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Scottish Construction Accord:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Read and download the full\u00a0Scottish Construction Accord document<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

CQIC Quality Charter:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Read our\u00a0Quality Charter document<\/a>. This explains our key mission, vision and processes on how we are looking to put quality at the core of all construction activity across the country.<\/div>\n
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Organisation Charter Assessment Template: <\/strong>Do you want to assess how you are fulfilling the commitments you have made to the Charter? Find an explanation of why this is important, and a resource to help you to do so, here\u00a0 – Charter Assessment Template<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

REPORTS & GUIDANCE<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Contractor Site Guidance \u2013 Sample Supporting Documents<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
March 26, 2024<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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The Contractor Site Guidance published on the Resources \u2013 Reports & Guidance pages of the CQIC website \u2013 refers to a number of documents which will be required in the management of quality on sites. The document stresses the importance of Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs). The contractors that collaborated in the development of the Contractor Site Guidance have shared a<\/div>
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The Cole Report<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
January 13, 2023<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\u2018The Cole Report\u2019 as it is known in the construction sector, is the report prepared by Professor John Cole on his independent Inquiry into the Construction of Edinburgh Schools. This investigated the causes behind the event when a wall collapsed at Oxgangs Primary School in January 2016. This incident and the inquiry which followed is regarded as a pivotal moment<\/div>
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North-West Community Campus, Dumfries<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
January 13, 2023<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Northwest Community Campus is a new build educational facility by Dumfries & Galloway Council. Construction of the new building was due for completion in July 2018, in time for an August school commencement. Just prior to certification of completion, some quality issues arose with elements of the construction.\u00a0 This meant the school could not open until remedial works were completed.<\/div>
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What I Heard\u2026<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
August 23, 2023<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Colin Proctor, co-chair of the CQIC working group, recalls what he heard and learnt at the CQIC launch event.\r\n\r\nThis was the joint event with GIRI on 9 February for which we recently celebrated the 6-month point!\r\n\r\nColin still refers to his notes, which capture some of the main points (see above) that our speakers raised. These range from,<\/div>
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A Cleanroom Approach<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
January 13, 2023<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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All too often Clients and Contractors take the approach that construction quality is achieved by inspecting the works after they are completed, finding the snags, defects, and non-conformances, and getting them rectified. This \u201cprocess\u201d can either be during the construction period or, in many cases, after project completion and sometimes, even when the facility is in use. Rectifying defects which<\/div>
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PassivHaus Sets a Rigorous Quality Standard<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
January 13, 2023<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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The drive to meet net-zero carbon targets, spiralling energy costs and the desire for assured comfort standards has resulted in an increase in projects that are adopting a PassivHaus approach. To achieve PassivHaus standards demands construction to a rigorous quality level but how do the PassivHaus standards and quality go together? Jonathan Hines is Managing Director of Architype, architects who<\/div>
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Case Studies<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Countesswells Primary School \u2013 Quality Case Study<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
February 19, 2024<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Projects which are handed over 3 weeks ahead of the contractual completion date, and with zero snags on the snagging list, are the exception rather than the rule. However, this level of success can be achieved as was demonstrated by the Countesswells Primary School, which was handed over to Aberdeen City Council by hub North Scotland and contractor Morrison Construction in March 2023.\r\n\r\nThe Countesswells Primary School project is a 2-stream primary school (434 pupils) with<\/div>
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Winchburgh Schools Project \u2013 A Quality Case Study<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
March 31, 2023<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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For the construction of the Winchburgh Schools project (two secondary schools, a primary school and a sports centre) West Lothian Council were determined to build on lessons learned on previously built high-quality school projects \u2013 with the award-winning West Calder High School setting the benchmark for the level of quality the Council expected. The \u00a362m project is West Lothian’s largest ever single investment in education, and was delivered<\/div>
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RELATED INITIATIVES<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Get It Right Initiative (GIRI)<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
January 13, 2023<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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The Get It Right Initiative is a group of UK construction industry experts, organisations and businesses committed to actively improving productivity, quality, sustainability, and safety in the construction sector by eliminating error.   GIRI is a not-for-profit membership organisation that has adopted a multi-disciplinary approach to tackling error. GIRI members include clients, consultants, contractors, regulators, educators, professional institutions, and trade<\/div>
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The Compliance Plan Approach<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
January 13, 2023<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Scottish Government Building Standards and the Compliance Plan Approach Following the tragic events at Grenfell Tower, London in June 2017 a Ministerial Working Group (MWG) was set up to oversee a review of building and fire safety in Scotland with two expert review panels being created.\u00a0 One panel considering Fire Safety and the other focussing on Compliance and Enforcement, the<\/div>
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Quality Experiences<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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No: 4 \u2013 Cast in-situ concrete: these things always happens\u2026.!<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
March 14, 2025<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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A member of the CQIC Steering Group was recently at a Monthly Quality Meeting on a major project. A problem had arisen with concrete pours and there were extensive areas of honeycombing to columns and walls that were intended to have an exposed finish. There was even an instance of a column having to be taken down due to<\/div>
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No: 3 – Do We Need a Quality Meeting?<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
November 15, 2024<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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All too often the subject of quality is tagged on to the end of the agenda of a site progress meeting, usually alongside Health & Safety. At the end of a lengthy meeting it is invariably glossed over, with little to no real discussion, with perhaps a brief update on the numbers of snags and non-conformances on the quality tracker and how that has changed in the month.\r\n\r\nOne of the innovations that CQIC is encouraging is the use of a dedicated quality meeting. A meeting which will include \u2013\r\n\r\nAgreeing the processes and procedures for each of the parties in their collaboration on<\/div>
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No: 2 \u2013 Benchmarking Work \u2013 Trial Panel Approach<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
June 6, 2023<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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During the construction of a school, which had timber cladding, a trial panel approach was used to get the required quality of finish from the outset. The project team has provided an insight into what that involved and the benefits achieved.<\/div>
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Download Resources Scottish Construction Accord:\u00a0Read and download the full\u00a0Scottish Construction Accord document. CQIC Quality Charter:\u00a0\u00a0Read our\u00a0Quality Charter document. This explains our key mission, vision and processes on how we are looking to put quality at the core of all construction activity across the country. Organisation Charter Assessment Template: Do you want to assess how you are fulfilling the commitments you … <\/p>\n

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