How to best use data for building safety

By Ben Wallbank2022-10-10T08:56:00

Culture, training, and technology key in implementing the Building Safety Act and maintaining a standardised approach to construction projects

The Grenfell Tower block tragedy in west London that claimed 72 lives on 14 June 2017 had failings that could be directly attributed to poor auditing and no shared responsibility that an audit trail brings with it. Since that tragic day, the UK government — via the Building Safety Act — has focused on ensuring the safety of the UK’s built assets by changing the way projects are managed. The golden thread, a digital record of all key building information, is a central part of these reforms.

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