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Webinar takeaways: Digital Building Logbooks (DBLs) – Unlocking Their Real-World Value

On 12 May 2025, a diverse panel of DBL experts convened for a focused webinar exploring how these tools can become key enablers of affordable housing, energy renovation, and circular construction.

The session — moderated by Zia Lennard from R2M Solution — featured rich demos and candid discussions from leaders across practice, policy, and data architecture.

(Click the links below to access the full presentations.)

Presentations & Demos:

Cross-cutting challenges discussed:

  • Low awareness among homeowners and practitioners of DBLs
  • Difficulty demonstrating clear monetary value
  • GDPR and data-sharing roadblocks
  • Fragmented interoperability solutions
  • Lack of standardised terminology across DBLs

Ways forward:

  • Aligning with economic and social policy priorities (e.g. affordable housing)
  • Incentivising usage with clear stakeholder value
  • Building cross-border, interoperable data architectures

Watch the full webinar recording below.

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