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Press Release: Principles to guide the development of the National Digital Twin released

6 December 2018

CDBB has published the first output of its Digital Framework Task Group, The Gemini Principles. The paper sets out proposed principles to guide the national digital twin and the information management framework that will enable it.

Rail Sector Deal emphasises use of digital

6 December 2018

Sector Deal between government and the rail industry.

CDBB's December 2018 Newsletter

4 December 2018

Find out about the latest news from CDBB on events, our blogs, BIM updates, and more in CDBB's December newsletter.

ICE BIM Scotland

1 December 2018

CDBB were pleased to support the Institution of Civil Engineers – Scotland at their “BIM and Soft Landings for better outcomes” masterclass held at Stirling University.

Digital and BIM Level 2 - Roundtable Number 3 – The Consultant

1 December 2018

The Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB) and the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) teamed up for the third event “The Consultant” 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 embedment of BIM Level 2 across industry.

Professor Andy Neely welcomes the announcement of Core Innovation Hub funding

30 November 2018

Following today’s announcement that CDBB as part of the Transforming Construction Alliance has been awarded leadership of the new £72m Core Innovation Hub, Professor Andy Neely, Director of the Centre, welcomes the good news.

PRESS RELEASE: Transforming Construction Alliance Secures Funding

30 November 2018

Transforming Construction Alliance secures £72 million government funding to drive innovation and boost UK construction productivity.

Guest Blog on Virtual Reality Technology and Education

28 November 2018

A collaborative project between Stanford University, in the US, and the University of Cambridge is combining Virtual Reality technology and education to bring the outside world to children who are not able to experience it. Kathy Ho, a teacher at the Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford, Gemma Gordon, a Research Associate at the Cambridge Department of Computer Science and Technology, and Anil Madhavapeddy, Lecturer at the Cambridge Department of Computer Science and Technology are looking to the future through Imagine.

Seven common challenges facing governments when introducing BIM

26 November 2018

The experience of progressing BIM as a national digitalisation strategy while working with countries globally to secure a common approach to BIM has generated a diverse range of practical understanding. Adam Matthews, lead for CDBB International, reflects on this experience and sets out seven ‘big questions’ for national BIM programmes.

IOT Network Behaviours and Dependencies

20 November 2018

November Paper in the CDBB Publication Series paper by Poonam Yadav, Qi Li and Richard Mortier, from the Department of Computer Science & Technology, University of Cambridge