The design quality indicator (DQI) is a toolkit to measure the design quality of buildings.
Development of DQI was started by the Construction Industry Council in 1999 and the toolkit was launched as an online resource for the UK construction industry on 1 October 2003. In 2004 the DQI received recognition from the British Institute of Facilities Management for the role of involving users in the design process. The DQI tool was made available to users in the United States in 2006, and an online American version was launched on 20 October 2008.
Read more about Design Quality Indicator: Conceptual Framework, Methodology, Models and Related Approaches, DQI in The United States
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