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Read more at: Press Release: Roadmap from the DFTG and launch of Digital Twin Hub
Press Release: Roadmap from the DFTG and launch of Digital Twin Hub

Press Release: Roadmap from the DFTG and launch of Digital Twin Hub

5 April 2019

The Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB) is delighted to publish the Roadmap - the next output of the Digital Framework Task Group (DFTG). The Roadmap sets out how the Information Management Framework for the built environment (the ‘Framework’) will be delivered, which in turn will enable the development of the National Digital Twin (NDT).

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: Blog: Keith Waller on CDBB's Role in the Construction Innovation Hub
Blog: Keith Waller on CDBB's Role in the Construction Innovation Hub

Blog: Keith Waller on CDBB's Role in the Construction Innovation Hub

4 April 2019

Following the official launch of the Construction Innovation Hub (CIH), Programme Director, Keith Waller sets out the collaborative vision for transforming the UK construction sector.

Read more at: Blog: Adam Matthews on the appointment of Mott MacDonald as a Delivery Partner for GIP
Blog: Adam Matthews on the appointment of Mott MacDonald as a Delivery Partner for GIP

Blog: Adam Matthews on the appointment of Mott MacDonald as a Delivery Partner for GIP

2 April 2019

Following the announcement that Mott MacDonald has been appointed delivery partner for the UK Global Infrastructure Programme, Adam Matthews, Head of CDBB International, welcomes the news.

Read more at: CDBB opens its doors at Cambridge Science Festival 2019!
CDBB opens its doors at Cambridge Science Festival 2019!

CDBB opens its doors at Cambridge Science Festival 2019!

29 March 2019

CDBB was delighted to host its first event in the Cambridge Science Festival, on 23 March 2019. We focused on the future of construction as we wanted to highlight the contribution digital technology will make to jobs and construction of the future. Read below to find out how the day went!

Read more at: Will Construction of the Future be Unrecognisable to Today?
Will Construction of the Future be Unrecognisable to Today?

Will Construction of the Future be Unrecognisable to Today?

29 March 2019

The shape of future architecture, engineering and construction was subject of the Construction Engineering Masters Annual Debate

Read more at: Blog from Alexandra Bolton
Blog from Alexandra Bolton

Blog from Alexandra Bolton

29 March 2019

In her monthly round-up of the latest CDBB activities, Deputy Director Alexandra Bolton welcomes the forthcoming publication of the Digital Framework Task Group Roadmap and the official launch of the Construction Innovation Hub at Futurebuild.

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

BIM Roundtable Discussion Series - Roundtable 6 – Technology providers

27 March 2019

The technology vendors described some of the advances in the tools they have developed and how better functionality is supporting increased collaboration. Among the topics provoking lively discussion were software interoperability, the Common Data Environment (CDE) and COBie. One of the main challenges for the technology...

Read more at: Building Beautiful - March Paper by Prof Andy Neely

Building Beautiful - March Paper by Prof Andy Neely

26 March 2019

The March Paper in the CDBB Publication Series is by Andy Neely, who looks at how AR and VR can allow us to build beautiful.

 

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