Revealed: Key principles of Hackitt’s ‘golden thread’ to improve building safety

By Jordan Marshall2021-07-28T09:22:00

Working group publishes details and definitions to ensure implementation of Hackitt’s recommendations

The group charged with steering the direction of the new building safety ”golden thread” has outlined its plans.

In her Building a Safer Future report, which was published in May 2018 in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster, Dame Judith Hackitt recommended the introduction of a “golden thread” to support those responsible for the design, construction and management of buildings.

The idea was to establish and maintain a holistic system to ensure that safety is taken into account at every stage in a building’s lifecycle. The government has committed to implementing Hackitt’s recommendations.

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