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Read more at: International Stream Blog: Introducing Richard Lane
International Stream Blog: Introducing Richard Lane

International Stream Blog: Introducing Richard Lane

28 March 2018

Richard Lane is Delivery Manager for the Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB) international development programme. In his first blog for CDBB, Richard reflects on the value of international collaboration and the benefits of lessons learned from UK BIM.

Read more at: Platforms - Bridging the gap between construction + manufacturing

Platforms - Bridging the gap between construction + manufacturing

22 March 2018

A new report was launched today at the MTC Showcase Event: 'Working Together: Transforming Construction'. The report 'Platforms - Bridging the gap between construction + manufacturing' sets out how a manufacture-led approach to construction would support commitments made by Government to improving the construction sector.

Read more at: Italy looks to UK BIM Programme to Influence its BIM Mandate
Italy looks to UK BIM Programme to Influence its BIM Mandate

Italy looks to UK BIM Programme to Influence its BIM Mandate

22 March 2018

Italy looks to UK's BIM programme to influence its BIM Mandate as Italy starts the process of mandating BIM for publicly-procured contracts.

Read more at: Guest Blog - Araceli Camargo - Relating Neuroscience to the Built Environment
Guest Blog - Araceli Camargo - Relating Neuroscience to the Built Environment

Guest Blog - Araceli Camargo - Relating Neuroscience to the Built Environment

21 March 2018

Araceli Camargo is the Director of The Centric Lab that works in partnership with researchers at University College London to relate neuroscience to the built environment. In this blog for CDBB Arceli considers the science of buildings.

Read more at: Blog - CDBB Update - Alexandra Bolton
Blog - CDBB Update - Alexandra Bolton

Blog - CDBB Update - Alexandra Bolton

14 March 2018

Alexandra Bolton, Deputy Director of the Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB), reports on the latest CDBB mini research projects, and makes the case for taking a multidisciplinary approach to the digital agenda.

Read more at: Blog - Introducing Terry Stocks
Blog - Introducing Terry Stocks

Blog - Introducing Terry Stocks

8 March 2018

Terry Stocks leads the BIM L2 workstream within the Centre for Digital Built Britain programme. He makes the case for building the digital foundations to safeguard construction output.

Read more at: BSI Publish PAS 1192-6:2018
BSI Publish PAS 1192-6:2018

BSI Publish PAS 1192-6:2018

7 March 2018

Specification for collaborative sharing and use of structured Health and Safety information using BIM

Read more at: Minister celebrates the work of the EU BIM Task Group at their General Assembly
Minister celebrates the work of the EU BIM Task Group at their General Assembly

Minister celebrates the work of the EU BIM Task Group at their General Assembly

5 March 2018

Gwenole Cozigou, Director, Industrial Transformation and Advanced Value Chains, DG GROW, European Commission celebrated the adoption of digital construction methods at the General Assembly of the EU BIM Task Group in Brussels on 2nd March 2018.

Read more at: Blog - International Stream - Adam Matthews
Blog - International Stream - Adam Matthews

Blog - International Stream - Adam Matthews

26 February 2018

Adam Matthews, who leads the international development stream of the Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB), sets out the global scope of the Digital Built Britain programme.

Read more at: Invitation to Express Interest in a Research Network Scoping Workshop
Invitation to Express Interest in a Research Network Scoping Workshop

Invitation to Express Interest in a Research Network Scoping Workshop

26 February 2018

Call for expressions of interest in participating in network bids and potential future research programmes. An initial Workshop will bring together an academic community interested in the research to be done around enhancing the performance of built assets and the services that depend upon them by better use of data. It will include a series of workshops in order to support the creation of networks to explore the current and needed capabilities of the UK in moving towards a digital built Britain.

 

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