CDBB publishes the Gemini Papers: a blueprint for the future
“As CDBB celebrates the successful completion of its mission to advance the digital transformation of the built environment, I am excited to be able to…
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The Centre for Digital Built Britain announces a new phase for the Digital Twin Hub at the Connected Places Catapult
PRESS RELEASE We are pleased to announce that from 1 April 2022, the DT Hub will transition from its current home at the Centre for…
DT Hub publishes Annual Benchmark report
‘The growth of the Digital Twin Hub (DT Hub) over the last two years has exceeded all our expectations as numbers have leapt from an…
CReDo show-and-tell webinar, Q&A and technical reports
Collaboration and resilience through connected digital twins: CReDo show-and-tell webinarThe CReDo team launched its Climate Resilience Demonstrator project at the start of November 2021, during…
Launching the Digital Twin Hub Community Council
“The point of digital twins is to enable us to make better decisions that lead to better outcomes for people and nature. It is therefore…
Global BIM Network: connecting the international public sector and multi-lateral organizations to advance the digitalisation of the global built environment
Ahead of the inaugural General Assembly of the Global BIM Network, Adam Mathews, Head of International, Centre for Digital Built Britain and Chair of the…
Climate Resilience Demonstrator (CReDo) webinar – showing the art of the possible
‘CReDo is a small step to something potentially huge. It is something tangible that people can see and interact with, taking away the mystique of…
Smart Infrastructure Index 2021: an opportunity to benchmark your digital maturity
Last chance to complete our 2021 Smart Infrastructure Index© with a special focus on digital twins. Twelve months on from the release of our first version of…
Digital Twins for Resilience
In the interview with Eleanor Voss, policy advisor to the NIC, we have begun to explore the recommendations from the NIC regarding the incorporation of…
Digital twins are an extension of the internet
We have embarked on several industrial ages and long before the arrival of the digital age there were the spinning jenny, coalmines, steam engines and…
Digital Twin Talks: Concepts & Definitions Summary
To explore how digital twins are defined and the overarching concepts around them, the DT Hub hosted a five-part talk series (available here). These talks were…
Beyond buzzwords: digital twin maturity spectrum
In my first article, I explored the basic concept of digital twins. Fundamentally, they are a digital replica of a physical thing – a ‘twin’.…
Introduction to theme: pathway to value
Why This Theme? DT Hub activities focus on a set of thematic areas (themes) that are based on shared opportunities and challenges for members. These…
Beyond buzzwords: the true meaning and value of “digital twins”
Digital technologies are no longer considered tools to satisfy a need for efficiency, they are active agents in value creation and new value propositions [1]. The…
Introduction to theme: digital twin competencies
Why this theme? DT Hub activities focus on a set of thematic areas (themes) that are based on shared opportunities and challenges for members. These…
Introduction to the Digital Twin (DT) Hub “themes”
Priority themes The DT Hub is the place for early adopters to share good practice and learn from each other based on real-world experience. DT…
Introduction to theme: testing digital twin concepts
Context: DT Hub activities focus on a set of thematic areas (themes) that are based on shared opportunities and challenges for members. These themes are…
Concepts & Definitions Theme Summary
The first theme that we are addressing in the Hub is “Testing digital twin concepts”. This was identified as a key foundational element by the…
Theme prioritisation workshop output
In November 2019, we ran a workshop session with DT Hub founder members to discuss candidates for the first theme(s) to focus on. This was…
Digital Twins: What’s the problem?
The value of the twin: A tale for twin-sceptics… Not so long ago whilst debating the use case for Digital Twins with a colleague I…
Towards a Web of Digital Twins – Article
Following the successful webinar / online discussion last month, I have now posted an article version of “”Towards a Web of Digital Twins””. The document…
What is your organisation’s digital maturity?
The Smart Infrastructure Index© builds upon learning from Project 13, providing a user-friendly way for infrastructure asset owners to measure their digital maturity and benchmark progress against peers. Now, members of the DT Hub will have the opportunity take…