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                Civil Engineering and Architecture 10(2): 438-446, 2022                                                      http://www.hrpub.org 
                DOI: 10.13189/cea.2022.100204 
                    Identification and Categorization of Building Defects 
                                                                  Omar Mostafa Alomari 
                                     Department of Architectural, College of Engineering, Al-Balqa Applied University, Jordan 
                                         Received November 22, 2021; Revised January 12, 2022; Accepted February 8, 2022 
                Cite This Paper in the following Citation Styles 
                (a):  [1]  Omar Mostafa Alomari  , "Identification and Categorization of Building Defects," Civil Engineering and 
                Architecture, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 438-446, 2022. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2022.100204. 
                (b):  Omar Mostafa Alomari (2022). Identification and Categorization of Building Defects. Civil Engineering and 
                Architecture, 10(2), 438-446. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2022.100204. 
                Copyright©2022 by authors, all rights reserved. Authors agree that this article remains permanently open access under the 
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                Abstract    The problem of building defects is one of the          world [1]. In addition, the past years have seen many 
                common problems that occur throughout the lifecycle of             technological developments, which encourage the building 
                the building. The construction stakeholders consider it a          occupants to focus more on the safety and suitability of the 
                critical issue that led to costs and time implications of  buildings to achieve the requirements of satisfactory living. 
                reworks. Mostly, repairing construction defects requires a         Therefore, people are increasingly interested in providing 
                cost approximately ranging from 2.4% to 3.15% of the  quality housing facilities for functionality and beauty due 
                total cost of building. Therefore, the current study looks         to developments in various sectors [2]. The fundamental 
                forward to discovering and classifying the common factors          purpose of a building is to protect its users and contents 
                contributing to construction defects. To achieve this  from various external elements, specifically, wind, 
                objective, the researcher adopted a qualitative method to          extremes of temperature and rain [3]. This requires that all 
                collect and analyze the needed data through deep review of         elements of the building be able to achieve the required 
                several previous studies that focused on the causes of  protection. According to Poles, GC, RCI, & Times. [4], to 
                building defects. Accordingly, this study  identified 57  survive, the construction must be structurally sound, and 
                common contributing factors of building defects, which are         the floors able to withstand any loads normally imposed. 
                classified into five groups according to their sources. These      Thus, to ensure the long-term safety and quality of the 
                groups are Factors related to design, Factors related to  building, the causes of defects must be avoided [5]. 
                construction, Factors related to materials, Factors related to       It is worth noting that some flaws in the building cause 
                human and External factors. Understanding the other defects. The condition of a building component or 
                contributing factors of the building defects can help  system installed in it may also impact the overall condition 
                construction stakeholders take and develop various  of the building [6]. In fact, most latent defects manifest 
                strategies to reduce the existence of defects in newly  themselves only during the occupancy stage, and it can be 
                constructed buildings. Positively, the findings of this study      challenging to gain access to occupied buildings to gather 
                could upgrade the management efficiency of the building            information on these defects [7]. In addition, the repair of 
                defects assessment process in the future, which will help to       these defects requires enormous  funds to repair them. 
                avoid them as much as possible.                                    Therefore, it is necessary to research the causes of these 
                Keywords  Causes, Building Defects, Construction,  defects in order to reduce them during the design and 
                Design, Factors                                                    implementation stages. 
                                                                                     There are various definitions for defects, as stated in 
                                                                                   several studies. The defect, according to Webster's 
                                                                                   Dictionary, is defined as the absence of something 
                                                                                   necessary for completeness [3]. Besides, ISO 15686-1 
                1. Introduction                                                    states that a defect is an error or deviation from the 
                                                                                   intended performance level of a building or its parts [8]. On 
                   In recent years, the demand for buildings has increased         the other hand, a building defect can be any issue that 
                globally due to the growth of the population around the            decreases the worth of a building [3]. Defects, according to 
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                Ojo and Ijatuyi [9], are errors that may minimize the  elements are not fully effective. Accordingly, the 
                strength, sturdiness, or helpfulness of a construction work.       appearance of defects in the building reduces the quality 
                Consequently, building defects can be defined as issues  of the building. One of the hindrances to the project's 
                that lower the building specification standards and,  success is quality, while poor  quality during the 
                therefore, the value of the building.                              construction phase helps in the occurrence of many 
                   Building defects can endanger building occupants or  defects [13]. As known, in the construction context, poor 
                users, as well as jeopardize the safe operation and use of         quality can mean that project goal cannot be achieved, or 
                building facilities [6]. These risks need many repairs,  that customer needs are not being met. 
