Reports

In the context of a government mandate to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and meet the UK’s legally-binding climate change targets, the Climate Change Committee and the Sixth Carbon Budget proposed that all new residential buildings should be zero carbon-ready from 2025. Our...

Our final report for the project summarises the key contributions from the research project Analysing the social context to transforming construction through digital innovation and offsite construction. As well as a summary of the project findings, the report provides a precis of the...

Dr Kwadwo Oti-Sarpong and Konrad Graser's blog calls for real life project examples to provide evidence of success and lessons for future attempts in order to drive widespread transformation in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) sector. They highlight the example of the DFAB House...

This guidance document by Rey Shojaei and Kwadwo Oti-Sarpong describes six key factors that will help construction firms to transform their project delivery through the adoption and use of BIM and OSM. Their research has shown that construction firms that have successfully adopted and are using BIM...

CCHPR’s third report for New Horizons focuses on digital inclusion, which encompasses access to suitable devices and internet connections, as well as digital literacy and a range of other factors. It draws on interviews with coaches and participants from the New Horizons project, to show how...

Faced with an ongong undersupply of housing in the UK, the use of digital technologies has been widely promoted as a key solution to the challenges faced by the construction industry. Particular emphasis has been placed on the potential of offiste manufacture for increasing and improving the...

Mark Scott, chief tech correspondent for Politico, spoke to Gemma Burgess and Hannah Burgess about the Digital Divide, and quoted them both in his March post: COVID-19 disinformation - Digital divide .

The House of Lords Select Committee on COVID-19 published its evidence report in April 2021. The inquiry focused on those aspects of our lives that are known to have an impact on our wellbeing: mental and physical health, social interaction, work and education. Other overarching issues, including...

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Our report for Places for People, Understanding supply, demand and investment in the market for retirement housing communities , explores the current constraints on the market for specialised housing for older people and calls for clarity and a government-led vision for the future of retirement...

The Cambridge Centre for Digital Built Britain has published a profile of our research on it's website .

Hannah Holmes and Gemma Burgess 's report for New Horizons looks at the longer term impact of the project. The latest findings of the evaluation of the New Horizons programme provides valuable insights into the multiple long term benefits for people who received coaching. It also explores the...

Our preliminary findings report draws insights into the project from residents and stakeholders.

Our paper looks at the importance of effective stakeholder engagement, and sets out guidance on identifying stakeholders and appropriate forms of engagement across the lifetime of Smart Cities and Digital Infrastructure Projects.