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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: The Global BIM Network’s General Assembly: lessons learned & next steps

The Global BIM Network’s General Assembly: lessons learned & next steps

7 February 2022

The Global BIM Network’s inaugural General Assembly (GA) was held online on 2 December 2021. Adam Matthews, Head of International, Centre for Digital Built Britain, welcomed more than 300 public sector and multilateral representatives from 71 countries who joined to hear how the digital construction sector is benefitting...


Read more at: Launch of BIM Toolkit at UK Digital Construction Week to support adoption and implementation of the BIM methodology

Launch of BIM Toolkit at UK Digital Construction Week to support adoption and implementation of the BIM methodology

23 November 2021

PRESS RELEASE On Wednesday, 24 November 2021 - during Digital Construction Week - CDBB International launches a new BIM Toolkit to support the adoption and implementation of BIM across the globe. The international BIM Toolkit has been created following collaborative work led by CDBB International, supporting the UK...


Read more at: International BIM Toolkit

International BIM Toolkit

bim_toolkit_image.png Image: BIM Maturity Selection Guide showing how documents can be developed over time If you are based in the UK and are looking for support to implement Building Information Modelling (BIM) please visit the UK BIM Framework which sets out the overarching approach for...


Read more at: Global BIM Network: join our green construction initiative

Global BIM Network: join our green construction initiative

3 November 2021

The COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow (31 October to 12 November 2021) is sending a strong message to all countries to put the targets set at the COP21 2015 summit into action in order to achieve Net-zero goals and stop climate change. Its website highlights the economic benefits for the UK: "Leading the world...


Read more at: Blog: Supporting change in public sector organisations

Blog: Supporting change in public sector organisations

3 September 2021

Mike Turpin, Technical Adviser for the Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB) explains how the recently released enhanced suite of online training will help to support the global implementation of Building Information Modelling (BIM). Supported by the Construction Innovation Hub and the Foreign, Commonwealth and...


Read more at: Global BIM Network launches Call for Knowledge

Global BIM Network launches Call for Knowledge

12 August 2021

Building a global evidence base to support government investment in built environment innovation that delivers benefits for people and places Following its launch, the Global BIM Network is now initiating a Call for Knowledge to all public sector organisations across the globe to build upon its Information Collection , an...


Read more at: Press Release: UK & US Collaborate to improve the built environment
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Press Release: UK & US Collaborate to improve the built environment

25 May 2021

Today (25 May) a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been announced between representatives for the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States of America (U . S . ) cementing a pledge to work together on the development of the US National Building Information Management ( BIM ) Program . Marking the next st ep in a two-...


Read more at: Global BIM Summit 2021 - UK launch of the Global BIM Network

Global BIM Summit 2021 - UK launch of the Global BIM Network

11 May 2021

The launch of the Global BIM Network , which took place at the Global BIM Summit held online on 17 March, attracted more than 1000 representatives from 97 countries around the world. Questions, discussion and response to live polls held throughout the two-hour summit reflected the increasing global interest in the shared...


Read more at: Blog: Global Collaboration: A Czech perspective

Blog: Global Collaboration: A Czech perspective

19 March 2021

The Centre for Digital Built Britain’s International work stream has championed the foundation of successful collaborations between international governments and regional public sector communities resulting in the forthcoming launch of a Global BIM Network for the public sector. Ahead of the CDBB-convened inaugural Global...


Read more at: Press Release: Heralding a new Global BIM Network for and by the public sector

Press Release: Heralding a new Global BIM Network for and by the public sector

17 March 2021

More than 2,000 public sector representatives and funders from around 100 countries across the world will join together today to launch a new Global BIM Network for the public sector. Today’s Global BIM Summit , convened by the Centre for Digital Built Britain, signals the official launch of the Global BIM Network...