The Design Quality Indicator functions through a combination of two major elements: structured workshops and online tools. Presentations at the workshops brief an assessment group made up from the school community throughout the design and build process. Members of the Assessment group are known individually as ‘respondents’. The online tools give this assessment group a structure through which to consider a series of important issues relating to their school.
The workshops are mediated by a dedicated DQI facilitator who is able to assess the results of the online tools and record the opinions of those present. The online tools take the form of questionnaires and provide instant results that generate discussion during each workshop.
The workshops should take place at all stages of a building project. Ideally the DQI should be put into practice at the earliest stage possible and then continued throughout the project.
