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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: CDBB September 2018 Newsletter
CDBB September 2018 Newsletter

CDBB September 2018 Newsletter

3 September 2018

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


Read more at: Blog: BIM Programme Update
Blog: BIM Programme Update

Blog: BIM Programme Update

3 September 2018

This week the CDBB Home Nations Working Group [HNWG] meeting will be hosted in Northern Ireland, bringing together the four national BIM programmes with the purpose of developing consistency of messaging and promoting a shared understanding of the value proposition afforded by a co-ordinated approach to a digitised UK built environment. BIM Communications Manager David Philp updates on what to expect.


Read more at: Guest International Blog: David Miller Architects - BIM Opens Doors in Chile
Guest International Blog: David Miller Architects - BIM Opens Doors in Chile

Guest International Blog: David Miller Architects - BIM Opens Doors in Chile

31 August 2018

Guest international blog by David Miller Architects, reflecting on their work with Chile and collaboration with CDBB's Adam Matthews, who has been a key player in the promotion of the UK’s BIM expertise to various countries around the world and has been particularly active in Chile.


Read more at: Guest Blog: Sam Williams discusses the benefits of child-friendly urban planning
Guest Blog: Sam Williams discusses the benefits of child-friendly urban planning

Guest Blog: Sam Williams discusses the benefits of child-friendly urban planning

28 August 2018

Arup’s report Cities Alive: Designing for urban childhoods (December 2017) presents the inclusive benefits of taking a child-friendly approach to urban planning. Sam Williams, part of the multi-disciplinary Operations Consulting team at Arup and one of the report’s authors, explores the built environment from a child’s perspective.


Read more at: Report: Blockchain and Smart Contracts: What the AEC sector needs to know
Report: Blockchain and Smart Contracts: What the AEC sector needs to know

Report: Blockchain and Smart Contracts: What the AEC sector needs to know

28 August 2018

Lamb, K. (2018). Blockchain and Smart Contracts: What the AEC sector needs to know.


Read more at: Report: Challenges of Digitalisation in the Aerospace and Aviation Sectors
Report: Challenges of Digitalisation in the Aerospace and Aviation Sectors

Report: Challenges of Digitalisation in the Aerospace and Aviation Sectors

28 August 2018

Lamb, K. (2018). Challenges of Digitalisation in the Aerospace and Aviation Sectors


Read more at: Blog: Alexandra Bolton on CDBB's new funding opportunities
Blog: Alexandra Bolton on CDBB's new funding opportunities

Blog: Alexandra Bolton on CDBB's new funding opportunities

23 August 2018

Following the announcement of three new funding opportunities at the CDBB Summer Showcase Event, Alexandra Bolton, Deputy Director of the Centre, looks forward to receiving bids for the new calls.


Read more at: Consultation open on the future of automated compliance checking in the Built Environment

Consultation open on the future of automated compliance checking in the Built Environment

17 August 2018

CDBB's D-COM network is looking for survey participants to help understand the present capabilities of compliance systems, along with the current attitudes and industry readiness for the digitisation of regulations and compliance checking.


Read more at: ICE Blog: Data - an untapped goldmine for productivity?
ICE Blog: Data - an untapped goldmine for productivity?

ICE Blog: Data - an untapped goldmine for productivity?

16 August 2018

How can the infrastructure sector capitalise on the data opportunity? Ahead of the Shaping a Digital World event on 25 September, the Institution of Civil Engineers held a joint roundtable with construction sector advisors Invennt to explore the actions required.


Read more at: National Annex for BS EN ISO 19650-2 available for public comment
National Annex for BS EN ISO 19650-2 available for public comment

National Annex for BS EN ISO 19650-2 available for public comment

10 August 2018

Later this year will see the first two international standards published for Building Information Modelling (BIM) BS EN ISO 19650–1 Organization of information about construction works – Information management using building information modelling – Part 1: Concepts and principles and BS EN ISO 19650-2 Organization of information about construction works – Information management using building information modelling – Part 2: Delivery phase of assets. These two standards will supersede BS 1192 (principles) and PAS 1192 part 2 (capital/delivery phase) respectively.