Issue # 1

The first issue of The Golden Thread is now available to read for free! 

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 In this issue: 

 Cutting Through the Confusion of the Building Safety Act: Matt Hornsby, Partner at Baily Garner and Head of Building Standards, discusses the paradigm shift to our industry and embedding new strategies and policies to meet it. 

 The Building Safety Act: Progress, Challenges, and the Road Ahead: Emma Evans, Regulatory Partner in Bexley Beaumont Ltd, talks about the new guidance that has been published to support duty holders in applying for Building Assessment Certificates. 

 Why are design drawing getting worse? Igor Goriatchev, owner of ESD Solutions, explains the sad truth that has come to light: today’s construction drawings simply are not what they used to be. 

 An Open Letter to Tim Galloway, Deputy Director of Building Safety at the HSE: Andrea White, A W Fire Ltd's fire engineer and fire risk assessor, discusses how the industry felt about their interactions with the BSR. 

 Rethinking the Architectural Profession in the Post-Grenfell Era: Will Freeman, Director of Enframe Consulting, provides an insight into how innovative thinking can lead to an improved safety culture. 

 The Moral Identity of Fire Safety: The team at FireAware discuss how the behaviours of those with a fire safety duty of care was something that needed to be examined and tackled if change was to happen. 

 And much more!