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This website remains as a legacy of the achievements of our five-year foundational journey towards a digital built Britain
 
Read more at: CDBB's inaugural National Digital Twin Day

CDBB's inaugural National Digital Twin Day

4 October 2019

Industry innovators from a range of infrastructure sectors attended the Centre for Digital Built Britain’s (CDBB) inaugural event of CDBB Week – National Digital Twin Day. Outputs from the NDT Day Media Release for NDT Day Presentations National Digital Twin - Mark Enzer, Chair DFTG The DT Hub - Samuel Chorlton, Chair DT...


Read more at: SME Blogs from participants at National Digital Twin Day

SME Blogs from participants at National Digital Twin Day

30 September 2019

We were delighted to have SMEs as active participants at this year's National Digital Twin Day, which was held during CDBB week. Following the event, we invited them to give us their thoughts and insights into their digital twin journey. Below you will find several of the organisations have taken the opportunity to tell us...


Read more at: Blog: CDBB Week: the view from New Zealand

Blog: CDBB Week: the view from New Zealand

24 September 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 Department of Computer Science at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Naturally...


Read more at: CDBB Week 2019: Summer Research Showcase Summary

CDBB Week 2019: Summer Research Showcase Summary

21 September 2019

[Flikr Photos available here] The CDBB summer showcase CDBB held its second Summer Showcase in Cambridge on Thursday 12 September 2019 - which is now included within a larger set of activities named ‘CDBB Week’. A large and appreciative audience joined us to hear about the progress CDBB is making and listen to a series of...


Read more at: DT Hub Blog: The vision for a National Digital Twin
Sarah Hayes

DT Hub Blog: The vision for a National Digital Twin

20 September 2019

DT Hub Blog September 2019 Sarah Hayes, author of the National Infrastructure Commission’s ‘Data for the Public Good’ (2017), reflects on progress and possibilities on the development of a National Digital Twin following her keynote at the recently held National Digital Twin Day. At National Digital Twin Day, CDBB and the...


Read more at: CDBB Week: BIM Roundtable Garden Reception

CDBB Week: BIM Roundtable Garden Reception

16 September 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 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 Research Blog: Professor Patricia Tzortzopoulos - Recommendations for automated checking of regulations and requirements management in healthcare design

CDBB Week 2019 Research Blog: Professor Patricia Tzortzopoulos - Recommendations for automated checking of regulations and requirements management in healthcare design

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 Research Blog: Dr Timea Nochta ~ City Digital Twins for urban planning and management

CDBB Week 2019 Research Blog: Dr Timea Nochta ~ City Digital Twins for urban planning and management

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 Research Blog: Dr Tom Beach ~ Digitisation of Requirements, Regulations and Compliance Checking Processes in the Built Environment

CDBB Week 2019 Research Blog: Dr Tom Beach ~ Digitisation of Requirements, Regulations and Compliance Checking Processes in the Built Environment

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...