Total construction floor area of houses subject to housing construction in Vietnam

Housing construction is specified in Article 6 of Circular No. 05/2015/TT-BXD of the Ministry of Construction of Vietnam, specifically as follows:

- Regarding houses with total construction floor area smaller than 250 m2 or having less than 3 floors or having height of under 12 m, the owner may organize the construction himself/herself and shall take responsibilities for construction safety and the impacts of such construction on adjacent and neighboring works;

- Regarding houses with less than 7 floors, except for cases specified in Point a of this Clause, the construction shall be carried out by an organization/individual having experience in construction of similar works. During the construction, any irregular signs must be discussed with the individual/organization in charge of making the construction design for prompt solution;

- Regarding houses with 7 floors or more, the construction must be carried out by an eligible organization according to regulations. The owner shall prepare document on completion of construction according to regulations in the Appendix enclosed with this Circular and shall notify competent State management agencies for inspection before using the work.

Housing construction control should include the following contents:

- Inspection of construction methods, safety measures for adjacent and neighboring works;

- Inspection of quality of construction materials/components and equipment before the construction;

- Inspection of construction formwork and scaffold system;

- Inspection of labor safety and environment safety measures during the construction process.

View details at Circular No. 05/2015/TT-BXD of the Ministry of Construction of Vietnam, effective from January 01, 2016.

Le Hai

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