CIC launches web version of Design Quality Indicator

The Construction Industry Ciouncil (CIC) has today (Wednesday) launched DQI Online - the easy to use web-based version of the Design Quality Indicator (DQI).

Developed to allow everyone involved in the procurement and use of buildings to evaluate the inherent design quality, the DQI can be used at all key stages of the construction process, to set and then continually monitor the aspirations for design.

The DQI tool has been developed using the best intelligence from clients, industry and government on the issue of design quality, and how to assess the inherent value design can add to buildings.

Straight forward to initiate and easy for respondents to use, the results are obtained instantly and are visualised graphically to help facilitate discussion about project aspirations, and the extent to which they have been met. The tool operates on a pay as you go basis, so it can be used as often as needed.

The long term aim of the DQI is to influence best practice by harvesting data from the accumulated DQI returns and relate it to the practices undertaken during the procurement process. 

Over the next four years, the aim for the DQI is to become a self-funding tool, used on the majority of projects to help with the delivery of better quality buildings for clients, users and the public.

DQI Online can be found at www.dqi.org.uk .