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Centre for Digital Built Britain completed its five-year mission and closed its doors at the end of September 2022

This website remains as a legacy of the achievements of our five-year foundational journey towards a digital built Britain
 
Read more at: CDBB's inaugural National Digital Twin Day

CDBB's inaugural National Digital Twin Day

4 October 2019

Industry innovators from a range of infrastructure sectors attended the Centre for Digital Built Britain’s (CDBB) inaugural event of CDBB Week – National Digital Twin Day. Outputs from the NDT Day Media Release for NDT Day Presentations National Digital Twin - Mark Enzer, Chair DFTG The DT Hub - Samuel Chorlton, Chair DT...


Read more at: CDBB Week 2019 Research Blog: Dr Gemma Burgess ~Reinventing Renting: The use of digital technology in housing for 'generation rent'

CDBB Week 2019 Research Blog: Dr Gemma Burgess ~Reinventing Renting: The use of digital technology in housing for 'generation rent'

13 September 2019

CDBB Week 2019 showcases CDBB’s diverse range of work and engagement with our industry, academic and policy networks. As part of Friday’s #CDBBWeek2019 Digital Roundup, the Centre invited a number of researchers from CDBB funded research networks and early career researchers to shine a light on their projects supporting a...


Read more at: The Construction Innovation Hub launches its thought-leadership blog

The Construction Innovation Hub launches its thought-leadership blog

10 September 2019

As part of ongoing work under the UK’s Transforming Construction Challenge and the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, a new thought-leadership blog from the Construction Innovation Hub has been launched today. The blog will be a focal point to drive collaboration and to feature success stories in the development...


Read more at: Publication: Final Report - The local governance of digital technology – Implications for the city-scale digital twin

Publication: Final Report - The local governance of digital technology – Implications for the city-scale digital twin

31 July 2019

screenshot_2020-06-24_at_14.27.58.png Project background What part does city and regional governance play in how a city-level digital twin develops? It is necessary to understand the ways in which governance for digital twins is bound by context and the ways in which it is generalisable in order to successfully transfer...


Read more at: Publication: Final Report - Future Cities in the making – overcoming barriers to information modelling in socially responsible cities

Publication: Final Report - Future Cities in the making – overcoming barriers to information modelling in socially responsible cities

10 July 2019

future_cities_in_the_making.png Project background What questions are City Information Modelling (CIM) and Building Information Modelling (BIM) best suited to answer? This project examines what digital information is commonly available in UK cities and what new information can be retrieved from the built environment...


Read more at: Publication: Final Report - Futures Cities and BIM

Publication: Final Report - Futures Cities and BIM

31 May 2019

future_cities_and_bim.png Project background This project addresses the question of how European cities are adapting to BIM, and what awareness there is of BIM in future city thinking and strategies, particularly around Smart Cities. It also looks at what tools and policies are being used to take forward BIM in city...


Read more at: Publication: Final report from the Pedagogy and Upskilling Network

Publication: Final report from the Pedagogy and Upskilling Network

15 January 2019

screenshot_2020-06-24_at_13.39.58.png Research background This research network aims to: establish the existing landscape; determine the current position and future vision in relation to other industry bodies that are fundamental in shaping the future of built environment education and training; establish the bottlenecks...


Read more at: Publication: Final Report - Housing Digital Built Britain Network

Publication: Final Report - Housing Digital Built Britain Network

30 December 2018

screenshot_2020-06-30_at_21.21.47.png Project background The Housing Digital Built Britain Network focused its attention on residential housing. It brought together academics, practitioners, policy makers and government to facilitate dialogue and determine the key areas of inquiry. Working with these partners, it outlined...


Read more at: Publication: Final Report - Building Impulse: A novel digital toolkit for productive, healthy and resource-efficient buildings

Publication: Final Report - Building Impulse: A novel digital toolkit for productive, healthy and resource-efficient buildings

10 December 2018

screenshot_2020-06-30_at_21.46.07.png Project background This project aimed to create a toolkit for capturing occupant satisfaction with their environment in buildings in order to feed the next generation of smart buildings with a more holistic set of metrics for comfort and enjoyment of a space. The toolkit consists of a...


Read more at: Publication: Final Report - Visualising the Future: Big Data and the Built Environment

Publication: Final Report - Visualising the Future: Big Data and the Built Environment

20 July 2018

visualising.png Project background Building on four years of material generated by the Cambridge Forum for Sustainability and Environment, this report examines the future use of big data in the built environment. Experts from academia, government and private companies were invited to join monthly discussions in the Forum...