1.0 Introduction
The inspiration behind the materials
‘Respect for people and communities’ is one of the core values that inspires and guides the Wates Group. We hope that these activities help your students to appreciate that the construction industry is not just about bricks and mortar, but about the people who will use the buildings and communities that we create. When we respect people, we are inspired to create buildings that work for them.
Since 2005, the Design Quality Indicator (DQI) has transformed how many buildings, public and private, are developed. DQI allows the stakeholders in a new development to articulate their needs and ideas. Using questionnaires, trained facilitators and an online tool, DQI feeds into every stage of the process, from the brief to after the build is occupied.
DQI helps people to have a genuine input into building design in a non-technical way. And it helps everyone – industry and clients – to raise their aspirations about how good the build environment can be.
“The DQI is a welcome innovation as it takes the guess work out
of the whole design process. It focuses the team on the needs of
the end user, involves all the stakeholders throughout the process
and helps develop a more sustainable building. The overall result
is an improved product and importantly we can learn from the
process because the DQI allows us to measure how the
improvements are made.”
Peter Rogers
Chairman of Strategic Forum for Construction
and Chairman of Constructing Excellence
Find out more at www.dqi.org.uk