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An analysis of quality assurance in low-cost housing construction
Author(s)
Wentzel, Lance
Date Issued
2010
Type
Thesis
Publisher
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Abstract
The motivation of the public sector is more social and political. The housing crisis is a
major political issue for every ruling party. In many countries there are political
commitments to housing, but sadly we witness this commitment being misdirected.
Every government wants to see that its citizens are housed adequately. Very often it
is seen that in its endeavour, government try to follow the private sector process,
establishing huge parastatals to carry out the whole process, for example design,
construction and financing (Lankatilleke, 1994).
Lankatilleke, L. (1994) further mentions that mass produced public sector housing
schemes are aesthetic disasters. They are either rows of match-boxes or high-rise
blocks with no identity or individuality. There are numerous examples of such
housing schemes that have deteriorated into ghettos.
This research consequently presents findings which implies that government is being
pressurized by the housing backlog within the Western and Eastern Cape, which
brings about time constraints and tight budgets. These pressures are transferred to
the design teams which need to speedily produce designs for low-cost housing
homes within the best possible budget. This results to the implementation of common
model designs.
It is also founded that contractors ultimately suffer, due to these pressures which do
not allow them to produce good quality homes. It is therefore recommended that
better community involvement for sustainable methods in the design and construction
process should be practiced.
This therefore concludes that government should take more responsibility for the
delivery processes of low-cost housing as well as the procurement and quality
systems to be followed.
major political issue for every ruling party. In many countries there are political
commitments to housing, but sadly we witness this commitment being misdirected.
Every government wants to see that its citizens are housed adequately. Very often it
is seen that in its endeavour, government try to follow the private sector process,
establishing huge parastatals to carry out the whole process, for example design,
construction and financing (Lankatilleke, 1994).
Lankatilleke, L. (1994) further mentions that mass produced public sector housing
schemes are aesthetic disasters. They are either rows of match-boxes or high-rise
blocks with no identity or individuality. There are numerous examples of such
housing schemes that have deteriorated into ghettos.
This research consequently presents findings which implies that government is being
pressurized by the housing backlog within the Western and Eastern Cape, which
brings about time constraints and tight budgets. These pressures are transferred to
the design teams which need to speedily produce designs for low-cost housing
homes within the best possible budget. This results to the implementation of common
model designs.
It is also founded that contractors ultimately suffer, due to these pressures which do
not allow them to produce good quality homes. It is therefore recommended that
better community involvement for sustainable methods in the design and construction
process should be practiced.
This therefore concludes that government should take more responsibility for the
delivery processes of low-cost housing as well as the procurement and quality
systems to be followed.
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Thesis (MTech (Construction Management ))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2010
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