The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) is running a survey to examine the construction industry’s understanding of Dame Judith Hackitt’s ‘golden thread’ – a key recommendation from her report published two years ago.
The ‘lack of complete, accurate and up-to-date building information’ was one of the issues identified by the Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire. Hackitt’s review highlighted the need for ‘robust record keeping, with a digital ‘golden thread’ of key building information running through all phases of design, construction and occupation’.
The government endorsed all recommendations in the review in its report, Building a Safer Future: An Implementation Plan and is currently drafting a new Building Safety Bill based on these recommendations, which is expected to become law in 2021.
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