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This website remains as a legacy of the achievements of our five-year foundational journey towards a digital built Britain
 

Welcome to the news section of the CDBB website. Here you will find the latest updates, reports, blogs and news from the centre.  If you would like to sign up to receive the CDBB newsletter please register here.

Read more at: Tender: Research to establish a baseline benefits dataset to support the National Digital Twin Programme

Tender: Research to establish a baseline benefits dataset to support the National Digital Twin Programme

8 November 2019

The National Digital Twin (NDT) Programme is bringing together industry, academia, and government to guide the creation of an Information Management Framework (IMF) which will establish the building blocks to underpin effective information management across the built environment. This is a key enabler to pave the way for...


Read more at: Blog: Andy Neely reflects on CDBB's journey and vision

Blog: Andy Neely reflects on CDBB's journey and vision

8 November 2019

CDBB is approaching the end of the first year as part of the Construction Innovation Hub. In that time we have gone through significant change needed to help us meet the ambitions of the Transforming Construction Challenge programme – and to achieve the aims of a digital built Britain. Indeed we are ambitious. I recognise...


Read more at: UK BIM Framework Publishes two new reports to support BIM implementation

UK BIM Framework Publishes two new reports to support BIM implementation

6 November 2019

Guidance Part 2: Processes for Project Delivery (second edition) and Government Soft Landings, revised guidance for the public sector on applying BS8536 parts 1 & 2, published today by the UK BIM Framework The UK BIM Framework today releases two documents to support practitioners in embedding and implementing Building...


Read more at: Blog: David Philp on the Government Soft Landings

Blog: David Philp on the Government Soft Landings

1 November 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 asset e.g. buildings purpose throughout its lifecycle, from the design and build...


Read more at: Publication: A Neural Ordinary Differential Equations Based Approach for Demand Forecasting within Power Grid Digital Twins

Publication: A Neural Ordinary Differential Equations Based Approach for Demand Forecasting within Power Grid Digital Twins

23 October 2019

screenshot_2020-08-14_at_16.26.55.png Abstract Over the past few years, deep learning (DL) based electricity demand forecasting has received considerable attention amongst mathematicians, engineers and data scientists working within the smart grid domain. To this end, deep learning architectures such as deep neural...


Read more at: Blog: Digital Innovation in Construction by Dr Reyhaneh Shojaei

Blog: Digital Innovation in Construction by Dr Reyhaneh Shojaei

18 October 2019

CDBB and the Construction Innovation Hub have just completed the ‘6 week burst’ - an intense period of engagement activity starting with CDBB week, including UK Construction Week and concluding with Digital Construction Week this week. Dr Reyhaneh Shojaei , a Research Associate at the Cambridge Centre for Housing and...


Read more at: DT Hub Blog: David Cuckow from BSI on Setting up the DT Hub
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DT Hub Blog: David Cuckow from BSI on Setting up the DT Hub

17 October 2019

David Cuckow from BSI talks about the role of the Digital Twins Hub to share knowledge, agree on common approaches and inform future “good practice”. David is leading the team that will set up and facilitate the DT Hub, working as part of the CDBB team and together with the founder members and key stakeholders. Digital...


Read more at: Press Release: CDBB appoints BSI to create learning community for digital twin users

Press Release: CDBB appoints BSI to create learning community for digital twin users

17 October 2019

The Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB) has appointed BSI as Hub Facilitators for the Digital Twin Hub (DT Hub), a web-enabled community for early adopters, suppliers and creators of digital twins. The establishment of the DT Hub is the latest in a number of high-profile deliverables for CDBB’s National Digital Twin...


Read more at: Blog: Alexandra Bolton

Blog: Alexandra Bolton

15 October 2019

Reflecting on our inaugural ‘CDBB Week’ and looking forward to Digital Construction Week, Alexandra Bolton, Executive Director for the Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB) is positive about the digital transformation in the construction industry and how the Construction Innovation Hub is aiming to be the catalyst for...


Read more at: October 2019 Newsletter - reporting on CDBB Week

October 2019 Newsletter - reporting on CDBB Week

10 October 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. It was fantastic to see such engagement with our community, both at our in-person events and the flurry of activity on...