A SYSTEM FOR EVALUATIN THE QUALITY OF HOUSING CONSTRUCTION IN CHILE

Authors

  • Alfredo Serpell Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
  • Mario Labra Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Keywords:

housing construction, quality improvement, quality certification, failures, performance

Abstract

This work describes a housing quality certification system. This system was developed in a cooperative approach between the university and a group of construction companies. The major characteristics of the certification system are presented briefly and a discussion about the impact that applications of the certification system to several building projects have had upon quality. One of the main conclusions so far is the fact that the application of this certification system has proven very effective in producing quality improvements on site due to the generation of objective measures of performance.

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Author Biographies

Alfredo Serpell, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Profesor titular departamento de ingeniería y gestión de la construcción

Mario Labra, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Ingeniero civil, Magister en ciencias de la Ingeniería 

Published

2003-08-30

How to Cite

Serpell, A., & Labra, M. (2003). A SYSTEM FOR EVALUATIN THE QUALITY OF HOUSING CONSTRUCTION IN CHILE. Revista Ingeniería De Construcción, 18(2), 93–96. Retrieved from https://revistaingenieriaconstruccion.uc.cl/index.php/ric/article/view/18059

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Original Research

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