ISO 9000 Practices in Construction is a unique book of its kind for application of ISO 9000 management system standards in construction to develop international quality standards. It is suitable for various stakeholders in construction industry such as engineers, architects, contractors and suppliers, as also students and faculty members of engineering and management institutions.


Current ISO standards relevant to construction have been explained and other related standards referred to in the book. It is necessary to ensure implementation of international quality standards in construction projects to deliver products and services at desired levels of quality. All stakeholders in construction, therefore, have to understand and implement ISO 9000 practices in their organizations for required results. Implementation agencies of ISO 9001 standard dealing with accreditation have also been detailed highlighting the role of accreditation done by International Accreditation Forum (IAF) through Multilateral Recognition Arrangements (MLA) across the world. Quality management systems auditing has been explained as detailed in ISO standards. Besides, construction project management practices and related quality aspects have been dealt.A few case studies of implementation of ISO 9000 practices in construction have also been given.