Quality Assurance in Housebuilding

Griffith, Alan

doi:10.1007/978-1-349-20853-1_7

Alan Griffith M.Sc., Ph.D., MCIOB, FFB, MBIM²

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Housebuilding is unique in its level of commitment to formalised quality assurance. It is the only sector of UK building and construction industry that provides the purchaser with a legal guarantee of the building’s performance and standard of quality, backed by insurance against deficiency and failure. This capability is provided by the National House Building Council, (NHBC), ‘Buildmark’ warranty scheme.

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Department of Building, Engineering and Surveying, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK
Alan Griffith M.Sc., Ph.D., MCIOB, FFB, MBIM

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Griffith, A. (1990). Quality Assurance in Housebuilding. In: Quality Assurance in Building. Macmillan Building and Surveying Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-20853-1_7

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