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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: Driving the digital transformation of the construction sector
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Driving the digital transformation of the construction sector

23 March 2022

Launched today (23 March) our Information Management Roadmap is designed to set out on one page how we are driving the digital transformation of the construction sector and contributing to the achievement of the Transforming Construction Challenge outcomes. With links to a selection of the key tools, reports produced and...


Read more at: The UK BIM Framework update on Guidance for Information Management according to BS EN ISO 19650

The UK BIM Framework update on Guidance for Information Management according to BS EN ISO 19650

1 December 2021

The UK BIM Framework has released an update to the online guidance supporting the BS EN ISO 19650 series. This latest release continues to reflect the considerable commitment and voluntary effort by industry to continue the drive towar ds impl ementation of the UK BIM Framework across the whole built environment. The new...


Read more at: Developing Smart Standards

Developing Smart Standards

29 June 2021

A new proof-of-concept project, enabled by the Construction Innovation Hub, has investigated whether actionable tasks could be used to guide organisations in their implementation of the ISO 19650 series of standards . Information management compliant with ISO 19650 can provide a trustworthy digital record of information...


Read more at: Smart Standards

Smart Standards

A new proof-of-concept project, enabled by the Construction Innovation Hub, has investigated whether actionable tasks could be used to guide organisations in their implementation of the ISO 19650 series of standards . Information management compliant with ISO 19650 can provide a trustworthy digital...


Read more at: Agile Standards - Making Excellence a Habit

Agile Standards - Making Excellence a Habit

9 June 2021

Ron Lang, Chief Technical Officer, Construction Innovation Hub W e have seen over the past year how the COVID-19 response has accelerated the speed and scale of digital transformation. One of the most striking developments is the huge momentum towards the adoption of digital twins in the built environment. It’s an...


Read more at: Blog: Increasing confidence in organisations’ ability to manage information when delivering buildings and infrastructure

Blog: Increasing confidence in organisations’ ability to manage information when delivering buildings and infrastructure

27 April 2021

Ian Ronksley, Development Manager for The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS), the national accreditation body, provides an update on accreditation and its role in ensuring that the construction industry applies good information management practices when delivering assets. UKAS is undertaking a Pilot Assessment...


Read more at: Press Release: Guidance for Information Management according to BS EN ISO 19650 has been updated and published today by the UK BIM Framework

Press Release: Guidance for Information Management according to BS EN ISO 19650 has been updated and published today by the UK BIM Framework

19 February 2021

The Centre for Digital Built Britain (supported by the Construction Innovation Hub), BSI and the UK BIM Alliance, have today released an updated suite of guidance documents to support the BS EN ISO 19650 series. This latest release continues to reflect the massive voluntary effort by industry to continue the drive towards...


Read more at: Blog: BS EN ISO 19650-5:2020: Supporting a secure future for digital construction

Blog: BS EN ISO 19650-5:2020: Supporting a secure future for digital construction

23 November 2020

Alexandra Luck One of the key drivers of the Construction Innovation Hub’s mission is to quicken the pace towards greater digitalisation in the construction industry. In recent years, the UK’s built environment has undergone a notable shift towards digitally enabled collaboration, virtual stakeholder engagement and secure...


Read more at: Blog - Building Blocks for Digitalization by Dan Rossiter

Blog - Building Blocks for Digitalization by Dan Rossiter

24 August 2020

by Dan Rossiter, BSI ( This article and image were originally published in BSI's Standards Outlook - Issue five and the BSI Website .) The built environment is massively important to the UK economy and the wider public good, encompassing as it does all major infrastructure such as road and rail and the buildings in which...


Read more at: Press Release: Information Protocol to support BS EN ISO 19650-2 published today by the UK BIM Framework

Press Release: Information Protocol to support BS EN ISO 19650-2 published today by the UK BIM Framework

1 June 2020

BSI, the Centre for Digital Built Britain, the UK BIM Alliance and the Construction Industry Council today release the Information Protocol to support BS EN ISO 19650-2 the delivery phase. ➢ Information Protocol to support BS EN ISO 19650-2 The Information Protocol has been developed as part of the BS EN ISO 19650-2:2018...