title: Ensuring quality builds in South Africa.
abstract: In an article first published in the IFHE Digest 2014, Llewellyn van Wyk, principal researcher, Built Environment Unit (Building Science & Technology) at South Africa's Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), describes the regulatory environment controlling the erection of buildings in the country--including so-called 'temporary' structures; the role of Agr6ment South Africa in certifying non-standard building technologies; the performance matrix developed by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) to evaluate innovative building technologies, the selection methodology, and the findings.
authors.forename: Llewellyn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: van Wyk
mesh_terms: D033161:Government Regulation; D006749:Hospital Design and Construction / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D011786:Quality Control; D013019:South Africa