                which means additional costs. Aside from the product's               In addition to reducing the quality, defects also lead to 
                final cost, the construction of a defective building has  additional costs. It is clear that the costs of defects have a 
                repercussions throughout the life cycle of the building in         noteworthy impact on construction project cost 
                the form of maintenance costs [10]. Building defects, in           performance [19]. For example, Mills, Love, & Williams. 
                particular, have a significant influence on construction  [20] stated that defect costs accounted for 4% of the cost 
                time, cost, sustainability, output  and satisfaction of  of the new construction contracts. Whereas, Love and Li 
                customers [11]. Furthermore, if these issues persist, those        [21] found that the defective costs of residential and 
                working in the construction industry will be subjected to a        industrial buildings were 3.15% and 2.40%, 
                slew of processes and regulations before starting their work       correspondingly. Accordingly, it can be concluded that the 
                [3]. Therefore, it is necessary to consider the critical causes    cost of defects in buildings is considered a significant 
                of building defects to reduce the risk of defects.                 percentage. Therefore, it is necessary to seek to find the 
                   Therefore, the first step in resolving any building defect      suggestions required to reduce building defects, and this is 
                problem is the correct diagnosis of the cause [12].  by identifying the leading causes of defects. 
                Consequently, it is essential to define the source of the            The study by Yacob et al. [5] mentioned that building 
                issues and then find a solution to them [13]. Therefore, the       defects are a problem faced by most buildings, regardless 
                current study focuses on identifying the serious factors that      of building construction techniques or age, but it all 
                give rise to defects in construction buildings. This is done       depends on the causes and factors that cause the defects to 
                by reviewing various literature that dealt with the causes of      occur. The significance of various construction  defects 
                building defects. Besides, this paper presents the most  has been established,  and their importance to building 
                prominent causes of construction defects by grouping them          maintenance is recognized [22]. Building defects can be 
                into main groups according to the sources of these causes.         caused by an architectural design error, a manufacturing 
                To better understand the impact of defects, it is necessary        defect, the use of inferior materials, improper use of 
                to classify them. Furthermore, a defect classification is  materials, a contractor's failure to comply with the design, 
                essential for parties who want to file a claim against a  or any combination of these factors [3]. Furthermore, it 
                builder or another party [14].                                     was discovered by Waziri [23] that several construction 
                                                                                   defects could be fully explained or partially by easily 
                2. Literature Review                                               identifiable construction errors that could have been 
                                                                                   predicted and thus avoided. It is worth noting that various 
                2.1. Building Defects                                              causes have been identified in different studies. Hence, 
                   Construction defects are a common phenomenon in the             the current study focused on collecting these reasons and 
                world, which are the key to the attention of the  arranging them in several groups according to their 
                construction industry [15]. Therefore, construction defects        sources. 
                are one of the significant construction issues that need             Regarding defective buildings, the most common 
                great consideration [16]. The majority  of countries are  hurdle is recovering the costs  of rectifying defects 
                suffering from building defects despite the variety in their       discovered before physical damage occurs [24]. 
                conditions. For example, "defects and deviations from  According to several  studies, the cost of construction 
                standards in construction products are a persistent source         defects ranges between 5 and 10% of the production cost 
                of worry in Ghana's construction industry," write Baiden           [22]. Defects can occur during the construction process, as 
                and Tuuli [17]. In addition, Kazaz and Bir Gonul [18], in          well as during the delivery and residence. Furthermore, 
                their study in Turkey, pointed out that in the construction        Chong and Low [25] reported  that defects discovered 
                industry, satisfaction with the quality level is not achieved,     during the construction and occupancy phases are usually 
                which is a serious problem. It is clear that construction          distinct.  While some defects are latent during the 
                defects are a common occurrence in most buildings  construction phase, they are not visible and cannot be 
                worldwide.                                                         identified until the buildings are used. 
