About Becdecicco
Technology, innovation and design.
Rebecca De Cicco is a digital design specialist who completed her honours in Architecture in 2001. Her keen interest in digital technologies and how it can evolve the industry has always been at the forefront of her thinking. After a series of successful senior roles in varied Architectural organisations both in Australia and the UK, she now manages her own consultancy, Digital Node, providing advice and insight to construction professionals on digital process and BIM. Rebecca’s engagement in the UK BIM community also allows a strong level of commitment to the Governments’ BIM strategy and she also actively interacts with those involved in this incentive. Rebecca also sits on the user group technical team for Building Smart UK, she is the Women in BIM Founder, Autodesk University speaker and Autodesk Feedback Community attendee.
Featured articles
Check out some of the best features and news from Designing Buildings as well as key stories from around the web.
New and updated CLC building safety guidance.
New UK National Buildings Database.
Building Safety Wiki Interviews
Chief executive of the British Woodworking Federation.
Planning condition discharge in England and Wales
A brief explanation from a building compliance expert, with further links.
Overheating guidance and tools for building designers
Guidance for dealing with element of building fabric control that have increasing importance.
Shading for housing, a design guide
From the Good Homes Alliance and British Blind and Shutter Association.
UK Standard Skills Classification (SSC)
A shared framework for describing skills needs.
Social media ban consultation comes to close
CIOB urges UK Government to consider social media’s role in careers guidance in ban debate.
The latest of eight Skills England apprenticeship units
The addition of battery manufacturing welcomed by ECA with a warning about the risks of fast-tracked apprenticeship units.
Building Control Independent Panel final report
A precis of a key report led by Dame Hackitt with full recommendations and link to the government response.
Building Safety recap April, 2026
A short and longer run-through of the month, with links to further information and sources.