Built Environment Monthly Webinar

Recorded: 21 April 2021 (12:00 - 13:00 UK time)

What’s this webinar about?

Dame Judith Hackitt’s Final Report, Building a Safer Future, recommended that all higher risk residential buildings should have a “Golden Thread of information” detailing how it was designed, built and is being maintained. This would be a live document, held digitally, that exists alongside the physical asset. To help the industry, this webinar outlines how the Golden Thread policy is looking to be implemented in England as part of a wider building safety programme of activity. It also introduces BS 8644-1 Digital management of fire safety information for design, construction, handover and emergency response - Code of practice, which is being developed to support the Golden Thread policy. 

This webinar is for:

• Those with an interest in the built environment, building safety, and the building regulations generally
• Fire safety specialists
• Facilities / Asset Managers
• Auditing, certification, accreditation and compliance specialists
• Insurers
• Manufacturers (including construction products)
• Clients/Employers
• Designers
• Contractors
• Building Control Bodies
• Fire and Rescue Services

Why should you attend?

• To increase your understanding of how the Golden Thread policy is being implemented within a wider new building safety programme of activity
• To learn more about the draft Building Safety Bill
• To learn how BS 8644-1 is intended to support the implementation of the Golden Thread policy

Agenda

12:00 - 12:10 Welcome and introduction – Anthony Burd - Associate Director and Head of Built Environment, BSI – National Standards Body

12:10 - 12:40 The Golden Thread and the role of BS 8644 – Aman Sharma GIFireE CFPA-E Dip - Managing Director, Totus Digital

12:40 - 12:55 Q&A session 

12:55 - 13:00 Update of publication, timelines and how you can get involved – Anthony Burd - Associate Director and Head of Built Environment, BSI – National Standards Body

13:00 Close of the webinar

To gain valuable insights into the Golden Thread policy and its implications for your organization, please book your place at the webinar now. 

Ant heads up the Built Environment Sector team at the National Standards Body. In addition to providing subject matter expertise and thought leadership he also oversees the identification of new areas of research, standardization and supporting product needs, via engagement with key stakeholders from across government and the wider sector. He also oversees the promotion of the standards portfolio to national and international marketplaces.

A Chartered building surveyor and engineer by background, he has more than 32 years’ experience working in the sector, having worked as both an enforcer, and for 16 years was the UK fire regulator and then head of technical policy for the English Building Regulations. Ant has considerable experience in working directly for UK government ministers and representing the UK at European Commission level on construction related discussions and negotiations.

Ant is a full member of the Government’s statutory Building Regulations Advisory Committee and is Immediate Past President of the Chartered Association of Building Engineers. 

Aman is Managing Director of Totus Digital and has delivered executive level fire safety consultancy across industry including to; local authorities, contractors and housing associations. He specialises in providing expert technical advice in the digitisation of fire safety.

Aman is Chairman of BSI committee FSB 1/1/-/1, and leads on the programme delivery of BS 8644: 2021 - Digital Management of Fire Safety Information. He heads a panel consisting of officials from HM Government, regulatory bodies, local authorities, and some of the UK’s largest designers, contractors and asset managers.

He is the Deputy Chairman of the Building Regulations Advisory Committee (BRAC) supporting the delivery of the Building Safety Programme in addition to the maintenance and review of the Building Regulations 2010. He is Chairman of the BRAC Fire Safety (Part B) Technical Review Working Group leading on the review of the statutory guidance for fire safety. He also provides strategic oversight of the BRAC Golden Thread Working Group, providing policy advice and leading on the development of the digital golden thread.

Aman is a respected national voice for fire safety and digital change management, and is passionate about encouraging the adoption of digital solutions to create a safer built environment for all.