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

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Read more at: Guest Blog from one of the ISO 19650 Guidance authors - Sarah Davidson
Guest Blog from one of the ISO 19650 Guidance authors - Sarah Davidson

Guest Blog from one of the ISO 19650 Guidance authors - Sarah Davidson

3 May 2019

Following the recent release of the BS EN ISO 19650 Concepts Guidance, co-editor and contributing author Sarah Davidson, Associate Professor in the Department of Architecture and Built Environment at the University of Nottingham, sets out the ambitions for the new guidance and invites industry feedback.


Read more at: Blog: Alexandra Bolton on latest DFTG news
Blog: Alexandra Bolton on latest DFTG news

Blog: Alexandra Bolton on latest DFTG news

29 April 2019

In her monthly round-up blog, Alexandra Bolton, Executive Director of the Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB), reflects on the latest developments from the Digital Framework Task Group (DFTG) and welcomes the formation of the Digital Twin Hub.


Read more at: Future Capabilities Report: The Creation and Through-Life Management of Built Assets and Infrastructure

Future Capabilities Report: The Creation and Through-Life Management of Built Assets and Infrastructure

25 April 2019

Turner Harriss, 'Future Capabilities Report: The Creation and Through-Life Management of Built Assets and Infrastructure' (CDBB_REP_22) Report Foreward: The concept of a truly integrated lifecycle for digital asset care is not new. There are numerous case studies across the automotive and aerospace industries where complex...


Read more at: Publication: Final Report - Complex Systems Network

Publication: Final Report - Complex Systems Network

25 April 2019

screenshot_2020-07-01_at_12.23.50.png Project background This network takes an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the state-of-the-art in use of modelling support for infrastructure planning decision making, both in industry and policy practice, and in the research community; needs of the practitioner community...


Read more at: Blog: Professor Mark Girolami on joining CDBB
Blog: Professor Mark Girolami on joining CDBB

Blog: Professor Mark Girolami on joining CDBB

17 April 2019

In his new role as academic lead for CDBB, Professor Mark Girolami looks forward to building on, developing and delivering the Centre’s vision for a digital built Britain.


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: Case Study: Platform approach to design for manufacture and assembly
Case Study: Platform approach to design for manufacture and assembly

Case Study: Platform approach to design for manufacture and assembly

12 April 2019

This project set out to show the benefits of a manufacture-led approach to construction, showing how it would support the commitments made by the UK government to improving the construction sector. In particular, it looked at ways in which the construction sector could learn lessons from the manufacturing, automotive and...


Read more at: Blog: DT Hub Steering Group Chair - Samuel Chorlton
Blog: DT Hub Steering Group Chair - Samuel Chorlton

Blog: DT Hub Steering Group Chair - Samuel Chorlton

12 April 2019

Following the publication of the Digital Framework Task Group (DFTG) Roadmap, the Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB) is launching the Digital Twin Hub (DT Hub), a collaborative and learning community for those who own or develop Digital Twins. Samuel Chorlton, lead for the Data and Analytics Facility for National Infrastructure (DAFNI) and Chair of the Steering Group that will establish the DT Hub, sets out some of the challenges and opportunities.


Read more at: CDBB April Newsletter
CDBB April Newsletter

CDBB April Newsletter

8 April 2019

Find out about the latest news from CDBB on events, our blogs, recent reports and more in the CDBB's April 2019 Newsletter


Read more at: Mark Enzer - my thoughts on the Roadmap publication and the DT Hub

Mark Enzer - my thoughts on the Roadmap publication and the DT Hub

8 April 2019

DFTG Chair Mark Enzer provides his thoughts on the DFTG Roadmap Publication and DT Hub