Successful Research Networks Announced
Following the Call for Networks announced earlier this year, we are delighted to announce the six successful funded networks. These networks will now begin their work towards forming the agenda for future research in support of a digital built Britain.
Blog - Roma Agrawal - The Hidden Stories Behind our Structures
Author of 'Built: The Hidden Stories Behind our Structures', structural engineer at AECOM and champion of engineering as a career, Roma Agrawal proposes a skills manifesto to deliver our digital-built future.
PAS 1192 standards update from BSI
Media Release from BSI on the transition from PAS 1192 series of standards to international standards.
Blog - Alexandra Bolton gives an update to CDBB activities
Alexandra Bolton, Deputy Director of CDBB, prepares to reveal the successful Network Bid applications and announces a diary date for the forthcoming CDBB Pecha Kucha Lunch event.
PwC BIM Benefits Methodology and Report
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).
Blog from the CDBB Level 2 team
The Centre’s BIM Level Two programme for 2018/19 brings focus to supporting current best practice and guiding growth towards a digitally built and operated Britain. Ahead of publication of new international standards, Terry Stocks, Head of the UK BIM L2 programme and Dave Philp, BIM L2 Communications Manager, report on progress and future plans.
International Blog: Achievements of the European Programme
In this month’s blog Richard Lane, Programme Manager for the EU BIM Task Group and Delivery Manager for the CDBB International Programme, reflects on the achievements of the European programme to date and looks forward to the next phase.
Guest Blog - Dr Jacqui Taylor - FlyingBinary
In this month’s guest blog Dr Jacqui Taylor, CEO and co-founder of FlyingBinary, a company recognised as one of the 20 global Internet of Things (IoT) companies building capacity for Society 5.0 in 2018, articulates how a digital built Britain can deliver Society 5.0 for the UK.
Blog - Alexandra Bolton talks us through this month's activities
Alexandra Bolton, Deputy Director of CDBB, reports on the latest activities at HQ, including Mini-Projects, Research Networks and Digital Twins.
CDBB, MTC & BRE form the Transforming Construction Alliance
The Centre for Digital Built Britain at the University of Cambridge is working with BRE Ltd and the Manufacturing Technology Centre under the name of ‘Transforming Construction Alliance’ to develop a bid for the recently-announced Core Innovation Hub under the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund for the construction sector.
Blog - Trudi Sully from MTC reflects on the Working Together Transforming Construction event
Trudi Sully, Associate Director for Construction and Infrastructure at the Manufacturing Technology Centre reflects on the organisation’s recent Working Together Transforming Construction event that showcased game-changing processes and technologies to transform the future of construction.
Digital Twin Debated at Annual Construction Engineering Masters Event
The Laing O’Rourke Centre for Construction Engineering Masters (CEM) Annual Debate brings informed insights and lively discussion to the subject of a national Digital Twin.
International Blog: International Development
Sharing a digital language for construction enables partner countries to secure domestic benefits and increase international growth says Adam Matthews, who leads the international Digital Built Britain team. In this blog Adam reflects on Chile’s achievements in copying and adapting the UK’s BIM programme.
Guest Blog - Karen Alford - Environment Agency
In this month’s guest blog Karen Alford, Flood and Coastal Risk Manager for the Environment Agency, specialising in asset data and information, charts the organisation’s digital journey and looks forward to the next step.
Blog - CBDD Research Agenda and the launch of the Network Call
Alexandra Bolton, Deputy Director of the Centre for Digital Built Britain, reflects on the research agenda for Digital Built Britain that marked its launch at the Centre’s Research Network Scoping Workshop this week.
Research Scoping Workshop - CALL FOR NETWORKS
CDBB recently held its first workshop on 'Research Network Scoping', at which we announced our Call for Networks.
Blog - Introducing Kirsten Lamb - Information Specialist
In this month's team blog we are pleased to introduce Kirsten Lamb, who is working with the CDBB as our information specialist. Find out what her role involves and how you can benefit from Kirsten's guide to staying up to date.
International Stream Blog: Introducing Richard Lane
Richard Lane is Delivery Manager for the Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB) international development programme. In his first blog for CDBB, Richard reflects on the value of international collaboration and the benefits of lessons learned from UK BIM.
Platforms - Bridging the gap between construction + manufacturing
A new report was launched today at the MTC Showcase Event: 'Working Together: Transforming Construction'. The report 'Platforms - Bridging the gap between construction + manufacturing' sets out how a manufacture-led approach to construction would support commitments made by Government to improving the construction sector.
Italy looks to UK BIM Programme to Influence its BIM Mandate
Italy looks to UK's BIM programme to influence its BIM Mandate as Italy starts the process of mandating BIM for publicly-procured contracts.
Guest Blog - Araceli Camargo - Relating Neuroscience to the Built Environment
Araceli Camargo is the Director of The Centric Lab that works in partnership with researchers at University College London to relate neuroscience to the built environment. In this blog for CDBB Arceli considers the science of buildings.
Blog - CDBB Update - Alexandra Bolton
Alexandra Bolton, Deputy Director of the Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB), reports on the latest CDBB mini research projects, and makes the case for taking a multidisciplinary approach to the digital agenda.
Blog - Introducing Terry Stocks
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.
Minister celebrates the work of the EU BIM Task Group at their General Assembly
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.
Blog - International Stream - Adam Matthews
Adam Matthews, who leads the international development stream of the Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB), sets out the global scope of the Digital Built Britain programme.
Invitation to Express Interest in a Research Network Scoping Workshop
Call for expressions of interest in participating in network bids and potential future research programmes. An initial Workshop will bring together an academic community interested in the research to be done around enhancing the performance of built assets and the services that depend upon them by better use of data. It will include a series of workshops in order to support the creation of networks to explore the current and needed capabilities of the UK in moving towards a digital built Britain.
BSI Publish PAS 1192-6:2018
Specification for collaborative sharing and use of structured Health and Safety information using BIM
Guest Blog - Arthur Lankester - Smart Cities Expedition
Arthur Lankester, Smart Cities Expedition, explains his upcoming one-man-on-a-motorcycle expedition to Smart Cities in Europe and beyond.
