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Read more at: Publication: Case Study: Toward a Digitally Enabled Estate: Project Capella

Publication: Case Study: Toward a Digitally Enabled Estate: Project Capella

15 February 2019

screenshot_2020-07-10_at_09.42.08.png Background This report describes the uses of BIM technologies and implementation of BIM processes, examples of its benefits and some of the main lessons learned from BIM implementation during Project Capella, which forms part of the University’s Biomedical Campus. Outcomes In this...

Read more at: Gemini Principles

Gemini Principles

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.

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 - Urban Panning and BIM

Publication: Final Report - Urban Panning and BIM

31 May 2018

urban_planning_and_bim.png Project background The project aimed to understand the extent to which the UK planning system is engaging with BIM at different spatial scales (e.g., individual building, development scheme, city, region). It explores how the planning system could better help deliver BIM and inform local and...

Read more at: Supporting BIM in the UK

Supporting BIM in the UK

What is BIM? Building Information Modelling (BIM) is the “use of a shared digital representation of a built asset to facilitate design, construction and operation processes to form a reliable basis for decisions” (BS EN ISO 19650-1:2018). BIM facilitates early supply chain and operational team...

Read more at: The UK BIM Programme

The UK BIM Programme

CDBB’s role in the UK BIM Programme CDBB is one of the organisations tasked by Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) with managing the UK BIM Programme. This involves knowledge sharing among industry stakeholders, academics and policy makers to adopt and implement...

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