Abstract:
Ethiopia has been implementing a large-scale housing program which aims to reduce housing
supply shortage and improve the living standard of the urban low and middle income
households. The study focused on assessment of condominium defect, causes of defect, effects of
defect on occupant and performance of the building, and the remedial actions that had been
taken to rectify the defect in Mekelle condominium buildings.
The study adopts descriptive research methodology and data were collected through field
observations, questionnaire, and interview. Mekelle house development agency, main
contractors participated in Mekelle condominium construction, and the condominium occupants
were the population of the study and Results had been analyzed using qualitative and
quantitative approach.
The most common condominium defects were ranked using RII value and the result indicated
that Leakage, Roof defect, door and window defect, defects in building service installation, and
building dampness with RII value of 0.9, 0.85, 0.84, 0.78, & 0.74 were the most common
condominium defects whereas use of substandard material, construction fault, maintenance
problem, design fault, and occupational fault were the major causes of the condominium defects.
Existence of building defect influences social, health and economic aspects of the occupant’s in
addition to this aesthetic value, performance of the building, and life span of the building
component were affected by the defect. Roof defect, leakage, door and window defects,
dampness, and defects in building services installation were top five defects that affects both the
occupant and building performance. Adopting organized maintenance, facility management,
and construction of extra facility were the solution used to detect the condominium defect
