The document outlines a webinar discussing the concept of the 'golden thread' in building safety regulations, particularly for higher-risk buildings. It emphasizes the importance of structured, secure, and interoperable data to meet regulatory requirements and improve business practices. The document also highlights steps for digitization and the significance of collaborative working in the construction supply chain.

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Decoding Data Standardisation
and the Golden Thread
Causeway Specifiedby Webinar| 30 November 2023
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Agenda
• What is the Golden Thread?
• What it means
• Product Information
• How to get there

3. What is the Golden Thread?
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/independent-review-of-building-regulations-and-fire-safety-hackitt-review

4. Theseus and Ariadne
Theseus and the Minotaur in the Labyrinth
Edward Burne-Jones 1861. Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
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5. Higher Risk Buildings Only
• Under Occupation
• 7 or more storeys OR
• 18m or higher
AND
• At least 2 residential units
• Under Construction
• As above plus
• Hospitals or Care Homes
Guidance on the criteria for being a higher-risk building
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/guidance-on-the-criteria-for-being-a-higher-risk-building
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6. The Golden Thread
Policy Paper: Building Regulations Advisory Committee: golden
thread Report (21 July 2021) MHCLG/BRAC.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-
regulations-advisory-committee-golden-thread-report
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8. The Right Information
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9. HSE
Golden
Thread
Information
https://www.hse.gov.uk/building-safety/golden-thread.htm linkedin.com/in/subutcher/

10. Gateways
https://www.bptw.co.uk/insights/digital-revolutions-and-the-building-safety-act-in-the-housing-sector/
https://buildingsafety.campaign.gov.uk/

11. Gateways 2 and 3 Regime
https://www.hse.gov.uk/building-safety/building-control/regime-overview.htm linkedin.com/in/subutcher/

12. An Emerging Regulatory Environment
http://bit.ly/BSBTransition

13. What will this mean?
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14. What changes have you seen?
Specification
Decisions
Collaborative
Working
Supply Chain
Requirements
Reliable
Information
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https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/collaborative-procurement-
guidance-for-design-and-construction-to-support-building-safety

15. … for Product Information?
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16. Large amounts of Data
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17. What information should be
• Structured
• Secure
• Verified
• Interoperable
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18. Creating new business
applications for your data
Inventing new business
models
Digital Transformation
Making digitised information
work for your current
business model
Digitalisation
Moving from analogue
systems to [connected]
digital ones
Digitisation
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19. How do we get there?
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20. This is not
about
marketing
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21. Your Data already Exists
• In PDFs and PIMs
• No additional information
• Provide in Interoperable Form
• Provide it for Free
• Get your systems in order
• Your Data Belongs To YOU
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22. Structuring your data will enable you to…
• Meet the requirements of the Golden Thread
• Comply with the Construction Products Regulator
• Meet future requirements for Sustainability
• Increase Profits
• Reduce Costs
• Improve Brand Visibility
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23. Steps to Digitisation:
• Who to Involve
• Where is your Data?
• Data Models
• Data Location Analysis
… all before investing in technology
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24. Download the Guide:
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