Letter From the Editor

Abstract

In June 1998, the commission of inquiry into the quality of condominium construction in British Columbia submitted a report* entitled &dquo;The Renewal of Trust m Residential Construction.&dquo; The report contains three chapters: The Problem, The framework of Residential Construction, Plan for Action. This report contains eighty-two specific recommendations dealing with such issues as the role of the provincial government, building codes, municipal approval and inspection process, the role of developer/bmlder, roles of the architect, engineer, labor force, warranty programs, CMHC and federal government, financial institutions, management compames, and the legal system. It is probably one offew documents, which briefly and to the point, describes the construction process with the view to highlighting the causes of water