GOLDEN THREAD AND PROJECT EVIDENCE
One approved record.
Built through delivery.
Building safety depends on knowing what was designed, what was approved, what changed and what was actually installed.
IRS manages that information through a live project record that is built as the work progresses, bringing approved documents, change records, inspections, hold-point evidence, photographs and quality information together in one controlled environment.
The result is not simply a handover file at the end. It is a live view of the project while it is being delivered.
01One approved reference point.
02One current version of the truth.
03One record, built as the project progresses.
One place for the project team to see what is happening.
IRS has developed a project platform around our Golden Thread process so the information behind delivery is available to the people who need it as the project progresses.
Project managers, architects, quantity surveyors, consultants, the client and other authorised stakeholders can access the current project record rather than relying on disconnected files, emails and retrospective updates.
That can include:
- current drawings and project information
- inspection and hold-point records
- photographs of work before it is covered up
- material and quality records
- change information and approvals
- live project updates
- evidence linked to the work being delivered
Quality is managed while the work is happening, not reconstructed afterwards.
Our process is supported by digital tools including Field View, helping site teams capture photographs and project evidence at the point of delivery and keep that information linked to the relevant project record.
The client sees the record developing too.
The project record is not something the client receives only at handover.
Authorised client and project-team users can see current information and project evidence as delivery progresses, providing greater visibility of quality, change and what has actually been installed.
How the record is built.
The Golden Thread is not a document created at the end. It is a controlled process running through delivery.
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Establish the approved reference point
Confirm the issued design, scope, technical requirements and approved information that delivery will be controlled against.
Set up the live project record
Create the live project environment for drawings, registers, approvals, inspections, changes and delivery evidence, with access for the authorised project team and client.
Control documents and revisions
Keep drawings, specifications, instructions and other project information current, accessible and traceable so teams are working from the right information.
Assess and approve change
Record proposed changes, assess their implications, route them to the relevant people for review and update the approved project record before affected work proceeds.
Capture delivery evidence
Record inspections, hold points, materials, photographs and quality information at the point the work is carried out, particularly before critical details are covered up.
Handover one complete record
Provide an organised, traceable record of what was approved, what changed and what was delivered, supporting assurance, handover and future management.
What sits behind the record.
The record needs to reflect the real project, not just the original intent. That means connecting approved design information to live delivery information and the evidence generated on site.
Approved drawings
Specifications
Change records
Inspection records
Hold-point evidence
Material information
Photographs
Quality records
As-built information
Handover evidence
Hatton Garden
Our Golden Thread platform is currently being used on Hatton Garden, giving the project team a live environment for project information, quality records, change and photographic evidence throughout delivery.
Safer decisions
People work from current, approved information.
Clear accountability
Changes and approvals can be traced back to the right decision points.
Better assurance
The project record supports compliance, review and sign-off.
Smoother handover
The information needed at completion is already being built.
Build the record while you build the project.
If project evidence is left until the end, gaps appear. IRS builds the Golden Thread through delivery, keeping information aligned with design, change and construction as the work progresses.
SCOTLAND
74 Glencraig Street
Airdrie, North Lanarkshire
ML6 9AS
NORTHERN REGION
Unit 12 Ashburton Park
Trafford Park, Manchester
M17 1EH
SOUTHERN REGION
Unit 3, 362B Spring Road
Southampton
SO19 2PB
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