                   A construction defect is defined as a failure of a  2.2. Factors Causing Building Defects 
                building component to be installed properly. According to 
                Yacob, Ali, & Au-Yong. [5], they are defined as flaws in             Globally, the number of aged buildings is increasing, 
                anything that detracts from faultlessness, whereas damage          and in most countries, this is attended by a raise in building 
                to a building occurs when construction work or building            defects and associated costs [26]. A construction defect can 
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                reduce and affect the worth of the buildings. Building  study by Hauashdh, Jailani, Rahman, and Al-Fadhali. [33] 
                defects, in particular, reduce the lifespan of buildings,  also classified building defects into seven types, namely 
                endanger the safety and health of users, and prevent  Defects related to building  structural elements, Defects 
                buildings from performing their functions properly [21&              related to technical installation and technology use, 
                27]. Thus, the presence of defects leads to a reduction of           Defects related to (HVAC) system, Defects related to the 
                the value of the buildings. It is worth noting that these            water supply system, Defects related to the transportation 
                defects are not limited to a specific stage. In their study,         system, Defects related to building services, Defects 
                Forcada et al. [28] confirmed that the defects detected at           related to the fire system. It is clear from the different 
                each stage of the building life cycle (construction,                 classifications  in  previous studies that there are various 
                handover, post-handover, and maintenance) are different.             and multiple defects throughout the life cycle of the 
                Defects occur as a result of different causes in terms of the        building, as each study relies on a specific basis for 
                source, where these reasons vary in the degree of danger to          classifying defects, which confirms that the building 
                the building. A defect's cause is a time-dependent event             defects are different and multiple. 
                that causes parts, elements, components, and building                   Additionally, the study by Hauashdh et al. [33] outlined 
                materials to fail.                                                   the significant factors affecting the number of building 
                   Construction defects are caused by various factors, some          defects in Malaysian Public Universities’ Buildings. It 
                of which are observable to the eye and others that are  also classified the factors affecting the building defects 
                acutely unseen within the structure. Some construction  into eight types, which are factors relevant to building 
                defects that directly affect the performance of structures           design, factors relevant to building materials 
                are caused by poor design or construction [23].  specifications, factors relevant to maintenance contractors, 
                Construction failures and defects can also occur because of          factors relevant to defects inspection and detection, 
                the use of inappropriate materials, poor production, or  factors relevant to building users’ awareness, factors 
                misunderstanding of different designs [22]. Ilozor, Okoroh,          relevant to building’s age, factors relevant to the type of 
                and Egbu [29] demonstrated that some defects lead to the             building function and factors relevant to types of building 
                appearance of other defects, and therefore preventing the            services. Concerning determining the most defective 
                main defects can prevent the appearance of many defects.             components of the building, the study conducted by Wali 
                Hence, it is necessary to detect the factors that contribute to      and Ali [34] found that the most components were doors 
                the construction defects at the early stage to avoid further         and windows, which came in the first place at a 
                defects from occurring. According to several studies,  percentage of 75%, followed by painting and painting the 
                various types of building defects were classified according          doors in the second place at 75%, and in the third place 
                to their source or effects.                                          were cracks in the structural elements by 73%. 
                   For example, Bakri and Mydin [16] classified defects                 In the construction industry, two factors are rarely 
                into two types: structural defects and non-structural defects.       considered: the buildability of the design and the 
                A structural defect is a defect that appears in a structural         materials' durability. The first one specifies whether good 
                element, which is the result of a specific defect in materials       workmanship can ever be achieved if the necessary 
                or designs, or both [3]. On the other hand, the structural           reasonable care and skill are present and the cost of the 
                defects in the foundation and structural instability are due         design. Second, the materials' durability, which represents 
                to over-stressing. A building's structure consists of  the life span of each material in a given environment 
                columns, earth retaining walls, fat slabs, and beams [22]. In        before it deteriorates, either partially or completely [35].   
                contrast, non-structural defects in the  building are any               Many previous literature review results showed 
                defects in the non-structural elements of the building that          multiple reasons for building defects that differ from one 
                do not compromise the structural integrity of the building,          study to another. For instance, the study by Summerlin 
                which include defects in brickwork, moisture and defects             and Ogborn [36] revealed that construction defects could 
                in various finishes.                                                 be caused by an architectural design error, manufacturing 
                   On the other hand, Lee, Lee, and Kim. [30] classified             defect, inferior materials, improper use of materials, or 
                defects into eight categories according to the causes of their       failure to comply with blueprints and specifications. 
