotland

ICE BIM Scotland

1 December 2018

CDBB were pleased to support the Institution of Civil Engineers – Scotland at their “BIM and Soft Landings for better outcomes” masterclass held at Stirling University.


Read more at: Digital and BIM Level 2 - Roundtable Number 3 – The Consultant

Digital and BIM Level 2 - Roundtable Number 3 – The Consultant

1 December 2018

The Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB) and the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) teamed up for the third event “The Consultant” in a programme of high-level ‘roundtable’ discussions, which aim to further accelerate adoption of the Government’s digital strategy for the built environment especially the successful embedment of BIM Level 2 across industry.


Read more at: CDBB Supporting the BSI BIM Conference 2018
CDBB Supporting the BSI BIM Conference 2018

CDBB Supporting the BSI BIM Conference 2018

20 November 2018

The United Kingdom’s Building Information Modelling [BIM] Standards are a tried and tested way to work more efficiently and effectively in a digital environment. They are helping organisations to improve their performance and reduce their risk by introducing collaborative ways of working ensuring that the same accurate data can be accessed throughout the supply chain. The standardisation of BIM Level 2 has underpinned and created the building blocks for the UK’s journey towards a digital built Britain.


Read more at: CDBB BIM Team at Digital Construction Week 2018
CDBB BIM Team at Digital Construction Week 2018

CDBB BIM Team at Digital Construction Week 2018

2 November 2018

The Centre for Digital Built Britain supported a series of events at this year’s Digital Construction Week [DCW], from keynotes to panel sessions, giving insights into the work of the centre and exploring the opportunities associated with the digital transformation of our built environment and how it can help address many of the industry’s biggest challenges.


Read more at: Digital and BIM Roundtable Number 2 – The Constructor
Digital and BIM Roundtable Number 2 – The Constructor

Digital and BIM Roundtable Number 2 – The Constructor

2 November 2018

CDBB and the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) teamed up for the second event in a programme of high-level ‘roundtable’ discussions, which aim to further accelerate adoption of the Government’s digital strategy for the built environment, especially the successful embedment of BIM across industry.


Read more at: CDBB and CIOB collaborate on Digital and BIM Roundtables
CDBB and CIOB collaborate on Digital and BIM Roundtables

CDBB and CIOB collaborate on Digital and BIM Roundtables

1 October 2018

The Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB) and the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) are teaming up for a programme of high-level ‘roundtable’ discussions, which aim to further accelerate adoption of the Government’s digital strategy for the built environment especially the successful embedment of BIM across industry.


Read more at: Blog: BIM Programme Update
Blog: BIM Programme Update

Blog: BIM Programme Update

3 September 2018

This week the CDBB Home Nations Working Group [HNWG] meeting will be hosted in Northern Ireland, bringing together the four national BIM programmes with the purpose of developing consistency of messaging and promoting a shared understanding of the value proposition afforded by a co-ordinated approach to a digitised UK built environment. BIM Communications Manager David Philp updates on what to expect.


Read more at: Asset Information Management - Common Data Environment
Asset Information Management - Common Data Environment

Asset Information Management - Common Data Environment

9 August 2018

UK Government BIM Working Group CDE Sub Group


Read more at: Publication: Final Report - Autonomous Image Recapture

Publication: Final Report - Autonomous Image Recapture

11 July 2018

screenshot_2020-07-01_at_15.16.53.png Project background This research project has used advanced image processing and computer vision techniques to recreate geospatial viewpoints of some historic, 17th century David Loggan line drawings of Cambridge Colleges. Subsequent drone flights then captured current images of the...


Read more at: Blog - Andrew Robinson on the Level 2 Convergence Programme
Blog - Andrew Robinson on the Level 2 Convergence Programme

Blog - Andrew Robinson on the Level 2 Convergence Programme

22 June 2018

Dr Andrew Robinson is a co-founder and partner of Urban Innovation Labs, the organisation commissioned by the Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB) to report on the Level 2 Convergence (L2C) programme. In this blog Andy explains the importance of L2C in leveraging the full value of a digital built Britain.


Read more at: PwC BIM Benefits Methodology and Report
PwC BIM Benefits Methodology and Report

PwC BIM Benefits Methodology and Report

1 June 2018

To evaluate the actual impact BIM deployment has on asset planning, delivery and operation, PwC were commissioned to develop a BIM Benefits Measurement Methodology (BMM).


Read more at: Publication: Final Report - Urban Panning and BIM

Publication: Final Report - Urban Panning and BIM

31 May 2018

urban_planning_and_bim.png Project background The project aimed to understand the extent to which the UK planning system is engaging with BIM at different spatial scales (e.g., individual building, development scheme, city, region). It explores how the planning system could better help deliver BIM and inform local and...


Read more at: Publication: Final Report - The Uptake of Digital Tools, Standards and Processes in Innovation in the UK House Building Industry: opportunities and barriers to adoption

Publication: Final Report - The Uptake of Digital Tools, Standards and Processes in Innovation in the UK House Building Industry: opportunities and barriers to adoption

31 March 2018

bim_in_uk_housing.png Project background 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. Outcomes The study shows that the potential benefits from the adoption of BIM have been recognised within the industry...


Read more at: Blog - Introducing Terry Stocks
Blog - Introducing Terry Stocks

Blog - Introducing Terry Stocks

8 March 2018

Terry Stocks leads the BIM L2 workstream within the Centre for Digital Built Britain programme. He makes the case for building the digital foundations to safeguard construction output.


Read more at: Minister celebrates the work of the EU BIM Task Group at their General Assembly
Minister celebrates the work of the EU BIM Task Group at their General Assembly

Minister celebrates the work of the EU BIM Task Group at their General Assembly

5 March 2018

Gwenole Cozigou, Director, Industrial Transformation and Advanced Value Chains, DG GROW, European Commission celebrated the adoption of digital construction methods at the General Assembly of the EU BIM Task Group in Brussels on 2nd March 2018.


Read more at: 2011 BIM Working Group Strategy Paper
2011 BIM Working Group Strategy Paper

2011 BIM Working Group Strategy Paper

25 January 2018

A report for the Government Construction Client Group


Read more at: Blog on Delivering Digital Built Britain
Blog on Delivering Digital Built Britain

Blog on Delivering Digital Built Britain

13 November 2017

In this Blog Post on the BIM+ website David Philp sets out his view of the journey plan for Digital Built Britain.


Read more at: 2015 Digital Built Britain Level 3 Strategic Plan
2015 Digital Built Britain Level 3 Strategic Plan

2015 Digital Built Britain Level 3 Strategic Plan

3 November 2017

A strategy published in 2015 setting out how we can further develop digital technology used in the construction industry and the wider built environment.