A FRAMEWORK FOR INCORPORATING QUALITY INTO LOW-COST HOUSING PROJECTS IN SOUTH AFRICA
Journal Title: Journal of Advances in Social Science and Humanities - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 3
Abstract
The South African constitution (1996) Article 26(1) enshrines everyone has theright to have access to adequate housing” to its citizens. However, over the years in the post-apartheid government a focus has been on quantitative low-cost housing delivery and less on the quality of these houses. Notwithstanding challenges that citizens encountered, limited research has been conducted on quality management practices in the South African low-cost housing industry. The purpose of this paper is to suggest a framework that could be applied in the industry and discuss how best quality practices could be implemented in the low-cost housing construction industry. A literature review was conducted on the application of quality in the construction of low-cost housing in South Africa. This was done through analysis of media reports, published articles, legal disputes and others. Although South Africa has established well-functioning quality management systems in other industries, low-cost housing has never been a focus. The primary emphasis is still on quantity and very limited on quality. Contractors perceive quality as a peripheral issue and afford less attention to its value. The framework in this study encapsulates policy issues, customer needs, strategy approaches and others.
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Zamokuhle Maotoa, Zeleke Workub
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