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Definitions of quality abound. For many years there have been attempts to define the meaning of quality, often in general terms, yet more recently in terms of the formalisation of quality through ‘Quality Assurance Systems’. Some definitions result from authoritative documentation whilst others express experiences, opinions and conjecture. Although considerable disparity pervades, there is also much commonality amongst various definitions.
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(3) Construction Industry Research and Information Association (CIRIA) CIRIA Report 109 Quality Assurance in Civil Engineering (1985)
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Griffith, A. (1990). Quality in Building. In: Quality Assurance in Building. Macmillan Building and Surveying Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-20853-1_2
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