A CONSTRUCTION QUALITY ASSURANCE MECHANISM FOR GRENADA By Consulting Engineers Partnership Ltd.
-
Upload
jeffrey-moody -
Category
Documents
-
view
222 -
download
1
Transcript of A CONSTRUCTION QUALITY ASSURANCE MECHANISM FOR GRENADA By Consulting Engineers Partnership Ltd.
![Page 1: A CONSTRUCTION QUALITY ASSURANCE MECHANISM FOR GRENADA By Consulting Engineers Partnership Ltd.](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022082611/56649eb45503460f94bbcd3e/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
A CONSTRUCTION QUALITY ASSURANCE MECHANISM
FOR GRENADABy
Consulting Engineers Partnership Ltd
![Page 2: A CONSTRUCTION QUALITY ASSURANCE MECHANISM FOR GRENADA By Consulting Engineers Partnership Ltd.](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022082611/56649eb45503460f94bbcd3e/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
The Issue
• Grenada appears to have had one of the most demanding physical development planning approval procedures in the world.
• Why then were over 85% of houses in Grenada were damaged or completely destroyed during Hurricane Ivan in 2004?
![Page 3: A CONSTRUCTION QUALITY ASSURANCE MECHANISM FOR GRENADA By Consulting Engineers Partnership Ltd.](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022082611/56649eb45503460f94bbcd3e/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
Grenada’s Planning Process 1
• Applicants must submit structural engineering drawings that describe the structural arrangement, materials, and connections.
• The checking of the structural drawings is outsourced to a civil engineer, and no application is approved unless the civil engineer approves the structural drawings.
![Page 4: A CONSTRUCTION QUALITY ASSURANCE MECHANISM FOR GRENADA By Consulting Engineers Partnership Ltd.](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022082611/56649eb45503460f94bbcd3e/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
Grenada’s Planning Process 2
• After the planning application is approved, construction of the building can commence.
• Building inspectors carry out inspections to check that the construction work is in accordance with the approved application. If it is, then a Certificate of Occupancy is issued and the building can be occupied.
![Page 5: A CONSTRUCTION QUALITY ASSURANCE MECHANISM FOR GRENADA By Consulting Engineers Partnership Ltd.](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022082611/56649eb45503460f94bbcd3e/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
The Audit
• Most of the approved planning applications should not have been approved.
• Blatant substandard construction was not being identified.
• Certificates of Occupancy were not being issued.
![Page 6: A CONSTRUCTION QUALITY ASSURANCE MECHANISM FOR GRENADA By Consulting Engineers Partnership Ltd.](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022082611/56649eb45503460f94bbcd3e/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
The Problem
• The absence of an effective quality assurance system for the design and construction of residential buildings in Grenada, appeared to be the weakest link in the construction process.
![Page 7: A CONSTRUCTION QUALITY ASSURANCE MECHANISM FOR GRENADA By Consulting Engineers Partnership Ltd.](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022082611/56649eb45503460f94bbcd3e/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
The Solution
• The most effective way of reducing the vulnerability of houses to natural hazards, is the effective enforcement of adequate building standards.
![Page 8: A CONSTRUCTION QUALITY ASSURANCE MECHANISM FOR GRENADA By Consulting Engineers Partnership Ltd.](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022082611/56649eb45503460f94bbcd3e/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
Implementation 1
• Workshops were held for the Planning Unit’s planners and inspectors to train them in reviewing structural drawings and carrying out building inspections.
• Workshops were held for persons submitting application to train them in the new requirements.
![Page 9: A CONSTRUCTION QUALITY ASSURANCE MECHANISM FOR GRENADA By Consulting Engineers Partnership Ltd.](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022082611/56649eb45503460f94bbcd3e/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
Implementation 2
• Subsequent audits identified areas of further training, which were carried out.
• The Physical Planning Unit hired an Engineering graduate.
• The mortgage and insurance companies demanded Certificates of Occupancy.
![Page 10: A CONSTRUCTION QUALITY ASSURANCE MECHANISM FOR GRENADA By Consulting Engineers Partnership Ltd.](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022082611/56649eb45503460f94bbcd3e/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
Implementation Challenges
• The critical component of the Construction Quality Assurance Mechanism was the hiring of, or retaining a chartered structural engineer or equivalent. The Physical Planning Unit hired an engineering graduate with limited experience.
![Page 11: A CONSTRUCTION QUALITY ASSURANCE MECHANISM FOR GRENADA By Consulting Engineers Partnership Ltd.](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022082611/56649eb45503460f94bbcd3e/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
Addressing the Challenges
• Supplementary audits and training was conducted. The option of allowing an experienced structural engineer to work only day each week was suggested.
![Page 12: A CONSTRUCTION QUALITY ASSURANCE MECHANISM FOR GRENADA By Consulting Engineers Partnership Ltd.](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022082611/56649eb45503460f94bbcd3e/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
Conclusion
• The audits revealed that there is improvement in the structural engineering drawings and building inspections.
• An experienced structural engineer in the Physical Development Unit remains critical to the success and sustainability of the quality assurance mechanism.
![Page 13: A CONSTRUCTION QUALITY ASSURANCE MECHANISM FOR GRENADA By Consulting Engineers Partnership Ltd.](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022082611/56649eb45503460f94bbcd3e/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
Thank You
Consulting Engineers Partnership Ltd
Concept, Dayrells Road
Christ Church, Barbados
Tel: (246) 426-5930, Fax: (246) 426-5935
E-mail: [email protected], Web: www.cep.com.bb