Implementing the golden thread for higher-risk buildings under the Building Safety Act

Author: C Lockhart and P Hayes

Date published

2 February 2026

Price
Standard: £69.95
Member: £44.95
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Implementing the golden thread for higher-risk buildings under the Building Safety Act

Guidance

Author

C Lockhart and P Hayes

Date published

2 February 2026

Author

C Lockhart and P Hayes

Price

Standard: £69.95
Member: £44.95

This guidance explains how to structure, manage and use the golden thread. It sets out how the golden thread digital information system supports safety and compliance through a higher-risk building's life.

The golden thread is all the information needed to demonstrate compliance with regulations and to manage safety risks, including fire and structural risks, in a higher-risk building. 
 
This guidance explains how to structure, include and use information within the golden thread digital information system, supporting safety and compliance throughout a building’s lifecycle. 

Key features:

  • T explains how to structure, manage and use the golden thread 

  • Sets out how the golden thread digital information system supports safety and compliance 

  • Covers information required throughout a higher-risk building lifecycle 

  • Explains the golden thread as a single source of truth 

  • Focuses on digital information management for higher-risk buildings 

Who the book is for:

  • Structural engineers working on higher-risk buildings 

  • Building safety professionals 

  • Construction and project delivery teams 

  • Asset and facilities management professionals 

  • Compliance and risk management practitioners 

What you will learn:

  • How to structure the golden thread 

  • How to manage digital building information 

  • How information supports safety and compliance 

  • The role of the golden thread through a building lifecycle 

  • How a single source of truth is maintained 

Additional information

Format:
Book (Print or PDF + EPUB)
ISBN:
PRINT ISBN: 978-1-906335-94-6 | PDF ISBN: 978-1-906335-95-3 | EPUB ISBN: 978-1-906335-96-0
Pages:
52
Publisher:
IStructE Ltd

Tags

Guidance Assessment of Structures Risk Best practice Inspection Guides

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