Quality of low-income housing projects in South Africa (original) (raw)

2019, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering

One of the major duties of any government is to ensure that there are enough houses for the citizen. In view of the shortage, government and many private organisations have been involved in the provision and production of houses for the populace. It is therefore necessary to examine the level of conformance of these houses to acceptable level of quality. Several literature materials were reviewed and various factors causing low quality of buildings were extracted accordingly. To examine these factors, quantitative research method was adopted through administration of close-ended questionnaires on relevant construction professionals, which include Quantity Surveyors, Construction Managers, Architects, Engineers, Town Planners and Project Managers who have been involved in low-income housing projects in South Africa. Factors that contributes to non-adherence to required quality in low-income housing projects are poor site management, less focus on quality and much on production, focus...