                occurrence, which are as follows: poor job performance,              According to the level of importance, the main 
                cracked objects, abrasion, separation, improper fitting,  contributing reasons for defects are low material quality, 
                missing mission, surface appearance, and water issues. In            poor workmanship, design flaws, and occupants' lack of 
                addition, in another study [31], construction defects also           awareness [37]. Furthermore, Ahzahar et al. [3] 
                are classified into four types: design flaws, material flaws,        discovered that the most popular cause of building defects 
                construction flaws, and geotechnical issues. It is worth  is poor construction material quality. The study by Ramli 
                noting that the effects of defects are described as slight,          et al. [38], which aimed to identify common building 
                "minor", "moderate" or even very severe [32]. As a starting          defects in heritage buildings in Malaysia, revealed that the 
                point for defining degree, the Building Research                     common causes are cracks in concrete and brick walls, 
                Establishment suggests three broad categories of timber defects, dampness and salt attack, and defective 
                ‘aesthetic’, ‘serviceability’ and ‘stability [15]. Another  plaster and paint. 
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                                   Figure 1.   Causes of building defects through the lifecycle of building, Source (Yoon, Son, & Kim, 2021) 
                   According to the study conducted by Chong and Low  3. Methodology 
                [25], most of the defects related to human factors are 29%           This study focuses on the categorization of the factors 
                due to forgetfulness, neglect and lack of knowledge, while         that influence building defects. To achieve the objective 
                a small percentage were intended. On the other hand,  of this study, data were collected from several previous 
                Seeley [39] notes that design errors are responsible for    studies that dealt with the causes of building defects. 
                58% of defects, operational and installation errors cause          Since the research objectives require in-depth exploration 
                35%, poor materials and systems cause 12%, and 11%  and research, the qualitative approach of the current study 
                result from unexpected user requirements.  Besides, A  is the most appropriate because it refers to the results of 
                Ransom [40] survey found that wear and tear represented            previous studies about the title of the study. Accordingly, 
                56% of all defects explored. In comparison, poor design            several previous studies were deeply reviewed to explore 
                decisions accounted for 20%, and materials and  the common causes of building defects. The methodology 
                workmanship accounted for 20%.                                     of the study includes two main phases. In the first phase, 
                   Many studies have indicated that the causes of building         several previous studies that dealt with the causes of 
                defects appear throughout the life cycle of the building  building defects were collected. Through a deep review of 
                from its inception to its use. The study by Yoon, Son, and         these studies, the researcher collected around 57 causes of 
                Kim [41] summarized various causes of building defects             building defects. Phase two of this study focused on 
                through a comprehensive review of previous studies,  classifying the collected causes in groups based on their 
                which  are classified according to the stages of the  source. According to the comprehensive review conducted 
                building’s life cycle as shown in Figure 1, which includes         in this research, the researcher suggested the main groups 
                the design stage, construction stage, curing stage, and  within which the causes can be arranged, where the causes 
                operation and maintenance stage.                                   arising from the same source were arranged in one group. 
                   Based on the results of the study by Kian [42], four  Based on this, the researcher identified five groups of 
                critical factors contribute to building defects, such as  factors, namely Factors related to design, Factors related 
                improper loading in the build phase, lack of knowledge  to construction, Factors related to materials, Factors 
                about building elements, incorrect identification of the  related to human and External factors. 
                cause of the defect and failure to perform the required 
                maintenance, failure to connect and join for items.  4. Results and Discussion 
                Previous research by Talib, Ahmad, Zakaria, & Sulieman. 
                [43] found that factors affecting building defects include           According to an in-depth review of previous studies 
                inadequate building maintenance, neglected site status,  that investigated  factors contributing to construction 
                defective materials, building ageing, poor quality control,        defects, 57 critical factors were collected and categorized 
                the nonexistence of training, absence of motivation, poor          into various groups according to their source. The 
                communication, environmental situations, and a moisture            common factors in the source were grouped into one 
                problem.                                                           group, and accordingly, they were classified into five 
                                                                                   groups, as shown in Figure 2. The factors included in each 
                                                                                   group are discussed in the following sub-sections.
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