Much of the landslides, accidents and vices of construction In residential and commercial buildings they are due to the fact that builders and developers do not carry a adequate technical supervision of the works.
This was stated by the architect Edgar Martínez, former Secretary General of the College of Engineers, Architects and Surveyors (Codia) and president of a business group of the constructionwho said that There are inefficiencies in the control of quality and the works are supervised superficially.
“Another element is breach of the regulations And this leads to the buildings being raised without stairs against fire, with materials different from those specified by each construction And they do not meet what competent agencies demand, “he said.
He argued that other very recurring failures are identified in documentation, permits and Technical specifications that must be observed.
Martínez, who is a postgraduate architect in administration of Construction And specialty in works supervision, he pointed out that construction and developer companies resist adding technical works supervision teams because they understand that it is an additional expense.
“Developers resist hiring supervision because it means a cost for thembut the benefits are immense in the prevention of vices, claims and demands in court, “said Martínez, who is president of the Board of Directors of the EM+A Group, signing of the sector construction.
He said that, in cases of landslides, Code 1792 of the Civil Code It establishes civil liability for developers and builders for a time of 10 years from the completion of the work.
“What we are seeing with the frequent landslides of buildings will continue to occur if developers and builders do not assume the responsibility of guaranteeing adequate supervision of each technical area of the works with the proper technical parameters attached to the regulations.”Former Secretary General of the College of Engineers, Architects and Surveyors (Codia)
Live protection
He said that The developers and builders They must guarantee their investment and protection of lives, by subcontracting specialized companies and dedicated to the supervision of works.
“This will avoid tragedies, demands in court and conflicts with the State and the acquirers,” he said, speaking in the activity that brought together engineers, architects, builders and developers in a Capital restaurant.
The firm’s CEO also Xtriba Supervision He mentioned that the technical supervision of works is derived in multiple benefits, including improving control, quality, costs and deadlines, as well as efficient resolution of problems and compliance with regulations.
- “Technical supervision is the guarantee that in the construction Things are done as appropriate, “said architect Martínez, who is also CEO of the firm Xtriba Supervision.
The architect Martínez referred to the subject by speaking with the theme “Optimization of supervision in the construction“, in the Constructive Peñaoffered in the presence of the president of the Dominican Association of Builders and Housing Promoters (Coprovi), Annerys Meléndez, as well as project developers, engineers and architects.
Constructive Peña is a space for the debate of professionals from professionals from Engineering and Architecturefocused on raising solutions, on issues of construction of works, waste management, health and environmental systems.
It is coordinated by the architect Luis Taveras, who is a producer and driver of the Radial Architecture Program.
