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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 Uptake of Digital Tools, Standards and Processes in Innovation in the UK House Building Industry: opportunities and barriers to adoption

The Uptake of Digital Tools, Standards and Processes in Innovation in the UK House Building Industry: opportunities and barriers to adoption

This project aims to define the barriers and opportunities for adopting BIM in the UK housing sector, and to highlight the potential benefits of BIM to this sector.


Read more at: Reinventing renting: The application of digital technology in housing for 'generation rent'

Reinventing renting: The application of digital technology in housing for 'generation rent'

While digital technology is springing up in the private rented sector and potentially providing various benefits, there is still a trust barrier when it comes to tenants sharing their data. Data from the private rented sector has historically been lacking, but the rise of digital technology in this...


Read more at: Blog: DT Hub - Skills required for successful adoption of digital twins

Blog: DT Hub - Skills required for successful adoption of digital twins

15 May 2020

Following the success of the official launch of CDBB’s Digital Twin Hub, Samuel Chorlton , Chair of the DT Hub, considers the possible competencies, skills and cultural changes integral to the successful adoption of digital twins. The launch of the DT Hub marks a significant step in the journey towards a National Digital...


Read more at: Blog: Alexandra Bolton on skills and education in transforming construction

Blog: Alexandra Bolton on skills and education in transforming construction

5 March 2020

Ahead of this year’s Cambridge Science Festival and following the success of the Construction Innovation Hub’s support of Futurebuild 2020, Alexandra Bolton, Executive Director at the Centre for Digital Built Britain, considers skills and education crucial to transforming construction. Securing the skills, training and...


Read more at: Blog: Skills Development and the Standards Landscape

Blog: Skills Development and the Standards Landscape

2 March 2020

Standards create an avenue of consistency and opportunity for skills to be recognised and developed. In this blog Kirsten Lamb reviews the work done to date on skills in relation to the standards landscape and points to future work needed to support progress towards an information management framework and a National...


Read more at: CDBB International programme - Training for Implementation of a National BIM Strategy

CDBB International programme - Training for Implementation of a National BIM Strategy

11 September 2019

CDBB’s International team helps to grow the global digital construction market, facilitating trade across national borders. We work with governments and policy makers overseas to support the adoption of a national BIM strategy and to promote the adoption of a standards-based approach to BIM using International and UK...


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 - 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 - The Uptake of Digital Tools, Standards and Processes in Innovation in the UK House Building Industry: opportunities and barriers to adoption

Publication: Final Report - The Uptake of Digital Tools, Standards and Processes in Innovation in the UK House Building Industry: opportunities and barriers to adoption

31 March 2018

bim_in_uk_housing.png Project background This project aims to define the barriers and opportunities for adopting BIM in the UK housing sector, and to highlight the potential benefits of BIM to this sector. Outcomes The study shows that the potential benefits from the adoption of BIM have been recognised within the industry...