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The Golden Thread Guide

An 8-page, plain-English guide for clients, project teams and building owners: who holds the golden thread, what good looks like, and how to put it into practice.

  • Who does what: every dutyholder, on one page
  • The BimEnable THREAD framework, step by step
  • Handover tests, ISO 19650, BS 8644-1 and FIREie
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What's inside

What the golden thread is, and why it matters
Why it came about after the Grenfell Tower fire, and which buildings it applies to.
Who holds the golden thread
Clients, principal designers and contractors, Accountable Persons, the regulator, residents and fire services.
The THREAD framework
Target, Hold, Roles, Evidence change, Assure, Deliver: six practical steps.
Handovers that keep information usable
Five acceptance tests to run before you accept a building's information.
ISO 19650, BS 8644-1 and FIREie
How the standards help, and a practical way to plan each information exchange.
A worked fire door example
One door traced from design to an in-use repair, and the legal checking intervals.

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This guide is general guidance, not legal advice. Legal duties and technical safety judgments stay with dutyholders and competent professionals.